Companies Act, 1956
Sec 517 - Arrangement when binding on company and
creditors.
(1) Any arrangement entered into between a
company about to be, or in the course of being, wound up and its creditors
shall, subject to the right of appeal under this section, be binding on the
company and on the creditors if it is sanctioned by a special resolution of the
company and acceded to by three-fourths in number and value of the creditors.
(2) Any creditor or contributory may, within
three weeks from the completion of the arrangement, appeal to the Court against
it and the Court may thereupon, as it thinks just, amend, vary, confirm or set
aside the arrangement.