Section 468 — Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up
(1) The Central
Government shall, make rules consistent with the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) providing for
all matters relating to the winding up of companies, which by this Act, are to be prescribed, and may make
rules providing for all such matters, as may be prescribed.
1[(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(i) as to the mode of proceedings to be held for winding up of a company by the Tribunal under
this Act;
(ii) for the holding of meetings of creditors and members in connection with proceedings under
section 230;
(iii) for giving effect to the provisions of this Act as to the reduction of the capital;
(iv) generally for all applications to be made to the Tribunal under the provisions of this Act;
(v) the holding and conducting of meetings to ascertain the wishes of creditors and contributories;
(vi) the settling of lists of contributories and the rectifying of the register of members where
required, and collecting and applying the assets;
(vii) the payment, delivery, conveyance, surrender or transfer of money, property, books or papers
to the liquidator;
(viii) the making of calls; and
(ix) the fixing of a time within which debts and claims shall be proved.]
(3) All rules made by the Supreme Court on the matters referred to in this section as it stood immediately
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