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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 1956 Section 511

Distribution of Property of Company

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 511 is part of Companies Act, 1956 - Distribution of Property of Company. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Subject to the provisions of this Act as to preferential payments, the assets of a company shall, on its winding up be applied in satisfaction of its liabilities pari passu and subject to such application, shall, unless the articles otherwise provide, be distributed among the members according to their rights and interests in the company.

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What does Companies Act, 1956 Section 511 provide?

Section Section 511 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Distribution of Property of Company) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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