MCA UPDATE
Special courts under section 435 of Companies Act, 2013
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby, after obtaining the concurrence of the respective Chief Justices of the High Courts, designates the following Courts mentioned in the Table below as Special Courts for the purposes of trial of offences punishable under the Companies Act, 2013 with imprisonment of two years or more in terms of section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013, namely:-
|
Sr. No |
Existing Court |
Jurisdiction as Special Court |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
|
1 |
Courts of Additional Special Judge, Anti-Corruption at Jammu and Srinagar |
State of Jammu and Kashmir |
|
2 |
Presiding Officers of Court No’s. 37 and 58 of the City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Mumbai |
State of Maharashtra |
|
3 |
Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli at Silvassa. |
Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
|
4 |
Court of District Judge-1 and Additional Sessions Judge, Panaji. |
State of Goa |
|
5 |
Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural), situated at Mirzapur, Ahmedabad. |
State of Gujarat |
|
6 |
9 th Additional Sessions Judge, Gwalior Madhya Pradesh. |
State of Madhya Pradesh |
|
7 |
Court of Additional District and Session Judge, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
|
8 |
2nd Special Court, Calcutta. |
State of West Bengal |
The aforesaid Courts mentioned in column number (2) shall exercise the jurisdiction as Special Courts in respect of jurisdiction mentioned in column number (3).
