Power of court to grant relief in certain cases (Section 463 of the Companies Act, 2013) :

Section 463 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for Power of court to grant relief in certain cases. According to this section:

(i) If it appears to the court hearing the case that an officer of a company is or may be liable in respect of the negligence, default, breach of duty, misfeasance or breach of trust but he has acted honestly and reasonably, he ought fairly to be excused having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including those connected with his appointment, the court may relieve him, either wholly or partly, from his liability on such term, as it may think fit.

(ii) In a criminal proceeding, the court shall have no power to grant relief from any civil liability which may attach to an officer in respect of such negligence, default, breach of duty, misfeasance or breach of trust.

(iii) Where any such officer has reason to apprehend that any proceeding will or might be brought against him in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty, misfeasance or breach of trust, he may apply to the High Court for relief and the High Court on such application shall have the same power to relieve him as it would have had if it had been a court before which a proceedings against that officer for negligence, default, breach of duty, misfeasance or breach of trust had been brought.

(iv) No court shall grant any relief to any officer unless it has, by notice served in the manner specified by it, required the Registrar and such other person, if any, as it thinks necessary, to show cause why such relief should not be granted.