TMI Blog2009 (1) TMI 822X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... xes), rejecting the request of the petitioner to amend the certificate of registration. Heard Mr. Rajkumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.C. Mani Bharathi, Government Advocate, for the respondent. The petitioner was originally incorporated as a private limited company under the Companies Act, 1956, with the name Ocean Interiors Private Limited . At the time of incorporation a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ity number of the company remained the same. After the conversion of the private limited company into a public limited company, the petitioner made a request to the respondent by a letter dated June 23, 2008, to amend the certificate of registration. But the respondent issued a notice dated July 21, 2008, contending that the registration certificate issued to one company will not be valid for a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rit petition. I fail to appreciate as to how at the outset a fresh certificate of registration could be demanded by the respondent when a private limited company becomes a public limited company. The legal entity remains the same even after the change. There are situations contemplated in the Companies Act itself when a private limited company may also become a deemed public limited company i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s obtained a new certificate of registration. Therefore, I do not wish to again upset the apple cart. But the petitioner cannot be left without a registration from the period from April 1, 2008 up to September 4, 2008 as it would result in disastrous consequences. Therefore, the writ petition is ordered setting aside the order of the respondent. The respondent is directed to treat the old TIN a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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