Companies Act, 1956
Sec 393 - Information as to compromises or arrangements
with creditors and members.
(1) Where a meeting of creditors or any class
of creditors, or of members or any class of members, is called under section
391,
(a) with every notice calling the meeting
which is sent to a creditor or member, there shall be sent also a statement
setting forth the terms of the compromise or arrangement and explaining its
effect; and in particular, stating any material interests of the directors,
managing director or manager of the company, whether in their capacity as such
or as members or creditors of the company or otherwise, and the effect on those
interests, of the compromise or arrangement, if, and in so far as, it is
different from the effect on the like interests of other persons ; and
(b) in every notice calling the meeting which
is given by the advertisement, there shall be included either such a statement
as aforesaid or a notification of the place at which and the manner in which
creditors or members entitled to attend the meeting may obtain copies of such a
statement as aforesaid.
(2) Where the compromise or arrangement
affects the rights of debenture holders of the company, the said statement
shall give the like information and explanation as respects the trustees of any
deed for securing the issue of the debentures as it is required to give as
respects the company's directors.
(3) Where a notice given by advertisement
includes a notification that copies of a statement setting forth the terms of
the compromise or arrangement proposed and explaining its effect can be
obtained by creditors or members entitled to attend the meeting, every creditor
or member so entitled shall, on making an application in the manner indicated
by the notice, be furnished by the company, free of charge, with a copy of the
statement.
(4) Where default is made in complying with
any of the requirements of this section, the company, and every officer of the
company who is in default, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to
fifty thousand rupees ; and for the purpose of this sub-section any liquidator
of the company and any trustee of a deed for securing the issue of debentures
of the company shall be deemed to be an officer of the company :
Provided that a person shall not be punishable
under this sub-section if he shows that the default was due to the refusal of
any other person, being a director, managing director, manager or trustee for
debenture holders, to supply the necessary particulars as to his material
interests.
(5) Every director, managing director or
manager of the company, and every trustee for debenture holders of the company,
shall give notice to the company of such matter relating to himself as may be
necessary for the purposes of this section ; and if he fails to do so, he shall
be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.