Section 157. Acquisition of control by bankruptcy trustee
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Act
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Act, 2016
Section number
157
Section reader
157. Acquisition of control by bankruptcy trustee.-
(1) The bankruptcy trustee shall take possession and control of all property, books, papers and other records relating to the estate of the bankrupt or affairs of the bankrupt which belong to him or are in his possession or under his control.
(2) Where any part of the estate of the bankrupt consists of things in actionable claims, they shall be deemed to have been assigned to the bankruptcy trustee without any notice of the assignment.
