LawgistThe Companies Act
301Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond
At any time either before or after passing a winding up order, if the Tribunal is satisfied that a contributory or a person having property, accounts or papers of the company in his possession is about to leave India or otherwise to abscond, or is about to remove or conceal any of his property, for the purpose of evading payment of calls or of avoiding examination respecting the affairs of the company, the Tribunal may cause--
(a) the contributory to be detained until such time as the Tribunal may order; and
(b) his books and papers and movable property to be seized and safely kept until such time as the Tribunal may order.
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PART I.--Winding up by the Tribunal
- 271 Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal
- 272 Petition for winding up
- 273 Powers of Tribunal
- 274 Directions for filing statement of affair
- 275 Company Liquidators and their appointment
- 276 Removal and replacement of liquidato
- 277 Intimation to Company Liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registra
- 278 Effect of winding up order
- 279 Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order
- 280 Jurisdiction of Tribunal
- 281 Submission of report by Company Liquidato
- 282 Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator
- 283 Custody of company‘s propertie
- 284 Promoters, directors, etc., to cooperate with Company Liquidator
- 285 Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets
- 286 Obligations of directors and managers
- 287 Advisory Committee
- 288 Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal
- 289 Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up
- 290 Powers and duties of Company Liquidator
- 291 Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidato
- 292 Exercise and control of Company Liquidator‘s powers
- 293 Books to be kept by Company Liquidato
- 294 Audit of Company Liquidator‘s accounts
- 295 Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off
- 296 Power of Tribunal to make calls
- 297 Adjustment of rights of contributories
- 298 Power to order costs
- 299 Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc
- 300 Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc
- 301 Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond
- 302 Dissolution of company by Tribunal
- 303 Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act
