Section 378: Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases

Nothing in this Part, shall affect the operation of any enactment which provides for any partnership firm, limited liability partnership or society or co-operative society, association or company being wound up, or being wound up as a company or as an unregistered company, under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), or any Act repealed by that Act:

Provided that references in any such enactment to any provision contained in the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or in any Act repealed by that Act shall be read as references to the corresponding provision, if any, contained in this Act.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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