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Section 32 – The State Financial Corporation Act,1951

<h2The State Financial Corporation Act,1951

Section 32. Procedure of district judge in respect of applications under section 31

(1) When the application is for the reliefs mentioned in clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 31, the district judge shall pass an ad interim order attaching the security, or so much of the property of the industrial concern as would on being sold realise in his estimate an amount equivalent in value to the outstanding liability of the industrial concern to the Financial Corporation, together with the costs of the proceedings taken under section 31, with or without an ad interim injuction restraining the industrial concern from transferring or removing its machinery, plant or equipment.

(2) When the application is for the relief mentioned in clause (b) of subsection (1) of section 31, the district judge shall grant an ad interim injunction restraining the industrial concern from transferring or removing its machinery, plant or equipment and issue a notice calling upon the industrial concern to show cause, on a date to be specified in the notice, why the management of the industrial concern should not be transferred to the Financial Corporation.

(3) Before passing any order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the district judge may, if he thinks fit, examine the officer making the application.

(4) At the same time as he passes an order under sub-section (1), the district judge shall issue to the industrial concern a notice accompanied by copies of the order, the application and the evidence, if any, recorded by him calling upon it to show cause on a date to be specified in the notice why the ad interim order of attachment should not be made absolute or the injunction confirmed.

(5) If no cause is shown on or before the date specified in the notice under sub-sections (2) and (4), the district judge shall forthwith make the ad interim order absolute and direct the sale of the attached property or transfer the management of the industrial concern to the Financial Corporation or confirm the injunction.

(6) If cause is shown, the district judge shall proceed to investigate the claim of the Financial Corporation in accordance with the provisions contained in the Code of Civil Procedure,1908 (Act V of 1908), in so far as such provisions may be applied thereto.

(7) After making an investigation under sub-section (6), the district judge may—-

(a) Confirm the order of attachment and direct the sale of the attached property;

(b) Vary the order of attachment so as to release a portion of the property from attachment and direct the sale of the remainder of the attached property;

(c) Release the property from attachment;

(d) Confirm or dissolve the injunction; or

(e) transfer the management of the industrial concern to the Financial Corporation or reject the claim made in this behalf.

Provided that when making an order under clause (c), the district judge may make such further orders as he thinks necessary to protect the interests of the Financial Corporation and may apportion the costs of the proceedings in such manner as he thinks fit:

Provided further that unless the Financial Corporation intimates to the district judge that it will not appeal against any order releasing any property from attachment, such order shall not be given effect to, until the expiry of the period fixed under sub-section(9) within which an appeal may be preferred or, if an appeal is preferred. Unless the High Court otherwise directs until the appeal is disposed of.

(8) An order of attachment or sale of property under this section shall be carried into affect as far as practicable in the manner provided in the Code of Civil Procedure,1908 (Act V of 1908) for the attachment or sale of property in execution of a degree as if the Financial Corporation were the d
ecree holder.

(9) Any party aggrieved by an order under sub-section (5) or sub-section (c) may, within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal to the High Court, and upon such appeals the High Court may, after hearing the parties pass such orders thereon as it thinks proper.

(10) Where proceedings for liquidation in respect of an industrial concern have commenced before an application is made under sub-section (1) of section 31, nothing in this section shall be constructed as giving to the Financial Corporation any preference over the other creditors of the industrial concern not conferred on it by any other law.

(11) The functions of a district judge under this section shall, in a presidency town, be exercised by the principal judge of the City civil Court, if any, having jurisdiction or by the High Court.

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