
Reliance Industries Ltd RIL today admitted in the Bombay High Court that there were errors in the demerger scheme submitted before the Court even as the Justice Nishita Mhatre reserved the order for Friday.
Senior Counsel Iqbal Chagla said on Monday RIL would be submitting the amended scheme to the court as there were some 8220;typo errors8221; in the scheme submitted to the Court along with the petition seeking approval to the demerger. 8220;I express regret that there are some errors and some portions left out. I seek permission to amend schedule 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the scheme and submit before the court,8221; said senior counsel Chagla. He added that scheme submitted to the shareholders was without errors and a complete one.
This is the first time that the RIL has sounded fallible since it approached the High Court in September 2005. Senior Counsel Chagla claimed that the scheme was prejudiced, as it did not disclose facts which would enable the shareholders to take an informed decision. The following admissions were made in the court after the lawyer of the shareholder Kalpesh Mankad objecting to the demerger, Jal Unnwalla, found faults the demerger.
Unnwalla said, 8220;There is no description of property and no disclosure of loans and advances in the scheme. I am not against the dermerger scheme what we are objecting is non-confirmation of the procedures as laid down in the Companies Act,8221; he said.
He added that shareholder would not know the future of assets and liabilities, which are not disclosed.