108 Procedure on substitution

108 Procedure on substitution.

(1) Where the Member makes an order substituting a creditor or partner as petitioner in a winding-up petition, he shall adjourn the hearing of the petition to a date to be fixed by him and direct such amendments of the petition as may be necessary and such creditor or partner shall, within seven days from the making of the order, amend the petition accordingly, and file two clean copies thereof together with an affidavit in duplicate setting out the grounds, on which he supports the petition.

(2) The amended petition shall be treated as the petition for the winding-up of the LLP and shall be deemed to have been presented on the date on which the original petition was presented.