The Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920

Section 4

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

4. In the application of the Act to the Punjab, a new clause (aa) has been ins. here by the Punjab Relief of Indebtedness Act, 1934 (Pun. 7 of 1934), s. 3. 5. Subs. by Act 11 of 1937, s. 4, for "made under this Act". his failure to apply, or to prosecute an application for his discharge, shall not be entitled to present an insolvency petition without the leave of the Court by which the order of adjudication was annulled. Such Court shall not grant leave unless it is satisfied either that the debtor was prevented by any reasonable cause from presenting or prosecuting his application, as the case may be, or that the petition is founded on facts substantially different from those contained in the petition on which the order of adjudication was made. 4. In the application of the Act to Bombay, a new cl. (aa) has been ins. here by the Presidency-towns Insolvency and the Provincial Insolvency (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1939 (Bom. 15 of 1939), s. 3.

Source: India Code