Companies Act, 1956
Sec 373 - Investments made before commencement of Act.
Where any investments have been made by a company in any other
body corporate in the same group at any time after the first day of April,
1952, which, if section 372 had been then in force, could not have been made
except on the authority of a resolution passed by the investing company and the
approval of the Central Government, the authority of the company by means of a
resolution and the approval of the Central Government shall be obtained to such
investments, within six months from the commencement of this Act; and if such
authority and approval are not so obtained, the Board of directors of the
company shall dispose of the investments, in so far as they may be in excess of
the limits specified in sub-section (2) of section 372 and the second proviso
to that sub-section, within two years from the commencement of this Act.