Lawgist45BPower of High Court to decide all claims in respect of banking companies
1[45B. Power of High Court to decide all claims in respect of banking companies.--The High Court shall, save as otherwise expressly provided in section 45C, have exclusive jurisdiction to entertain and decide any claim made by or against a banking company which is being wound up (including claims by or against any of its branches in India) or any application made under 2[section 391 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)] by or in respect of a banking company or any question of priorities or any other question whatsoever, whether of law or fact, which may relate to or arise in the course of the winding up of a banking company, whether such claim or question has arisen or arises or such application has been made or is made before or after the date of the order for the winding up of the banking company or before or after the commencement of the Banking Companies (Amendment) Act, 1953 (52 of 1953).]
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1. Subs. by Act 52 of 1953, s. 10, for Part IIIA (w.e.f. 30-12-1953).
2. Subs. by Act 95 of 1956, s. 14 and the Schedule, for "section 153 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 (7 of 1913)" (w.e.f. 14-1-1957).
- 45A Part IIIA to override other laws
- 45B Power of High Court to decide all claims in respect of banking companies
- 45C Transfer of pending proceedings
- 45D Settlement of list of debtors
- 45E Special provisions to make calls on contributories
- 45F Documents of banking company to be evidence
- 45G Public examination of directors and auditors
- 45H Special provisions for assessing damages against delinquent directors, et
- 45-I Duty of directors and officers of banking company to assist in the realisation of property
- 45J Special provisions for punishing offences in relation to banking companies being wound up
- 45K Omitted
- 45L Public examination of directors and auditors, etc., in respect of a banking company under schemes of arrangemen
- 45M Special provisions for banking companies working under schemes of arrangement at the commencement of the Amendment Act
- 45N Appeals
- 45-O Special period of limitatio
- 45P Reserve Bank to tender advice in winding up proceeding
- 45Q Power to Inspec
- 45R Power to call for returns and informatio
- 45S Chief Presidency Magistrate and District Magistrate to assist official liquidator in taking charge of property of banking company being wound up
- 45T Enforcement of orders and decisions of High Court
- 45U Power of High Court to make rules
- 45V References to directors, etc., shall be construed as including references to past directors, etc
- 45W Part II not to apply to banking companies being wound u
- 45X Validation of certain proceedings
