Section 210 — Investigation into affairs of company
(1) Where the Central Government is of the opinion,
that it is necessary to investigate into the affairs of a company,—
(a) on the receipt of a report of the Registrar or inspector under section 208;
(b) on intimation of a special resolution passed by a company that the affairs of the company ought
to be investigated; or
(c) in public interest,
it may order an investigation into the affairs of the company.
(2) Where an order is passed by a court or the Tribunal in any proce edings before it that the affairs of
a company ought to be investigated, the Central Government shall order an investigation into the affairs of
that company.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the Central Government may appoint one or more persons as
inspectors to investigate into the affairs of the company and to report thereon in such manner as the Central
Related sections
- Section 206 — Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
- Section 208 — Report on inspection made
- Section 209 — Search and seizure
- Section 211 — Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- Section 212 — Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- Section 213 — Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
- Section 214 — Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
- Section 215 — Firm, body corporate or associati on not to be appointed as inspector
- Section 216 — Investigation of ownership of company
- Section 217 — Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
- Section 218 — Protection of employees during investigation
- Section 219 — Power of inspector to conduct investi gation into affairs of related companies, etc
- Section 220 — Seizure of documents by inspector
- Section 221 — Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
- Section 222 — Imposition of restrictions upon securities
- Section 223 — Inspector’s report
- Section 224 — Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report
- Section 225 — Expenses of investigation
- Section 226 — Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
- Section 227 — Legal advisors and bankers not to disclose certain information
- Section 228 — Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
- Section 229 — Penalty for furnishing false statement, mu tilation, destruction of documents