Companies Act, 1956
Sec 397 - Application to Company Law Board for relief
in cases of oppression.
(1) Any member of a company who complain that
the affairs of the company are being conducted in a manner prejudicial to
public interest or in a manner oppressive to any member or members (including
any one or more of themselves) may apply to the Company Law Board for an order under
this section, provided such members have a right so to apply in virtue of
section 399.
(2) If, on any application under sub-section
(1), the Company Law Board is of opinion
(a) that the company's affairs are being
conducted in a manner prejudicial to public interest or in a manner oppressive
to any member or members; and
(b) that to wind up the company would unfairly
prejudice such member or members, but that otherwise the facts would justify
the making of a winding up order on the ground that it was just and equitable
that the company should be wound up ;
the Company Law Board may, with a view to
bringing to an end the matters complained of, make such order as it thinks fit.