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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 1956 Section 597

Office Where Documents to Be Delivered

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 597 is part of Companies Act, 1956 - Office Where Documents to Be Delivered. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Any document which any foreign company is required to deliver to the Registrar shall be delivered to the Registrar having jurisdiction over New Delhi, and references to the Registrar in this Part [except in sub-section (2)] shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Any such document as is referred to in sub-section (1) shall also be delivered to the Registrar of the State in which the principal place of business of the company is situate.

(3) If any foreign company ceases to have a place of business in India, it shall forthwith give notice of the fact to the Registrar, and as from the date on which notice is so given, the obligation of the company to deliver any document to the Registrar shall cease, provided it has no other place of business in India.

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What does Companies Act, 1956 Section 597 provide?

Section Section 597 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Office Where Documents to Be Delivered) 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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