Section 5 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002
- (1)The undertaking of the Trust which is transferred to, and which vest in, the specified company or the specified undertaking of the Trust, which is transferred to, and vest in, the Administrator, as the case may be, under section 4, shall be deemed to include all business, assets, rights, powers, authorities and privileges and all properties, movable and immovable, real and personal, corporeal and incorporeal, in possession or reservation, present or contingent of whatever nature and wheresoever situate including lands, buildings, vehicles, cash balances, deposits, foreign currencies, disclosed and undisclosed reserves, reserve fund, special reserve fund, benevolent reserve fund, any other fund, stocks, investments, shares, bonds, debentures, security, management of any industrial concern, loans, advances and guarantees given to industrial concerns, tenancies, leases and book-debts and all other rights and interests arising out of such property as were immediately before the appointed day in the ownership, possession or power of the Trust in relation to the undertaking or the specified undertaking, as the case may be, within or without India, all books of account, registers, records and documents relating thereto and shall also be deemed to include all borrowings, liabilities, units issued and obligations of whatever kind within or without India then subsisting of the Trust in relation to such undertaking or the specified undertaking, as the case may be.
- (2)All contracts, deeds, bonds, guarantees, powers-of-attorney, other instruments (including all units issued and unit schemes formulated by the Trust) and working arrangements subsisting immediately before the appointed day and affecting the Trust shall cease to have effect or to be enforceable against the Trust and shall be of as full force and effect against or in favour of the specified company or the Administrator, as the case may be, in which the undertaking or specified undertaking has vested by virtue of this Act and enforceable as fully and effectually as if instead of the Trust, the specified company or the Administrator, as the case may be, had been named therein or had been a party thereto.
- (3)All unit schemes taken by the Board of the Trust immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been taken by the specified company or the Administrator, as the case may be, and all the units issued by the Trust under such scheme shall be deemed to be the units issued by the specified company or the Administrator, as the case may be, and the income on such units shall be distributed and such units shall be redeemed or purchased by them in the same manner as would have been done by the Trust had the undertaking or the specified undertaking not been transferred under section 4.
- (4)Any proceeding or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the appointed day by or against the Trust may, as from the appointed day, be continued and enforced by or against the specified company or the Administrator, as the case may be, in which the undertaking or specified undertaking has vested by virtue of this Act as it might have been enforced by or against the Trust if this Act had not been enacted and shall cease to be enforceable by or against the Trust.
Summary
- When the transfer described in section 4 happens, it automatically includes all related business, assets, and rights.
- Any contracts, agreements, or working arrangements that the old Trust had will now be fully binding on the new specified company or the Administrator.
- Old unit investment schemes created by the Trust are legally treated as if the new company or Administrator created them.
- If there is an ongoing lawsuit or legal proceeding involving the Trust, it will simply continue against the new company or the Administrator without stopping.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. Do old contracts with the Trust get cancelled?
No, old contracts remain valid and simply transfer to the specified company or the Administrator.
2. What happens to my old investment unit scheme?
Your old unit scheme is protected and treated as if it was issued by the new specified company or Administrator.
3. If the Trust was suing someone, does the lawsuit end?
No, any pending cause of action continues and is enforced by the specified company or Administrator.
Test yourself
Q1.Under Section 5 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002, this provision cross-references Section 4 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002. What event under Section 4 triggers the transfer of all business, assets, and rights described in Section 5?
Q2.Under Section 5 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002, what happens to all contracts, deeds, and agreements to which the Trust was a party?
Q3.Under Section 5 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002, how are the unit schemes taken by the Board of the Trust immediately before commencement treated?
Q4.Under Section 5 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002, what happens to any proceeding or cause of action pending against the Trust?
Q5.Under Section 5 of The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002, can a pending lawsuit still be enforced against the old Trust itself after the appointed day?