THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
- Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
- Conduct of inspection and inquiry
- Report on inspection made
- Search and seizure
- Investigation into affairs of company
- Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
- Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
- Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
- Investigation of ownership of company
- Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
- Protection of employees during investigation
- Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc.
- Seizure of documents by inspector
- Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
- Imposition of restrictions upon securities
- Inspector’s report
- Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report
- Expenses of investigation
- Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
- Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
- Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
- Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents