Companies Act, 2013
70.
Prohibition
for buy-back in certain circumstances.
1. No company shall
directly or indirectly purchase its own shares or other specified securities—
a.
through
any subsidiary company including its own subsidiary companies;
b.
through
any investment company or group of investment companies; or
c.
if
a default, is made by the company, in the repayment of deposits
accepted either before or after the commencement of this Act, interest payment
thereon, redemption of debentures or preference shares or payment of dividend
to any shareholder, or repayment of any term loan or interest payable thereon
to any financial institution or banking company:
Provided
that the buy-back is not prohibited, if the default is remedied and a period of
three years has lapsed after such default ceased to subsist.
2. No company shall,
directly or indirectly, purchase its own shares or other specified securities
in case such company has not complied with the provisions of sections 92,