Every contract entered into by the Company in relation to the undertakings owned by it, which has vested in the Central Government under section 3, for any service, sale or supply, and in force immediately before the appointed day, shall, on and from the expiry of a period of one hundred and eighty days from the appointed day, cease to have effect unless such contract is, before the expiry of that period, ratified, in writing, by the Central Government or Government company, in which such undertakings have been vested under this Act, and in ratifying such contract, the Central Government or Government company may make such alteration or modification therein as it may think fit:
Provided that the Central Government or Government company shall not omit to ratify a contract and shall not make any alteration or modification in a contract--
(a) unless it is satisfied that such contract is unduly onerous or has been entered into in bad faith or is detrimental to the interests of the Central Government or such Government company; and
(b) except after giving to the parties to the contract a reasonable opportunity of being heard and except after recording, in writing, its reasons for refusal to ratify the contract or for making any alteration or modification therein.
Provided that the Central Government or Government company shall not omit to ratify a contract and shall not make any alteration or modification in a contract--
(a) unless it is satisfied that such contract is unduly onerous or has been entered into in bad faith or is detrimental to the interests of the Central Government or such Government company; and
(b) except after giving to the parties to the contract a reasonable opportunity of being heard and except after recording, in writing, its reasons for refusal to ratify the contract or for making any alteration or modification therein.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Transfer to, and vesting in, the Central Government of the undertakings of the Company.Section 4 · Transfer and vesting of shares held by the Company in the specified companies.Section 5 · General effect of vesting.Section 6 · Central Government or the Government company not to liable for certain prior liabilities.Section 7 · Power of Central Government to direct vesting of the undertakings of the Company in a Government c ompany.Section 8 · Payment of amounts to the Company and specified companies.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.