To
The Members,
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 192A
read with Companies(Passing of the Resolution
by Postal Ballot)Rules, 2001 for obtaining the
consent of the Members through Postal Ballot for
authorizing the Board of Directors of the Company
under Section 372A of the Companies Act,1956 to
pass with or without modifications the Special
Resolution.
The draft Special Resolution together with the
Explanatory Statement pursuant to Section 173(2)
of the Companies Act,1956, setting out the material
facts and reasons thereto is enclosed.
By Order of the Board
For INDIA LEASE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
(M.K. MADAN)
DIRECTOR
Place: New Delhi
Date : July 3, 2008
Notes:
1. The Company has appointed Mr Dinesh Agnani,
Advocate, Agnani & Associates, Advocates,
C-8, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi-110014 as Scrutinizer,
to receive and scrutinize the completed ballot
papers from the members. The Postal Ballot Form
and
the Self Addressed postage pre-paid envelope are
enclosed for the use of the members.
2. You are requested to carefully read the instructions
printed in the Postal Ballot Form and return the
Form duly completed with the assent(for) or dissent(against),
in the attached postage pre-paid envelope, so
as to reach the Scrutinizer not later than the
close of working hours (5.30 P.M.) on Thursday,
the August 7,2008 to be eligible for being considered,
failing which, it will be strictly treated as
if no reply has been received from the member.
3. The Scrutinizer will submit his report to the
Chairman of the Company or in his absence, to
any other person so authorized by the Chairman
after completion of the scrutiny and the results
of the Postal Ballot will be announced on Friday,
the August 8, 2008 at 2.00
P.M. at the Registered Office of the Company at
MGF House, 4/17-B, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi. The
date of declaration of the Postal Ballot result
will be taken to be the date of passing the Special
Resolution.
4. The results of the Postal Ballot will also
be published in leading English and Hindi newspapers
in New Delhi after such announcement. The results
of the Postal Ballot will also be noted at the
Annual General Meeting of the Company. The results
will also be communicated to the Bombay Stock
Exchange Ltd.
Special Business
To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or
without modifications, the following resolution
as a Special
Resolution:-
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section
372A and other applicable provisions, if any,
of the Companies Act,1956, Foreign Exchange Management
Act,1999, directions issued by Reserve Bank of
India and other applicable provisions and subject
to such approvals, consents, sanctions and permissions
of appropriate authorities, departments or bodies
as may be necessary, consent of the Company be
and is hereby accorded to Board of Directors of
the Company from time to time to make loans to
any body/ bodies corporate, acquire by way of
subscription, purchase or otherwise shares and/or
debentures(whether convertible or not) or warrants
or other equity related securities
of any body/bodies corporate in India or abroad
existing or which may be promoted securities of
any body corporate or give any guarantee or for
such amounts that the outstanding loans together
with investments made and guarantees given and
securities provided by the company does not exceed
Rs.50 Crores in connection with loan made by any
other person to, or to any other person by, any
body corporate notwithstanding that such investments,
outstanding loan given or to be given and guarantees
& security provided are in excess of 60 percent
of the Paid Up Share Capital and Free Reserves
of the Company or 100 percent of the Free Reserves
of the Company, which ever is more, as prescribed
under Section 372A, as detailed in the attached
Explanatory Statement, as they in their absolute
discretion deem beneficial and in the interest
of the Company.
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving
effect to above Sh. Rajiv Gupta, Chairman and/or
Sh. M.K.Madan, Director of the Company be and
are hereby severally authorized to take such steps
as may be necessary for obtaining approval(s),
statutory, contractual or otherwise, in relation
to the above and to settle all matters arising
out of and/or incidental or ancillary thereto,
and to sign, seal and execute all deeds(s), application(s),
document(s) and writing(s) that may be required,
on behalf of the Company and generally to do all
act(s), deed(s) and thing(s) as may be necessary,
proper, expedient or incidental for the purpose
of giving effect to the aforesaid matter.
By Order of the Board
For INDIA LEASE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
(M.K. MADAN)
DIRECTOR
Place: New Delhi
Date : July 3, 2008
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE
COMPANIES ACT,1956
The Board of Directors of the Company have been
empowered by the shareholders to acquire from
time to time by way of subscription, purchase
or otherwise, shares and/or debentures(whether
convertible or not) or warrants or other equity
related securities of any body/bodies corporate
in India or abroad (existing or which may be promoted)
in excess of the limits as prescribed under the
than Section 372 of the said Act as it may, in
its absolute discretion, deem beneficial and in
the interest of the company, and the aggregate
amount of investment so made not to exceed Rs.
8 Crores (Rupees Eight Crores Only).
It is expected that the total amount of loans,
investments and guarantee/security already made
together with loans that are proposed to be made
by the company to Corporates in the ordinary course
of business is likely to exceed the limits prescribed
under the said Section.
It is further expected that the Company may
make or proposed to make Inter Corporate and other
loans to Bahubali Services Ltd, The Motor &
General Finance Ltd, MGF Services Ltd and others
and also investments in shares, debentures etc
of other corporates, in the normal course of the
business of the company to be funded out of internal
sources of the company.
i) Besides the above bodies corporate to whom
such loans shall be made would be domestic companies,
both private and public excepting(a) companies
with accumulated losses for a consecutive period
of three financial years (b) companies which have
been referred to Board for Industrial and Financial
Reconstruction(c) companies in respect of which
a liquidator/administrator/receiver has been appointed
in respect of any part or all assets and properties.
ii) Such loans shall be for working capital requirements.
iii) The other terms and conditions like maximum
amount of loan, interest to be charged, repayment
period, margin requirements etc, as may be approved
by the Board of Directors.
Section 192A read with Companies(Passing of the
Resolution by Postal Ballot) Rules, 2001 require
that the said Special Resolution be approved by
the shareholders through Postal Ballot.
Accordingly, the enclosed draft Special Resolution,
authorizing the making of loans to bodies corporate,
from time to time, such that the loans outstanding,
together with the investments in shares, debentures
etc of other bodies corporate, guarantees given
and securities provided
by the company under Section 372A of the Companies
Act, does not exceed Rs.50 Crores at any one time,
is submitted for consideration of the shareholders
and the Board commends that the resolution be
passed.
Upon the shareholders approving the said Special
Resolution, the loans would be granted for the
purpose of working capital needs and for such
other business/financial needs as may be decided
by the Board of Directors. The Register of Inter-Corporate
Loans and Investments containing the details required
to be mentioned therein is open for inspection
during the office hours on any working day at
the Registered Office of the Company.
Interest of Directors
None of the Directors of the Company is interested
in the resolution.
By Order of the Board
For INDIA LEASE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
(M.K. MADAN)
DIRECTOR
Place: New Delhi
Date: July 3, 2008