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Issues: Whether the petitioner is entitled to a lien under Section 221 of the Indian Contract Act for disbursements made prior to and subsequent to the winding-up order, and whether the winding-up order affects that lien.
Analysis: The Court examined the operation of Section 221 of the Indian Contract Act in relation to expenditure incurred by a possessor of property and goods which confer a lien for necessary disbursements. The Court held that the agreement between the parties did not exclude the operation of Section 221 and that expenditure incurred before the winding-up order falls within that section. The Court further analysed the effect of a winding-up order on such a lien and concluded that the making of the winding-up order does not extinguish or impair the right to remain in possession under a lien for necessary disbursements; disbursements made between the date of the winding-up order and the actual handing over of possession stand on the same footing as disbursements made prior to the winding-up order. The Court noted Section 149 of the Indian Companies Act does not authorise depriving a secured creditor of possession of his security and proceeded to remit the matter to the lower Court to determine the amounts properly allowable and the property in respect of which the lien subsists, permitting fresh evidence.
Conclusion: The appeal is allowed; the petitioner is entitled to a lien under Section 221 of the Indian Contract Act for disbursements made before and after the winding-up order, and the case is remanded to the District Judge to determine the sums and property subject to that lien. Costs awarded to the appellant.
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