Section 44 of The Banking Regulation Act, 1949: Powers of High Court in voluntary winding up.

Section 44 of The Banking Regulation Act, 1949:

Powers of High Court in voluntary winding up.

Powers of High Court in voluntary winding up. – (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 484 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), no banking company may be voluntarily wound up unless the Reserve Bank certifies in writing that the company is able to pay in full all its debts to its creditors as they accrue.
(2) The High Court may, in any case where a banking company is being wound up voluntarily, make an order that the voluntary winding up shall continue, but subject to the supervision of the Court.
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sections 441 and 521 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the High Court may of its own motion and shall on the application of the Reserve Bank, order the winding up of a banking company by the High Court in any of the following cases, namely:-
(a) where the banking company is being wound up voluntarily and at any stage during the voluntary winding up proceedings the company is not able to meet its debts as they accrue; or

(b) where the banking company is being wound up voluntarily or is being wound up subject to the supervision of the Court and the High Court is satisfied that the voluntary winding up or winding up subject to the supervision of the Court cannot be continued without detriment to the interests of the depositors.]

 

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