(1.) This is a dispute in a business family of the Rungtas. Eleven applicants have come up before this Court. Out of these eleven applicants 1 to 6 are living persons, the rest, private limited companies. These applicants have their respective share holdings in respondent companies No. 2 to 7 as mentioned in paragraph 13 of the affidavit-in-support of the Judge's Summons. From a chart inserted there, it is plain that these applicants have majority share holding in respondent Nos. 5 and 6.
(2.) The respondent No.5 has majority shareholding in respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and significant shares in the respondent Nos. 4 and 7. Hadoti is controlled by the applicant Nos. 1 to 6. These applicants thus, have controlling interest in respondent Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 i.e. all the respondent Companies except respondent No. 4.
(3.) These applicants challenge the scheme of amalgamation between these respondents and the respondent No. 1 sanctioned by this Court on 16th January, 2003. They seek setting aside of that order on the ground of fraud.