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Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 Section 51

Substitution of New Section of Section 433

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Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 Section 51 is part of Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 - Substitution of New Section of Section 433. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

For section 433 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:--

"433. Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal.-- A company may be wound up by the Tribunal, --

(a) if the company has, by special resolution, resolved that the company be wound up by the Tribunal;

(b) if default is made in delivering the statutory report to the Registrar or in holding the statutory meeting;

(c) if the company does not commence its business within a year from its incorporation, or suspends its business for a whole year;

(d) if the number of members is reduced, in the case of a public company, below seven, and in the case of a private company, below two;

(e) if the company is unable to pay its debts;

(f) if the Tribunal is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company should be wound up;

(g) if the company has made a default in filing with the Registrar its balance sheet and profit and loss account or annual return for any five consecutive financial years;

(h) if the company has acted against the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality;

(i) if the Tribunal is of the opinion that the company should be wound up under the circumstances specified in section 424G:

Provided that the Tribunal shall make an order for winding up of a company under clause (h) on application made by the Central Government or a State Government.".

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What does Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 Section 51 provide?

Section Section 51 of the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Substitution of New Section of Section 433) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002. 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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