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Companies Act, 1913

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Preamble1 - Companies Act, 1913
Section1 - Short title, commencement and extent
Section2 - Definitions
Section2A - Provisions as to companies registered in Burma or Aden before separation from India: [ Notwithstanding anything in the
Section3 - Jurisdiction of the Courts
Part2 - : CONSTITUTION AND INCORPORATION:
Section4 - Prohibition partnerships exceeding certain number
Section5 - Mode of forming incorporated Company: Any seven or more persons
Section6 - Memorandum of company limited by shares: In the case of a company limited by shares
Section7 - Memorandum of company limited by guarantee: In the case of a company limited by guarantee
Section8 - Memorandum of unlimited company: In the case of an unlimited company
Section9 - Printing and signature of memorandum: [.- The memorandum shall
Section10 - Restriction on alteration of memorandum: A company shall not alter the conditions contained in its memorandum except in
Section11 - Name of company and change of name
Section12 - Alteration of Memorandum
Section13 - Power of Court when confirming alteration: The Court may make an order confirming the alteration either wholly or in
Section14 - Exercise of discretion by Court: The Court shall, in exercising its discretion under sections 12 and 13, have regard to
Section15 - Procedure on confirmation of the alteration
Section16 - Effect of failure to register within three months: No such alteration shall have any operation until registration
Section17 - Registration of articles
Section18 - Application of Table A: In the case of a company limited by shares and registered after the commencement of this Act,
Section19 - Form and signature of articles: Articles shall
Section20 - Alteration of articles by special resolution
Section20A - Effect of alteration in memorandum or articles: [ Notwithstanding anything in the memorandum or articles of a company,
Section21 - Effect of memorandum and articles
Section22 - Registration of memorandum and articles: The memorandum and the articles
Section23 - Effect of registration
Section24 - Conclusiveness of certificate of incorporation
Section25 - Copies of memorandum and articles to be given to member
Section25A - Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy: [
Section26 - Power to dispense with "Limited" in name of charitable and other companies
Section27 - Provision as to companies limited by guarantee
Section30 - Definition of "member"
Section31 - Register of members
Section32 - Annual list of members and summary
Section33 - Trusts not to be entered on register: No notice of any trust, expressed, implied or constructive shall be entered on
Section34 - Transfer of shares: [
Section35 - Transfer by legal representative: A transfer of the share or other interest of a deceased member of a company made by
Section36 - Inspection of register of members
Section37 - Power to close register: A company may, on giving [seven days' previous] notice by advertisement in some newspaper
Section38 - Power of Court to rectify register
Section39 - Notice to registrar of rectification of register: In the case of a company required by this Act to file a list of its
Section40 - Register to be evidence: The register of members shall be prima facie evidence of any matters by this Act directed or
Section41 - Power for company to keep branch register in the United Kingdom
Section42 - Regulations as to British register
Section42A - Application of sections 41 and 42 to Burma: [
Section43 - Issue of warrants to bearer, ales: [
Section44 - Effect of share-warrant: A share-warrant shall entitle the bearer thereof to the shares or stock therein specified, and
Section45 - Registration of name of bearer of share-warrant: The bearer of a share-warrant shall, subject to the articles of the
Section46 - Position of bearer of share-warrant: The bearer of a share-warrant may, if the articles of the company so provide, be
Section47 - Entries in register when share-warrant issued
Section48 - Surrender of share-warrant: Until the warrant is surrendered, the above particulars shall be deemed to be the
Section49 - Power of company to arrange for different amounts being paid on shares: A company, if so authorised by its articles,
Section50 - Power of company limited by shares to alter its share capital
Section51 - Notice to registrar of consolidation of share capital, conversion of shares into stock, etc
Section52 - Effect of conversion of shares into stock: Where a company having a share capital has converted any of its shares into
Section53 - Notice of increase of share capital or of members
Section54 - [Re-organisation of share capital]: -Omitted by the Indian Companies
Section54A - Restrictions on purchase by company or loans by company of its own shares
Section55 - Reduction of share capital: [
Section56 - Application to Court for confirming order: Where a company has passed [ * * ] a resolution for reducing share capital,
Section57 - Addition to name of company of "and reduced": On and from the [passing] by a company of a resolution for reducing share
Section58 - Objections by creditors and settlement of list of objecting creditors
Section59 - Power to dispense with consent of creditor on security being given for his debt: Where a creditor entered on the list
Section60 - Order confirming reduction: The Court, if satisfied, with respect to every creditor of the company who under this Act
Section61 - Registration of order and minute of reduction
Section62 - Minute to farm part of memorandum
Section63 - Liability of members in respect of reduced shares
Section64 - Penalty on concealment of name of creditor: If any officer of the company wilfully conceals the name of any creditor
Section65 - Publication of reasons for reduction: In any case of reduction of share capital, the Court may require the company to
Section66 - Increase and reduction of share capital in case of a company limited by guarantee having a share capital: A company
Section66A - Rights of holders of special classes of shares: [
Section67 - Registration of unlimited company as limited
Section68 - Power of unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on re-registration: An unlimited company having a share
Section69 - Reserve liability of limited company: A limited company may by special resolution determine that any portion of its
Section70 - Limited company may have directors with unlimited liability
Section71 - Special resolution of limited company making liability of directions unlimited
Section72 - Registered office of company: [
Section73 - Publication of name by a limited company: Every limited company
Section74 - Penalties for non-publication of name
Section75 - Publication of authorized as well as subscribed and paid-up-capital
Section76 - Annual general meeting: [
Section77 - Statutory meeting of company: [
Section78 - Calling of extraordinary general meeting on requisition
Section79 - Provisions as to meetings and votes: [
Section80 - Representation of companies at meetings of other companies of which they are members: A company which is a member of
Section81 - Extraordinary and special resolutions
Section82 - Registration and copies of special and extraordinary resolutions
Section83 - Minutes of proceedings of general meetings and of its directors
Section83A - Directors obligatory: [
Section83B - Appointment of directors: [
Section84 - Restrictions on appointment or advertisement of director
Section85 - Qualification of director
Section86 - Validity of acts of directors: The acts of a director shall be valid notwithstanding any defect that may afterwards be
Section86A - Ineligibility of bankrupt to act as director: [
Section86B - Assignment of office by directors: [If in the case of any company provision is made by the articles or by any agreement
Section86C - Avoidance of provisions relieving liability of directors: [Save as provided in this section, any provision, whether
Section86D - Loans to directors: [
Section86E - Director not to hold office of profit: [ No director or firm of which such director is a partner or private company of
Section86F - Sanction of directors necessary for certain contracts: [ Except with the consent of the directors, a director of the
Section86G - Removal of directors: [
Section86H - Restrictions on powers of directors: [The directors of a public company or of a subsidiary com- pany of a public
Section86I - Vacation of Office of Director
Section87 - Register of directors, managers, and managing agents
Section87A - Duration of appointment of managing agent
Section87B - Conditions applicable to managing agents: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the articles of the
Section87C - Remuneration of managing agent
Section87D - Loans to managing agents
Section87E - Loans to or by companies under the same management
Section87F - Purchase by company of shares of company under same managing agent: A company other than an investment company, that is
Section87G - Restriction on managing agent's power of management: [A managing agent shall not exercise in respect of any company of
Section87H - Managing agent business competing with the business of managed company: A managing agent shall not on his own account
Section87I - Limit on number of directors appointed by managing agent: Notwithstanding anything contained in the articles of a
Section88 - Form of contracts
Section89 - Bills of exchange and promissory notes: A bill of exchange, hundi or promissory note shall be deemed to have been made,
Section90 - Execution of deeds: A company may, by writing under its common seal, empower any person, either generally or in respect
Section91 - Power for company to have official seal for use abroad
Section91A - Disclosure of interest by director
Section91B - Prohibition of voting by interested director
Section91C - Disclosure to members in case of contact appointing a manager
Section91D - Contracts by agents of company in which company is undisclosed principal
Section92 - Filing of prospectus
Section93 - Specific requirements as to particulars of prospectus
Section94 - Meaning of "vendor" in
Section95 - Application of section 93 to the case of property taken on lease: Where any of the property to be acquired by the
Section96 - Invalidity of certain conditions as to waiver or notice: [
Section97 - If any person acts in contravention of the provisions of this sub-section, no shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
Section98A - (1) Where a company allots or agrees to allot any shares in or debentures of the Document offering shares company with
Section99 - Restriction on alteration of terms mentioned in prospectus or statement in lieu prospectus: A company shall not, at any
Section100 - Liability for statements in prospectus
Section101 - Restriction as to allotment: [
Section102 - Effect of Irregular allotment
Section103 - Restrictions on commencement of business
Section104 - Return as to allotments
Section105 - Power to pay certain commissions and prohibition of payment of all other commissions, discounts, etc
Section105A - Power to issue shares at a discount
Section105B - Issue of redeemable preference shares
Section105C - Further issue of capital: [ Where the directors decide to increase the capital of the company by the issue of further
Section106 - State in balance sheet as to commissions and discount: Where a company has paid any sums by way of commission in
Section107 - Power of company to pay interest out of capital in certain: Where any shares of a company are issued for the purpose of
Section108 - LIMITATION OF TIME FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES
Section109 - Certain mortgages and charges to be void if not registered
Section109A - Registration of charges on properties acquired subject to charge
Section110 - PARTICULARS IN CASE SERIES OF DEBENTURES ENTITLING HOLDERS PARI PASSU: Where a series of debentures containing, or
Section111 - Particulars in case of commission etc. on debentures: Where any commission, allowance or discount has been paid or made
Section112 - Register of mortgage and charges
Section113 - Index to register of Mortgages and charges: The registrar shall keep a chronological index, in the prescribed form and
Section114 - Certificate of Registration: The registrar shall give a certificate under his hand of the registration of any mortgage
Section115 - Endorsement of certificate of registration on debenture or certificate of debenture stock: The company shall cause a
Section116 - Duty Of Company and Right of Interest Party as Regards Registered
Section117 - Copy of Instrument Creating Mortgage or Charge to be Kept at Registered Office: Every company shall cause a copy of
Section118 - Registration of Appointment of Receiver
Section119 - Fillings of Accounts Of Receivers
Section120 - RECTIFICATION OF REGISTER OF MORTGAGES:- [1] The Court, on being satisfied that the omission to register a mortgage or
Section121 - REGISTRATION OR SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES AND CHARGES
Chapter1 - PANELTIES
Section123 - Company's Register of Mortgages
Section124 - Right to Inspect Copies of Instrument Creating Mortgages and Charges and Company's Register of Mortgages
Section125 - Right to Inspect The Register of Debenture-Holders and to Have Copies of Trust-Deed
Section126 - PERPETUAL DEBENTURES: A condition contained in any debentures or in any deed for securing any debentures whether issued
Section127 - Power to re-issue redeemed debentures in certain cases
Section128 - Specific performance of contract to subscribe for debentures: A contract with a company to take up and pay for any
Section129 - Payments of certain debts out of assets subject to floating charge in priority to claims under the charge
Section130 - Books to be kept by company and penalty for not keeping proper books
Section131 - Annual balance-sheet
Section131A - Directors' Report
Section132 - Contents of balance-sheet
Section132A - Balance-sheet to include particulars as to subsidiary companies
Section133 - Authentication of balance-sheet
Section134 - Copy of balance-sheet to be forwarded to the registrar
Section135 - Right of member of company to copies of the balance-sheet and the auditor's report: Save as otherwise provided in this
Section136 - Certain companies to publish statement in schedule
Section137 - Power of registrar to call for information or explanation
Section138 - Investigation of affairs of company by inspectors: The [Central Government] may appoint one or more competent
Section139 - Application for inspection to be supported by evidence: An application by members of a company under
Section140 - Inspection of books and examination of officers
Section141 - Results examination the how dealt with
Section141A - Institution of prosecutions
Section142 - Power of company to appoint inspectors
Section143 - Report of inspectors to be evidence: A copy of the report of any inspectors appointed under this Act authenticated by
Section144 - Qualification and appointment of auditors
Section145 - Powers and duties of auditors
Section146 - Rights of preference shareholders, etc., as to receipts and inspection of reports, etc
Section147 - Liability for carrying on business with fewer than private company, two members: If at any time the number of members
Section148 - Service of documents company: A document may be served on a company by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the
Section149 - Service of documents registrar: A document may be served on the registrar by sending it to him by post, or delivering
Section150 - Authentication of documents: A document or proceeding requiring authentication by a company may be signed by a
Section151 - Application and alteration of tables and forms and power to make rules as to prescribed matters
Section152 - Power for companies to refer matters to arbitration
Section153 - Power to compromise with creditors and members
Section153A - Provisions for facilitating arrangements and compromises
Section153B - Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from schemes or contract approved by majority
Section154 - Conversion of private company into public company
Section155 - Mode of winding up
Section156 - Liability as contributories of present and pact members
Section157 - Liability of directors whose liability is unlimited: In the winding up of a limited company any director whether past
Section158 - Meaning of contributory: The term " contributory " means every person liable to contribute to the assets of a company
Section159 - Nature of liability of contributory
Section160 - Contributories in case of death of member
Section161 - Contributories in case of insolvency of member: If a contributory is adjudged insolvent either before or after he has
Section162 - Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Court: A company may be wound up by the Court
Section163 - Company when deemed unable to pay its debts: [
Section164 - Winding up may be to District court: Where the High Court makes an order for winding up a company under this Act, it
Section165 - Transfer of winding up from one District: If during the progress of a winding up in a District Court it is made to the
Section166 - Provisions as to application for winding up: An application to the Court for the winding up of a company shall be by
Section167 - Effect of winding up order: An order for winding up a company shall operate in favour of all the creditors and of all
Section168 - Commencement of winding up by Court: A windi interim order or any other order that it deems just, but the Court sll not
Section171 - Suits stayed on winding up order: When a winding up order has been made [or a provisional liquidator has been
Section171A - Vacancy in the office of liquidator
Section172 - Copy of winding up order to be filed with registrar: [
Section173 - Power of Court to stay winding up: The Court may at any time after au order for winding up, on the application of any
Section174 - Court may have regard to wishes of creditors or contributories: The Court may, as to all matters relating to a winding
Section175 - Appointment of official liquidator
Section176 - Resignations, removals, filling up vacancies and compensation
Section177 - Official liquidator: The official liquidator shall be described by the style of the official liquidator of the
Section177A - (1) Where the Court has made a winding up order or appointed an official liquidate-Statement of affairs to the
Section177B - Statement by liquidator
Section178 - Custody of company's property
Section178A - Committee of Inspection in compulsory up
Section179 - Powers of official liquidator: The official liquidator shall have power, with the sanction of the Court, to do the
Section180 - Discretion of official liquidator: The Court may provide by any order that the official liquidator may exercise any of
Section181 - Provision for legal assistance to official liquidator: The official liquidator may, with the sanction of the Court,
Section182 - Liquidator to keep books containing proceedings of meetings and to submit account of his receipt to Court
Section183 - Exercise and control of liquidator's powers
Section184 - Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets
Section185 - Power to require delivery of property: The Court may, at any time after making a winding up order, require any
Section186 - Power to order payment of debts by contributory
Section187 - Power of Court to make calls
Section188 - Power to order payment into bank: The Court may order any contributory, purchaser or other person from whom money is
Section189 - Regulation of account with Court: All moneys, bills, hundis, notes and other securities paid and delivered into [the
Section190 - Order on contributory conclusive evidence
Section191 - Power to exclude creditors not proving in time: The Court may fix a time or times within which creditors are to prove
Section192 - Adjustment of rights of contributories: The Courts shall adjust the rights of the contributories among themselves, and
Section193 - Power to order costs of: The Court may, in the event of the assets being insufficient to satisfy the liabilities, make
Section194 - Dissolution of company
Section195 - Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company
Section196 - Power to order public examination of promoters, directors, etc
Section197 - Power to arrest absconding contributory: The Court, at any time either before or after making a winding up order on
Section198 - Saving of other sums: Any powers by this Act conferred on the Court shall be in addition to, and not in restriction of,
Section199 - Power to enforce orders: All orders made by a Court under this Act may be enforced in the same manner in which decrees
Section200 - Order made in any Court to be enforced by other Courts: Any order made by a Court for or in the course of the winding
Section201 - Mode of dealing with orders to be enforced by other Courts: Where any order made by one Court is to be enforced by
Section202 - Appeals from orders: Re-hearings of, and appeals from, any order or decision made or given in the matter of the winding
Section203 - Circumstances in which company may be wound up voluntarily: A company may be wound up voluntarily
Section204 - Commencement of voluntary winding up: A voluntary winding up shall be deemed to commence at the time of the passing of
Section205 - Effect of voluntary winding upon status of company: When a company is wound up voluntarily, the company shall, from the
Section206 - Notice of resolution to wind up voluntarily
Section207 - Declaration of solvency
Section208 - Provisions applicable to a members' voluntary winding up: The provisions contained in
Section208A - Power of company to appoint and fix remuneration of liquidators
Section208B - Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator
Section208C - Power of liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for sale of property of company
Section208D - Duty of liquidator to call general meeting at end of each year
Section208E - Final meeting and dissolution
Section209 - Provisions applicable to a creditors' voluntary winding up: The provisions contained in
Section209A - Meeting of creditors
Section209B - Appointment of liquidator: The creditors and the company at their respective meetings mentioned in
Section209C - Appointment of committee of inspection: The creditors at the meeting to be held in pursuance of
Section209D - Fixing of liquidators' remuneration and cesser of directors' powers
Section209E - Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator: If a vacancy occurs, by death, resignation or otherwise, in the office
Section209F - Application of section 208C to a creditors voluntary winding up: The provisions of
Section209G - Duty of liquidator to call meetings of company and of creditors at end of each year
Section209H - Final meeting and dissolution
Section210 - Provisions applicable to every voluntary winding up: The provisions contained in
Section211 - Distribution of property of company: Subject to the provisions of this Act as to preferential payments, the property of
Section212 - Power and duties of liquidator in voluntary winding up
Section213 - Power of Court, to appoint and remove liquidator in voluntary winding up
Section214 - Notice by liquidator of his appointment
Section215 - Arrangement when binding on creditors
Section216 - Power to apply to Court to have questions determined of powers exercised
Section217 - Cost of voluntary winding up: All costs, charges and expenses properly incurred in the winding up, including the
Section218 - Saving for rights of creditors and contributories: The winding up of a company shall not bar the right of any creditor
Section220 - Power of Court to adopt proceedings of voluntary winding up: Where a company is being wound up voluntarily, and an
Section221 - Power to order winding up subject to supervision: When a company has by special or extraordinary resolution resolved to
Section222 - Effect of petition for winding up subject to supervision: A petition for the continuance of voluntary winding up
Section223 - Court may have regard to wishes of creditors and contributors: The Court may, in deciding between a winding up by the
Section224 - Power for Court to appoint or remove liquidators
Section225 - Effect of supervision order
Section226 - Appointment in certain cases of voluntary liquidators to office of official liquidators: Where an order has been made
Section227 - Avoidance of transfers etc., after commencement of winding up
Section228 - Debts of all descriptions to be proved: In every winding up
Section229 - Application of insolvency rule in winding up of insolvent companies: In the winding up of an insolvent company the same
Section230 - Preferential payments
Section230A - Disclaimer of property
Section232 - Avoidance of certain attachments, executions etc
Section233 - Effect of floating charge: Where a company is being wound up a floating charge on the under-taking or property of the
Section234 - General scheme of liquidation may be sanctioned
Section235 - Power of Court to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
Section236 - Penalty for falsification of books: If any director, manager, officer or contributory of any company being wound up
Section237 - Prosecution of delinquent directors
Section238 - Penalty for false evidence: If any person, upon any examination upon oath authorised under this Act, or in any
Section238A - Penal provisions
Section239 - Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories
Section240 - Documents of company be evidence: Where any company is being wound up, all documents of the company and of the
Section241 - Inspection of documents: After an order for a winding up by or subject to the supervision of the Court, the Court may
Section242 - Disposal of documents of company
Section243 - Power of Court to declare dissolution of company void
Section244 - Information as to pending liquidations
Section244A - Payments of liquidator into bank
Section244B - Unclaimed dividends and undistributed assets to be paid to Companies Liquidation Account
Section245 - Court or person before whom affidavit may be sworn
Section246 - Power of High Court to make rules
Section247 - Registrar may strike defunct company off register
Part6 - : REGISTRATION OFFICE AND FEES:
Section248 - Registration offices
Section249 - Fees
Section249A - Enforcing submission of returns and documents to registrar
Section250 - Application of Act to companies formed under former Companies Acts: In the application of this Act to existing
Section251 - Application of Act to companies registered but not formed under former Companies Act: This Act shall apply to every
Section252 - Mode of transferring: A company registered under Act XIX of 1857 and Act VII of 1860 or either of them many case its
Part8 - : COMPANIES AUTHORIZED TO REGISTER UNDER THIS ACT:
Section253 - Companies capable of being registered
Section254 - Definition of "jointstock company": For the purposes of this Part as far as relates to registration of companies as
Section255 - Requirements for registration by jointstock companies: Before the registration in pursuance of this Part of a joint
Section256 - Requirements for registration by other than joint-stock companies: Before the registration in pursuance of this Part of
Section257 - Authentication of statement of existing companies: The list of members and directors and any other particulars relating
Section258 - Registrar may require evidence as to nature of company: The registrar may require such evidence as he thinks necessary
Section259 - On registration of banking company with limited liability, notice to be given to customers
Section260 - Exemption of certain companies from payment of fees: No fees shall be charged in respect of the registration in
Section261 - Addition of "Limited" to name: When a company registers in pursuance of this Part with limited liability, the word "
Section262 - Certificate of registration of existing companies: On compliance with the requirements of this Part with respect to
Section263 - Vesting of property on registration: All property, movable and immovable, including all interests and rights in, to and
Section264 - Saving of existing liabilities: The registration of a company in pursuance of this Part shall not affect the rights or
Section265 - Continuation of existing suits: All suits and other legal proceedings which at the time of the registration of a
Section266 - Effect of registration under Act: When a company is registered in pursuance of this Part
Section267 - Power to substitute memorandum and articles for deed of settlement
Section268 - Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings: The provisions of this Act with respect to staying and restraining
Section269 - Suits stayed on winding up order: Where an order has been made for winding up a company registered in pursuance of this
Part9 - : WINDING UP OF UNREGISTERED COMPANIES:
Section270 - Meaning of "unregistered company": For the purposes of this Part, the expression " unregistered company " shall not
Section271 - Winding up of unregistered companies
Section272 - Contributories in winding up of unregistered companies
Section273 - Power to stay or restrain proceedings: The provisions of this Act with respect to staying and restraining suits and
Section274 - Suits stayed on winding up order: Where an order has been made for winding up an unregistered company, no suit or other
Section275 - Directions as to property in certain cases: If an unregistered company has no power to sue and be sued in a common
Section276 - Provisions of this Part cumulative: The provisions of this Part with respect to unregistered companies shall be in
Part10 - : COMPANIES ESTABLISHED OUTSIDE BRITISH INDIA:
Section277 - Requirements as to companies established outside British India
Section277A - Restriction on sale and offer for sale of share
Section277B - Requirements as to prospects
Section277C - Restriction on canvassing for sale of shares
Section277D - Registration of charges
Section277E - Notice of appointment of receiver: The provisions of sections 118 and 119 shall mutatis mutabdis apply to the case of
Section277F - Definition of banking company: A 'banking company' means a company which carries on as its principal business the
Section277G - Limited of activities Banking company
Section277H - Banking company not to employ managing agent: No banking company shall after the expiry of two years from the
Section277I - Restrictions on commencement of business conditions for carryon business by bank company
Section277J - Prohibition of charge on unpaid capital: No banking company shall create any charge upon any un. paid capital of the
Section277K - Reserve fund
Section277L - Cash Reserve
Section277M - Restriction nature of subsidiary companies: [
Section277N - Power of Court to stay proceedings
Part11 - : SUPPLEMENTAL:
Section278 - Cognizance of offences
Section279 - Application of fines: The Court imposing any fine under this Act may direct that the whole or any part thereof be
Section280 - Power to require limited company to give security for costs: Where a limited company is plaintiff or petitioner in any
Section281 - Power of Court to grant relief in certain cases
Section282 - Penalty for false statement: Whoever in any return, report, certificate, balance-sheet or other document, required by
Section282A - Penalty for wrongful withholding of property: [ Any director, managing agent, manager or other officer or employee of a
Section282B - Penalty for misapplication of securities by employers
Section283 - Penalty for improper use of word "Limited": If any person or persons trade or carry on businesses under any name or
Section284 - Saving of pending proceedings for winding up: [The provisions with respect to winding up contained in this Act as
Section285 - Saving of document: Every instrument of transfer or other document made before the commencement of this Act in
Section286 - Former registration offices, registers and registrars, continued
Section287 - Savings for Indian Life Assurance Companies and Provident Insurance Societies Act, 1912: Nothing in this Act shall
Section288 - Construction of "registrar of joint-stock companies" in Act XXI of 1860: In sections 1 and 18 of Act NO. XXI of 1860
Section289 - Act not to apply to Banks of Bengal, Madras or Bombay: Save as provided in sections 188 and 189, nothing in this Act
Section289A - Application of Act to non-trading companies with purely Provincial objects: The powers conferred by this Act on the
Section290 - Repeal of Acts and Savings
Section28 - A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall,
Section29 - A duly verified declaration in writing that the declarant is a director of the company, and that a share in the company
Section44A - [The company may, by special resolution, reduce its share capital in any manner and with, and subject to any incident
Section98 - Subject to the rights of persons
Schedule1 - : REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES: SCHEDULES. THE SCHEDULE. (See , , , , .) TABLE A. . .

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