Companies Act, 1956
Sec 396A - Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated
company.
The books and papers of a company which has been amalgamated
with, or whose shares have been acquired by, another company under this Chapter
shall not be disposed of without the prior permission of the Central Government
and before granting such permission, that Government may appoint a person to
examine the books and papers or any of them for the purpose of ascertaining
whether they contain any evidence of the commission of an offence in connection
with the promotion or formation, or the management of the affairs, of the
first-mentioned company or its amalgamation or the acquisition of its shares.