LawgistThe Companies Act
227Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
Nothing in this Chapter shall require the disclosure to the Tribunal or to the Central Government or to the Registrar or to an inspector appointed by the Central Government--
(a) by a legal adviser, of any privileged communication made to him in that capacity, except as respects the name and address of his client; or
(b) by the bankers of any company, body corporate, or other person, of any information as to the affairs of any of their customers, other than such company, body corporate, or person.
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INSPECTION, INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION
- 206 Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquirie
- 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 Offic
- 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 investigatio
- 215 Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspecto
- 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 inspecto
- 221 Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
- 222 Imposition of restrictions upon securities
- 223 Inspector‘s report
- 224 Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector‘s report
- 225 Expenses of investigatio
- 226 Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceeding
- 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 document
