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Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
X owns 100 shares while Y owns 500 shares of Red Tubes Ltd. The company has asked all its shareholders to pay the balance unpaid amount of ₹ 20. X pays the full money demanded by the company. Y, who is in a bad financial position is unable to pay any money.
- Can the company forfeit the shares of Y?
- Can the company forfeit the shares of X?
- Can X transfer his shares?
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Solution
- In the above case, Y owns 500 shares and unable to pay any money due to a bad financial position. Therefore, the company can forfeit the shares of Y.
- In the above case, X owns 100 shares and pays the full money demanded by the company. Therefore, the company cannot forfeit the shares of X.
- Yes. X can transfer his shares. For this, X has to fill-up the form for renunciation and have to submit it with the original copy of the Letter of Allotment to the company. After the approval of the Board, the secretary enters the name of new allottees in the application and in the allotment list.
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Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
Red Tubes Ltd. has made a demand on its shareholders to pay the balance unpaid amount of ₹ 20/- per share (having a face value of ₹ 100) held by them. The company has sent letters asking the shareholders to pay the money to its Bankers within the specified time.
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- Name the letter sent by the company to its shareholders asking them to pay ₹ 20/-
- What happens if a shareholder fails to pay the money within the specified time?
Answer in brief.
What are the effects of forfeiture of shares?
Vraj Ltd. issued 40,000 equity shares of ₹ 20 each payable as follows:
On Application: ₹ 4
On Allotment: ₹ 6
On First Call: ₹ 6
On Second Call: ₹ 4
The company received applications for 50,000 equity shares. Allotment of shares was made on pro-rata basis. Share allotment and calls were made and as also received except Ravi holding 100 shares failed to pay both the calls. His shares were forfeited after second call.
Record the above transactions in the books of Vraj Ltd.
Find the odd one.
