§ 72 — Validation of shares improperly issued

72. Where a company has purported to issue or allot shares and the creation, issue or allotment of those shares was invalid by reason of any provision of this or any other written law or of the constitution of the company or otherwise or the terms of issue or allotment were inconsistent with or unauthorised by any such provision the Court may, upon application made by the company or by a holder or mortgagee of any of those shares or by a creditor of the company and upon being satisfied that in all the circumstances it is just and equitable to do so, make an order validating the issue or allotment of those shares or confirming the terms of issue or allotment thereof or both and upon a copy of the order being lodged with the Registrar those shares are deemed to have been validly issued or allotted upon the terms of the issue or allotment thereof.[36/2014]