Banking Regulation Act, 1949
45L. Public examination of Directors and
Auditors, etc., in respect of a banking company under schemes of arrangement
(1) Where an application for sanctioning a
compromise or arrangement in respect of a banking company is made under
225[section 391 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)], or where such sanction
has been given and the High Court is of opinion, whether on a report of the
Reserve Bank or otherwise, that any person who has taken part in the promotion
or formation of the banking company or has been a Director or Auditor of the
banking company should be publicly examined, it may direct such examination of
such person and the provisions of section 45G shall, as far as may be, apply to
the banking company as they apply to a banking company which is being wound up.
(2) Where a compromise or arrangement is
sanctioned under 25l[section 391of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)l ' in
respect of a banking company, the provisions of25 1[section 543 of the said
Act] and of section 45H of this Act shall, as far as may be apply to the
banking company as they apply to a banking company which is being wound up as
if the order sanctioning the compromise or arrangement were an order for the
winding up of the banking company.
[(3) Where [a scheme of reconstruction or
amalgamation of a banking company] has been sanctioned by the Central
Government under section 45 and the Central Government is of opinion that any
person who has taken part in the promotion or formation of the banking company
or has been a Director or Auditor of the banking company should be publicly
examined, that Government may apply to High Court for the examination of such
person and if on such examination the High Court finds (whether a fraud has
been committed or not) that the person is not fit to be a Director of a company
or to act as an Auditor of a company or to be a partner of a firm acting as
such Auditors, the Central Government shall make an order that the person shall
not, without the leave of the Central Government, be a Director of, or in any
way, whether directly or indirectly, be concerned or take part in the management
of any company or, as the case may be, act as an Auditor of, or be a partner of
a firm acting as Auditors of, any company for such period not exceeding five
years as may be specified in the order.
(4) Where 244[a scheme of reconstruction or
amalgamation of a banking company] has been sanctioned by the Central
Government under section 45, the provisions of section 543 or the Companies
Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), and of section 45H of this Act shall, as far as may be,
apply to the banking company as they apply to a banking company which is being
wound up as if the order sanctioning the scheme of reconstruction or
amalgamation, as the case may be, were an order for the winding up of the
banking company; and any reference in the said section 543 to the application
of the official liquidator shall be construed as a reference to the application
of the Central Government.]