Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases
Section 378 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases. Nothing in this Part, shall affect the operation of any enactment which provides for any partnership firm, limited liability partnership or society or co-operative society, association or company being wound up, or being wound up as a company or as an unregistered company, under the Companies Act, 1 The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
Nothing in this Part, shall affect the operation of any enactment which provides for any partnership firm, limited liability partnership or society or co-operative society, association or company being wound up, or being wound up as a company or as an unregistered company, under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or any Act repealed by that Act:
Provided that references in any such enactment to any provision contained in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or in any Act repealed by that Act shall be read as references to the corresponding provision, if any, contained in this Act.
Section 378, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 378
What does Section 378 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 378 of the Companies Act is headed "Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases". Nothing in this Part, shall affect the operation of any enactment which provides for any partnership firm, limited liability partnership or society or co-operative society, association or company being wound up, or being wound up as a company or as an unregistered company, under the Companies Act, 1
How do I find court cases under Section 378 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 378, section 378 Companies Act, section 378 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type 378 companies act and 378b companies act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 378 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Commencement notification dated 07.12.2016 (2016).
When did Section 378 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 378 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 378, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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