Companies Act, 1956
Section - 80A - Redemption of irredeemable preference shares, etc.
[Redemption of irredeemable preference shares, etc.80A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the terms of issue of any preference shares, every preference share issued before the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988,— (a) which is irredeemable, shall be redeemed by the company within a period not exceeding five years from such commencement, or (b) which is not redeemable before the expiry of ten years from the date of issue thereon in accordance with the terms of its issue and which had not been redeemed before such commencement, shall be redeemed by the company on the date on which such share is due for redemption or within a period not exceeding ten years from such commencement, whichever is earlier :Provided that where a company is not in a position to redeem any such share within the period aforesaid and to pay the dividend, if any, due thereon (such shares being hereinafter referred to as unredeemed preference shares), it may, with the consent of the [Tribunal.... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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