# In the matter of United News of India Workers' Union vs. United News of India & Ors.

> NCLT judgment dated 2024-10-24. Citation: TCN-2024-NCLT-00357. The case involves an application (IA-3519/2024) filed in the matter of United News of India…

- **Court:** NCLT
- **Order date:** 24 Oct 2024
- **Citation:** TCN-2024-NCLT-00357
- **Category:** IBC
- **Source page:** https://caseease.in/cases/ibc/nclt-division-bench-court-i-chenn/united-news-of-india-workers-union-vs-united-news-of-india-ors-cda78eec

## Summary

### Background

The case involves an application (IA-3519/2024) filed in the matter of United News of India Workers' Union versus United News of India & Ors. before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi Bench. The application seeks permission for the Regional Director of the Registrar of Companies (RD/RoC) to allow the applicant to upload financial statements, annual reports, and related compliances of the Corporate Debtor for Financial Years 2021-22 and 2022-23 on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website without requiring shareholder approval.

## Facts

United News of India Workers' Union filed an application (IA-3519/2024) under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, seeking a direction from the NCLT to the Regional Director of Registrar of Companies (RD/RoC) to allow the applicant to upload financial statements, annual reports, and related compliances of the Corporate Debtor for the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 on the MCA website. The applicant sought to bypass the requirement of obtaining shareholder approval for these uploads. The court noted that there was no appearance on behalf of the RD/RoC.

## Issues and analysis

### Issue 1: Whether the Regional Director of the Registrar of Companies/The Registrar, Registrar of Companies …

**Ratio:** The legal principle applied is that regulatory compliance should be facilitated,

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**Reasoning:** The court reasoned that the prayer in the application was innocuous. The court's

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**Interpretation:** The interpretation is that the court views the uploading of financial

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**Application:** The ratio and reasoning are applied to the specific facts by directing the

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## Parties

- **Judges:** Sh. Ashok Kumar…; SUBRATA KUM…
- **Appellants:** United News of…
- **Respondents:** United News of…

## Timeline

- **2024-10-24 — Order Del…**: Order delivered on the application IA-3519/2024, allowing the applicant to upload…

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