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Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Section 45G

Title: Public Examination of Directors and Auditors

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....person examined shall be examined on oath and shall answer all such questions as the High Court may put or allow to be put to him. (7) A person ordered to be examined under this section may, at his own cost, employ any person entitled to appear before the High Court who shall be at liberty to put to him such questions as the High Court may deem just for the purpose of enabling him to explain or qualify any answer given by him: Provided that if he is, in the opinion of the High Court, exculpated from any charges made or suggested against him, the High Court may allow him such costs in its discretion as it may deem fit. (8) Notes of the examination shall be taken down in writing, and shall be read over to or by, and signed by, the person examined and may thereafter be used in evidence against him in any proceeding, civil or criminal, and shall be open to the Inspection of any creditor or contributory at all reasonable limes. (9) Where on such examination, the High Court, is of opinion (whether a fraud has been committed or not) (a) that a person, who has been a director of the banking company, is not fit to be a director of a company, or (b) that a person, who has.....

Companies Act, 2013, Section 300

Title: Power to Order Examination of Promoters, Directors, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....attention of the Tribunal to any matters which appear to the Company Liquidator to be relevant. (6) If the Tribunal, after considering any evidence given or hearing witnesses called by the Company Liquidator, allows the application made under sub-section (5), the Tribunal may order payment to the applicant of such costs as it may think fit. (7) Notes of the examination shall be taken down in writing, and shall be read over to or by, and signed by, the person examined, a copy be supplied to him and may thereafter be used in evidence against him, and shall be open to inspection by any creditor or contributory at all reasonable times. (8) The Tribunal may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the examination from time to time. (9) An examination under this section may, if the Tribunal so directs, be held before any person or authority authorised by the Tribunal. (10) The powers of the Tribunal under this section as to the conduct of the examination, but not as to costs, may be exercised by the person or authority before whom the examination is held in pursuance of sub-section (9).

Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....in recent years in banking, especially the rapid growth of banking resources and of the number of banks and branches. Regard must also be had to the fact that the banking system is likely in the post-war period to be more vulnerable by reason of the great expansion, both quantitatively and relatively that has taken place in demand deposits, as compared with time deposits, during the war years. The enactment of a separate comprehensive measure has in consequence now become imperative. 2. With this object in view. a Bill to amend the law relating to Banking Companies was introduced in the Legislative Assembly in November. 1944 and was subsequently circulated for eliciting public opinion through the Provincial Governments, In the ensuing Budget Session of the Assembly the Bill was referred to a Select Committee which was due to meet in October, 1945. but it lapsed before its consideration by the Committee. A fresh Bill with certain modifications which suggested themselves on consideration of the opinions and criticisms received on the 1944 Bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly in March 1946 and was referred to a Select Committee in April 1946. The report of the Select.....

Companies Act, 1913 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1913

.....either his consent to the alteration has been obtained or bis debt or claim has been discharged or has determined, or has been secured to the satisfaction of the Court: Provided that the Court may, in the case of any person or class, for special reasons, dispense with the notice required by this section. SECTION 13: Power of Court when confirming alteration: The Court may make an order confirming the alteration either wholly or in part, and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, and may make such order as to costs as it thinks proper. SECTION 14: Exercise of discretion by Court: The Court shall, in exercising its discretion under sections 12 and 13, have regard to the rights and interests of the members of the company or of any class of them, as well as to the rights and interests of the creditors, and may, if it thinks fit, adjourn the proceedings in order that an arrangement may be made to the satisfaction of the Court for the purchase of the interests of dissentient members ; and may give such directions and make such orders as it may think expedient for facilitating or carrying into effect any such arrangement; Provided that no part of the capital of the.....

Companies Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....the same activity as that carried on by the head office of the company; or (c) any establishment engaged in any production, processing or manufacture, but does not include any establishment specified in any order made by the Central Government under (section 8);] (10) "company" means a company as defined in (section 3); [(10A) "Company Law Board" means the Board of Company Law Administration constituted under (section 10E);] [(11) "the Court" means,- (a) with respect to any matter relating to a company (other than any offence against this Act), the Court having jurisdiction under this Act with respect to that matter relating to that company, as provided in (section 10) ; (b) with respect to any offence against this Act, the Court of a Magistrate of the First Class or, as the case may be, a Presidency Magistrate, having jurisdiction to try such offence ;] (12) "debenture" includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company, whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or not; [(12A) "depository" has the same meaning as in the (Depositories Act, 1996) (22 of 1996); (12B) "derivative" has the same meaning as in clause (aa) of (S.2.....