https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100155 Proceedings before the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act for eviction and damages were treated as legal proceedings within section 446(1) of the Companies Act, because the phrase is not limited to ordinary civil suits and covers claims affecting a company in liquidation's assets. Leave of the winding-up court was therefore required before such proceedings could be initiated or continued, since the liquidation scheme demands centralized control and pari passu treatment of creditors. The Delhi High Court accordingly held that the public premises remedy could not be pursued against the company in liquidation without prior leave. en-us Thu, 16 Apr 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100155 Proceedings before the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act for eviction and damages were treated as legal proceedings within section 446(1) of the Companies Act, because the phrase is not limited to ordinary civil suits and covers claims affecting a company in liquidation's assets. Leave of the winding-up court was therefore required before such proceedings could be initiated or continued, since the liquidation scheme demands centralized control and pari passu treatment of creditors. The Delhi High Court accordingly held that the public premises remedy could not be pursued against the company in liquidation without prior leave. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 16 Apr 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100155