Banking Regulation Act, 1949
45H. Special provisions for assessing damages
against delinquent Directors, etc.
(1) Where an application is made to the High
Court under [section 543 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)] against any
Promoter, Director, Manager, Liquidator or Officer of a banking company for
repayment or restoration of any money or property and the applicant makes out a
prima facie case against such person, the High Court shall make an order
against such person to repay and restore the money or property unless he proves
that he is not liable to make the repayment or restoration either wholly or in
part:
PROVIDED that where such an order is made
jointly against two or more such persons, they shall be jointly and severally
liable to make the repayment or restoration of the money or property.
(2) Where an application is made to the High
Court under [section 543 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)l and the High
Court has reason to believe that a property belongs to any Promoter, Director,
Manager, Liquidator or Officer of the banking company, whether the property
stands in the name of such person or any other person as an ostensible owner,
then the High Court may, at any time, whether before or after making an order
under sub-section (1), direct the attachment of such property, or such portion
thereof, as it thinks fit and the property so attached shall remain subject to
attachment unless the ostensible owner can prove to the satisfaction of the
High Court that he is the real owner and the provisions of the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), relating to attachment of property shall, as far
as may be, apply to such attachment.