Section 26(1) in Burn Company and Indian Standard Wagon Company (Nationalisation) Act, 1976
(1)Every contract entered into by either of the two companies in relation to any of its undertakings which have vested in the Central Government under section 3 for any service, sale or supply, and in force immediately before the appointed day, shall, on and from the expiry of one hundred and eighty days from the date of promulgation of the Ordinance, cease to have effect unless such contract is, before the expiry of that period, ratified, in writing, by the Central Government, or Government company, and in ratifying such contract the Central Government or Government company may make such alteration or modification therein as it may think fit:Provided that the Central Government or Government company shall not omit to ratify a contract and shall not make any alteration or modification in a contract unless it is satisfied that such contract is unduly onerous or has been entered into in bad faith or is detrimental to the interests of, the Central Government or the Government company.
