**Executive Summary:**
This document, titled the Companies Removal of Difficulties Fourth Order, 2016, addresses challenges related to the transfer of pending proceedings from District Courts and High Courts to the Tribunal under the Companies Act, 2013. It clarifies which proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956, will be transferred to the Tribunal and which will remain with the High Courts. The order comes into effect on December 15, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Transfer of Proceedings (Section 434 of the Companies Act, 2013):**
* Proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956, including those related to arbitration, compromise, arrangements, reconstruction, and winding up, pending before any District Court or High Court, shall be transferred to the Tribunal.
* The Tribunal may proceed with these cases from the stage before their transfer.
* **Winding Up Proceedings:**
* Winding-up cases pending before the High Courts where petitions have not been served to the respondents as per rule 26 of Companies Court Rules, 1959 shall be transferred to Tribunal
* Winding-up cases already in progress in the High Courts as of December 15, 2016, will continue in the High Courts.
* **Proceedings Not Reserved for Orders:**
* Proceedings other than winding up cases, for which orders for allowing or otherwise of the proceedings are not reserved by the High Courts shall be transferred to the Tribunal.
* **Handling of Proceedings Under the 1956 Act:**
* Proceedings other than winding up, reserved for orders and winding up cases not transferred from High Courts, will be dealt with according to the Companies Act, 1956, and the Companies Court Rules, 1959.
**Impact Analysis:**
**High Courts:**
* *Impact:* High Courts will transfer certain pending cases to the Tribunal but will continue to handle winding-up cases already in progress and proceedings reserved for orders.
* *Action Required:* Identify and transfer cases as per the guidelines, continue handling cases that remain under their jurisdiction.
**Tribunals:**
* *Impact:* The Tribunals will receive transferred cases and proceed with them from the stage before their transfer.
* *Action Required:* Prepare to receive and manage transferred cases.
**Companies and Parties Involved in Proceedings:**
* *Impact:* The transfer of cases may affect the timelines and processes of ongoing legal proceedings.
* *Action Required:* Stay informed about the status of their cases and comply with any new procedures required by the Tribunal.
**Central Government:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the overall implementation and oversight of the transfer process.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the smooth transfer of cases and address any further difficulties that may arise.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: A law referred to in the document, specifically in relation to the transfer of pending proceedings and removal of difficulties.
Companies Act, 1956: A law being superseded in part by the Companies Act, 2013, and relevant to pending proceedings.
Tribunal: Refers to the entity to which certain proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956 are being transferred.
High Court: Refers to the court from which certain proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956 are being transferred or will continue.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: Referred to as 'the Code', this is relevant legislation affecting the winding up of companies.
Central Government: The entity issuing the order and responsible for notifying the transfer of proceedings.
New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, where the order originates.
Companies Court Rules, 1959: Rules governing procedures related to the Companies Act, 1956, especially concerning winding up of companies.
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कारपोरेट काय (cid:6981) म(cid:7074)ं ालय
आदशे
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, 7 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016
का.आ. 3676 (अ).–कंपनी अिधिनयम, 2013 (िजसे इसम(cid:7286) इसके प(cid:7391)ात् 2013 का अिधिनयम कहा गया
ह)ै क(cid:7409) धारा 434 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) के खंड (ग) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)ावधान म(cid:7286) यह उपबंिधत ह ै (cid:7408)क उस तारीख को, जो क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय
सरकार (cid:7367)ारा लंिबत काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) के अंतरण के (cid:7079)योजन(cid:7298) के िलए अिधसूिचत (cid:7408)कया जाए, कंपनी अिधिनयम, 1956
(िजसे इसम(cid:7286) इसके प(cid:7391)ात् 1956 का अिधिनयम कहा गया ह)ै के अधीन (cid:7408)कसी िजला (cid:7008)यायालय या उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय के
सम(cid:6979) उस तारीख से ठीक पहले लंिबत सभी काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) िजसके अंतग(cid:6981)त म(cid:7007)य(cid:7021)थता, समझौते, ठहराव और
कंपिनय(cid:7298) के पुन(cid:7414)नमा(cid:6981)ण तथा समापन से संबंिधत कायव(cid:6981) ािहयां भी ह,(cid:7289) अिधकरण को अंत(cid:7407)रत हो जाएगं ी और
अिधकरण ऐसी काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) पर उनके अंतरण से पहले के (cid:7079)(cid:7059)म से कार(cid:6981)वाई कर सकेगा;
और उसके परंतुक यह और उपबंिधत ह ै (cid:7408)क कंपिनय(cid:7298) के समापन से संबंिधत केवल ऐसी काय(cid:6981)वािहया ं
अिधकरण को उस (cid:7079)(cid:7059)म पर अंत(cid:7407)रत क(cid:7409) जाएगं ी जसै ा (cid:7408)क क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा िविहत (cid:7408)कया जाए;
और 2013 के अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा 434 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) के खंड (ग) (cid:7408)दनांक 15 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016 से (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275)
होगी;
और (cid:7408)दवाला और शोधन अ(cid:6979)मता संिहता (िजसे इसम(cid:7286) इसके प(cid:7391)ात् संिहता कहा गया ह)ै क(cid:7409) धारा 6 स े
धारा 32, धारा 60 से धारा 67 के उपबंध 01 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016 स े (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275) हो गए ह (cid:7289) और इस संिहता क(cid:7409) धारा 33 स े
धारा 54 और 2013 के अिधिनयम के अ(cid:7007)याय-15 और अ(cid:7007)याय-20 के उपबंध 15 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016 से (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275) करन े
के िलए अिधसूिचत (cid:7408)कए जाएगं े;
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और यह िविन(cid:7391)य (cid:7408)कया गया ह ै (cid:7408)क (i) 1956 के अिधिनयम के अधीन 15 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016 को उ(cid:7340)
(cid:7008)यायालय के सम(cid:6979) लंिबत समापन संबंधी मामल(cid:7298) स े िभ(cid:7382) सभी मामले (cid:7059)मश: उस (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)ीय अिधका(cid:7407)रता का (cid:7079)योग
करने वाली अिधकरण क(cid:7409) उन (cid:7008)यायपीठ(cid:7298) को अंत(cid:7407)रत हो जाएगं े और (ii) 1956 के अिधिनयम के अधीन समापन
संबंधी ऐसे सभी मामले जो 15 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016 को उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय के सम(cid:6979) लंिबत ह ै और िजनम(cid:7286) कंपनी
((cid:7008)यायालय) िनयम, 1959 के िनयम 26 के अनसु ार (cid:7079)(cid:7004)य(cid:7414)थय(cid:7298) पर यािचका(cid:7312) क(cid:7409) तामीन नह(cid:7277) क(cid:7409) गई ह,(cid:7289) अिधकरण
को अंत(cid:7407)रत हो जाएगं े तथा उस तारीख को लंिबत समापन के सभी शेष मामले संबिं धत उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) जारी
रहग(cid:7286) ;े
और 1956 के अिधिनयम के उपबंध(cid:7298) को, (i) समापन से िभ(cid:7382) उन मामल(cid:7298) से संबंिधत सभी काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) के
िलए जो मंजूर करने या अ(cid:7008)यथा आदशे (cid:7298) के िलए आरि(cid:6979)त ह (cid:7289) और (ii) ऐसे समापन के मामले जो अिधकरण को
अंत(cid:7407)रत नह(cid:7277) (cid:7408)कए गए ह (cid:7289) और िजन पर 2013 के अिधिनयम के अधीन या इस सिं हता के अधीन त(cid:7004)(cid:7021)थानी उपबंध(cid:7298)
के (cid:7079)ारंभ के कारण उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय(cid:7298) (cid:7367)ारा कार(cid:6981)वाई क(cid:7409) जाएगी, जारी रखने के संबंध म (cid:7286) क(cid:7407)ठनाइयां उ(cid:7004)प(cid:7382) (cid:7263)ई ह;(cid:7289)
और समापन से िभ(cid:7382) अ(cid:7008)य मामल(cid:7298) से संबंिधत काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) के अंतरण के संबंध म(cid:7286) भी क(cid:7407)ठनाइयां उ(cid:7004)प(cid:7382) (cid:7263)ई
ह,ै जहां सुनवाई पूरी हो गई ह ै और केवल आदशे क(cid:7409) घोषणा लंिबत ह ै या आरि(cid:6979)त ह,ै (cid:6989)य(cid:7298)(cid:7408)क इनम(cid:7286) अिधकरण को
अंत(cid:7407)रत करने के प(cid:7407)रणाम(cid:7021)व(cid:7272)प िवलंब हो सकता ह ै और इसका काय(cid:6981)वाही के प(cid:6979)कार(cid:7298) पर (cid:7079)ितकूल (cid:7079)भाव पड़ने क(cid:7409)
संभावना ह।ै
अतः अब क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, कंपनी अिधिनयम, 2013 (2013 का 18) क(cid:7409) धारा 470 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) (cid:7367)ारा
(cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए उपरो(cid:7334) उ(cid:7334) किथत क(cid:7407)ठनाइय(cid:7298) को दरू करन े के िलए िन(cid:7388)िलिखत आदशे करती
ह ै अथा(cid:6981)त:् -
1. सिं (cid:6979)(cid:7385) नाम और (cid:7079)ारंभ.- (1) इस आदशे का संि(cid:6979)(cid:7385) नाम कंपनी (क(cid:7407)ठनाइय(cid:7298) को दरू करना) चौथा आदशे , 2016
ह।ै
(2) यह आदशे 15 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013) बर, 2016 स े (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275) होगा।
2. कंपनी अिधिनयम, 2013 क(cid:7409) धारा 434 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) के खंड (ग) म(cid:7286) परंतुक के प(cid:7391)ात् िन(cid:7388)िलिखत परंतकु
अंतः(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कए जाएगं े, अथा(cid:6981)त:् -
“परंतु यह और (cid:7408)क समापन से िभ(cid:7382) अ(cid:7008)य मामल(cid:7298) से संबंिधत केवल ऐसी काय(cid:6981)वािहयां िजनम(cid:7286) उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय (cid:7367)ारा
काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) को मंजरू करन े या अ(cid:7008)यथा के िलए आदशे आरि(cid:6979)त न (cid:7408)कया गया हो, अिधकरण को अंत(cid:7407)रत हो
जाएगं ी:
परंतु यह भी (cid:7408)क –
(i) कंपनी अिधिनयम, 1956 के अधीन कंपिनय(cid:7298) के समापन से संबंधी मामल(cid:7298) से िभ(cid:7382) सभी काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) जो ऐसी
काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) को मंजूर (cid:7408)कए जाने या अ(cid:7008)यथा आदशे हते ु आरि(cid:6979)त ह,(cid:7289) से संबंिधत सभी काय(cid:6981)वाही; या
(ii) कंपिनय(cid:7298) के समापन से संबंिधत ऐसी काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) पर, जो उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय से अंत(cid:7407)रत नह(cid:7277) क(cid:7409) गई ह;ै
कंपनी अिधिनयम, 1956 और कंपनी ((cid:7008)यायालय) िनयम, 1959 के उपबंध(cid:7298) के अनुसार कार(cid:6981)वाई क(cid:7409) जाएगी। ¸
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अमरदीप (cid:7410)सह भा(cid:7407)टया, संयु(cid:7334) सिचव¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
ORDER
New Delhi, the 7th December, 2016
S.O. 3676(E).—Whereas clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 434 of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter
referred to as the 2013 Act) provides that on a date which may be notified by the Central Government for the purpose of
transfer of pending proceedings, all proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the 1956 Act)
including proceedings relating to arbitration, compromise, arrangements and reconstruction and winding up of
companies, pending immediately before such date before any District Court or High Court, shall stand transferred to the
Tribunal and the Tribunal may proceed to deal with such proceedings from the stage before their transfer;
And, whereas, the proviso thereof further provides that only such proceedings relating to the winding up of
companies shall be transferred to the Tribunal that are at a stage as may be prescribed by the Central Government;
And, whereas, clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 434 of the 2013 Act shall come into force from the 15th
December, 2016;
And, whereas, provisions of sections 6 to 32, 60 to 67 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter
referred to as the Code) have been brought into force on 1st December, 2016 and sections 33 to 54 of the Code and the
provisions of Chapter XV and Chapter XX of the 2013 Act shall be notified to come into force from 15th December,
2016;
And, whereas, it has been decided that (i) proceedings under the 1956 Act with High Courts on all cases other
than winding-up as on 15th December, 2016 shall stand transferred to the Benches of the Tribunals exercising respective
territorial jurisdiction and (ii) all cases of winding up under the 1956 Act which are pending before the High Courts as on
15th December, 2016 and wherein petitions have not been served to the respondents as per rule 26 of Companies (Court)
Rules, 1959 shall be transferred to Tribunal, and all remaining cases of winding up pending on that date would continue
with the respective High Courts;
And, whereas, difficulties have arisen regarding continuation of provisions of the 1956 Act for (i) those
proceedings relating to cases other than winding-up that are reserved for orders for allowing or otherwise and (ii) those
winding up cases which would not be transferred to Tribunal and be proceeded with by High Courts on account of
commencement of the corresponding provisions under the 2013 Act or under the Code;
And, whereas, difficulties have also arisen regarding transfer of proceedings relating to cases other than
winding-up where hearings have been completed and only pronouncement of order is pending or is reserved since their
transfer to Tribunal may result into delay and rights of parties to the proceedings are likely to be affected prejudicially;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 470 of the Companies Act,
2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order to remove the above said difficulties,
namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Fourth
Order, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force with effect from the 15th December, 2016.
2. In the Companies Act, 2013, in Section 434, in sub-section (1), in clause (c), after the proviso, the following provisos
shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided further that only such proceedings relating to cases other than winding-up, for which orders for allowing or
otherwise of the proceedings are not reserved by the High Courts shall be transferred to the Tribunal:
Provided further that –
(i) all proceedings under the Companies Act, 1956 other than the cases relating to winding up of companies that
are reserved for orders for allowing or otherwise such proceedings; or
(ii) the proceedings relating to winding up of companies which have not been transferred from the High Courts;
shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959”.
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AMARDEEP SINGH BHATIA, Jt. Secy.
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