Companies.
(c) the advertisement shall state the day on which the petition was presented, and the name and address of the petitioner, and of his solicitor and shall contain a note at the foot thereof, stating that any person who intends to appear on the hearing of the petition, either to oppose or support, must send notice of his intention to the petitioner, or to his solicitor within the time and in the manner prescribed by rule 30, and an advertisement of a petition for the winding up of a company by the court which does not contain such a note shall be deemed irregular.
And if the petitioner or his solicitor does not within the time hereby prescribed or within such extended time as the Registrar may allow duly advertise the petition in the manner prescribed by this rule the appointment of the time and place at which the petition is to be heard shall be cancelled by the Registrar and the petition shall be removed from the file unless a judge or the Registrar shall otherwise direct.
25. Every petition shall, unless presented by the company, be served upon the company at the registered office, if any, of the company, and if there is no registered office, then at the principal or last known principal place of business of the company, if any such can be found, by leaving a copy with any member, officer, or servant of the company there, or in case no such member, officer, or servant can be found there, then by leaving a copy at such registered office or principal place of business, or by serving it on such member, officer, or servant of the company as the court may direct; and where the company is being wound up voluntarily, the petition shall also be served upon the liquidator (if any), appointed for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company.
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Service of R. 28. Forms 5
petition.
and 6.
of petition.
and 8.
26. Every petition for the winding up of a company Verification by the court, or subject to the supervision of the court, of 20 shall be verified by an affidavit referring thereto. Such Forms 7 affidavit shall be made by the petitioner, or by one of the petitioners, if more than one, or, in case the petition is presented by a corporation, by some director, secretary, or other principal officer thereof, and shall be sworn after and
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