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The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has rejected a merger application involving three companies, citing serious concerns about the legality of the proposed amalgamation. According to the tribunal, the merger aimed to "legitimize paper transactions" to artificially inflate share values, evade taxes, and facilitate money laundering. The decision, delivered by Members Harnam Singh Thakur and Subrata Kumar Dash, follows the income tax department's claims that a significant tax demand was pen
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FAQ :
The NCLT rejected the merger due to serious concerns about tax evasion and money laundering, finding that the proposed amalgamation aimed to legitimise paper transactions for illicit purposes.
The allegations included using the merger to artificially inflate share values, evade taxes, and facilitate money laundering, with the transferee company described as a 'conduit paper company' involved in dubious transactions.
The income tax department claimed a significant tax demand was pending against the transferee company and had reopened the case, labelling it a 'conduit paper company'.
The NCLT's review supported the income tax department's view, concluding that the financial activities indicated the transactions were 'accommodation entries' controlled by a single individual.
No, the NCLT concluded that the merger was unfair, unreasonable, and not in the public interest.
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