Judgement

Appeal (No. 86 of 1930) from a decree of the High Court (May 14, 1929) made in the winding-up of the Dehra Dun-Mussoorie Electric Tramway Company, Ld.

Law Rep. 60 Ind. App. 13 ( 1932- 1933) Hansraj Gupta v. Official Liquidators of Dehra Dun-Mussoorie 190

The above-named company was ordered to be wound up by an order made on March 26, 1926, upon a petition presented on January 26, 1926. The present appeal arose out of an application made by the respondents, the official liquidators, on March 26, 1928, under s. 186, sub-s. 1, of the Indian Companies Act, 1913, praying that the appellants, who as executors of Lala Raghumal were in the list of contributories, should be ordered to pay three sums of Rs. 27,000, Rs. 35,000, and Rs. 7703-13-0, as moneys due from the deceased to the company.

By the above-named sub-section " The Court may, at any time after making a winding-up order, make an order on any contributory for the time being settled on the list of contributories to pay, in manner directed by the order, any money due from him or from the estate of the person whom he represents to the company exclusive of any money payable by him or the estate by virtue of any call in purs