Company law sections related to Inspection and investigation, compromise and arrangements etc
INSPECTION, INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION (Sections 206-229)
206. Power to call for information, inspect books
207. Conduct of inspection and inquiry
208. Report on inspection made
209. Search and seizure
210. Investigation into affairs of company
211. Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
212. Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious
Fraud Investigation Office
213. Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
214. Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
215. Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
216. Investigation of ownership of company
217. Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
218. Protection of employees during investigation
219. Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc.
220. Seizure of documents by inspector
221. Freezing of assets of company on inquiry
222. Imposition of restrictions upon securities
223. Inspector’s report
224. Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report
225. Expenses of investigation
226. Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
227. Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
228. Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
229. Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents
COMPROMISES, ARRANGEMENTS AND AMALGAMATIONS (Sections 230 -240)
230.Power to compromise or make arrangements(C/A)
231. Power of Tribunal to enforce C/A
232. Merger and amalgamation of companies
233. Merger or amalgamation of certain companies
234. Merger with foreign company
235. Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority
236. Purchase of minority shareholding
237. Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest
238. Registration of offer
239. Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies
240. Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc.
PREVENTION OF OPPRESSION AND MISMANAGEMENT (Sections 241-246)
241. Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc.
242. Powers of Tribunal
243. Consequence of termination or modification of certain agreements
244. Right to apply under section 241
245. Class action
246. Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245
REGISTERED VALUERS (Section 247)
247. Valuation by registered valuers
REMOVAL OF NAMES OF COMPANIES FROM THE REGISTER OF COMPANIES
(Sections 248-252
248. Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies
249. Restrictions on making application under section
248 in certain situations
250. Effect of company notified as dissolved
251. Fraudulent application for removal of name
252. Appeal to Tribunal
