Section 36(1) in The U.P. Imposition Of Ceiling On Land Holdings Act, 1960
(1)If the person committing any offence under this Act is a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was incharge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of its business, as well as the company shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be punished under Section 35 :Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
