Companies Act, 1956
Sec 428 - Definition of "contributory".
The term "contributory" means every person liable to
contribute to the assets of a company in the event of its being wound up, and
includes the holder of any shares which are fully paid up ; and for the
purposes of all proceedings for determining, and all proceedings prior to the
final determination of, the persons who are to be deemed contributories,
includes any person alleged to be a contributory.