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1. Maintainability of a winding-up petition after the management of a company has been taken over under the Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1983. 2. Interpretation of Section 8 of the Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1983 regarding the bar on winding-up proceedings. 3. Distinction between the company and the undertaking in the context of the Act. 4. Comparison with a previous judgment involving a similar situation. Analysis: The judgment dealt with the issue of the maintainability of a winding-up petition after the management of a company had been taken over under the Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1983. The petitioners sought winding-up of the company and the appointment of an official liquidator, which was resisted by the company on the grounds of the management takeover. The key contention revolved around the interpretation of Section 8 of the Act, which prohibits winding-up proceedings without the consent of the Central Government while the management remains vested in the government. The petitioner's argument was that since the petition was filed before the Act came into force, the bar under Section 8 should not apply. They contended that the term "shall lie" in Section 8(1)(c) should be understood in common parlance to mean proceedings initiated after the Act's enforcement. However, the court rejected this argument, emphasizing that the term "lie" refers to sustaining or keeping a proceeding going, which applies to ongoing or pending cases. Therefore, the court held that the proceedings were indeed affected by Section 8, barring relief as sought by the petitioners. Another argument raised was the distinction between the company and the undertaking, suggesting that the takeover only applied to the undertaking, not the company itself. However, the court clarified that the Act's provisions encompass the entire management of the undertaking, making the petition non-maintainable. Furthermore, a comparison was drawn with a previous judgment involving a similar situation, where the court had granted relief due to specific circumstances not present in the current case. Ultimately, the court dismissed the petition, ruling against the petitioners and denying the winding-up and liquidator appointment sought. The judgment highlighted the strict application of the Act's provisions and the importance of considering the full scope of management takeover in determining the maintainability of winding-up petitions in such cases.
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