Companies Act, 1956
Sec 71 - Effect
of irregular allotment
(1) An allotment made by a company to an applicant
in contravention of the provisions of section 69 or 70 shall be voidable at the
instance of the applicant
(a) within two months after the holding of the
statutory meeting of the company, and not later, or
(b) in any case where the company is not required
to hold a statutory meeting or where the allotment is made after the holding of
the statutory meeting, within two months after the date of the allotment, and
not later.
(2) The allotment shall be voidable as
aforesaid, notwithstanding that the company is in course of being wound up.
(3) If any director of a company knowingly
contravenes, or willfully authorizes or permits the contravention of, any of
the provisions of section 69 or 70 with respect to allotment, he shall be
liable to compensate the company and the allottee respectively for any loss,
damages or costs which the company or the allottee may have sustained or
incurred thereby :
Provided that proceedings to recover any such
loss, damages or costs shall not be commenced after the expiration of two years
from the date of the allotment.