https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97322 The note addresses whether a court may enter a payment order against a person listed as a contributory without prior notice, holding that natural justice requires notice and an opportunity to show cause before such orders. It explains the interaction between the liquidator's powers to fix contributories and make calls and the court's power to direct payment, observes absence of an express rule authorising payment orders without notice, and concludes that sound practice bars ex parte payment orders. Outcome: the impugned payment order was set aside and the matter remitted for hearing with notice. en-us Tue, 18 Jan 1955 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:48:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97322 The note addresses whether a court may enter a payment order against a person listed as a contributory without prior notice, holding that natural justice requires notice and an opportunity to show cause before such orders. It explains the interaction between the liquidator's powers to fix contributories and make calls and the court's power to direct payment, observes absence of an express rule authorising payment orders without notice, and concludes that sound practice bars ex parte payment orders. Outcome: the impugned payment order was set aside and the matter remitted for hearing with notice. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 18 Jan 1955 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97322