Companies Act, 1956
Sec 518 - Power to apply to Court to have questions
determined or powers exercised.
(1) The liquidator or any contributory or
creditor may apply to the Court
(a) to determine any question arising in the
winding up of a company ; or
(b) to exercise, as respects the enforcing of
calls, the staying of proceedings or any other matter, all or any of the powers
which the Court might exercise if the company were being wound up by the Court.
(2) The liquidator or any creditor or
contributory may apply to the Court specified in sub-section (3) for an order
setting aside any attachment, distress or execution put into force against the
estate or effects of the company after the commencement of the winding up.
(3) An application under sub-section (2) shall
be made
(a) if the attachment, distress or execution
is levied or put into force by a High Court to such High Court ; and
(b) if the attachment, distress or execution
is levied or put into force by any other Court, to the Court having
jurisdiction to wind up the company.
(4) The Court, if satisfied on an application
under sub-section (1) or (2) that the determination of the question or the
required exercise of power or the order applied for will be just and
beneficial, may accede wholly or partially to the application on such terms and
conditions as it thinks fit, or may make such other order on the application as
it thinks just.
(5) A copy of an order staying the proceedings
in the winding up, made by virtue of this section, shall forthwith be forwarded
by the company, or otherwise as may be prescribed, to the Registrar, who shall
make a minute of the order in his books relating to the company.