law: The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
  48. Default by
  
  companies.-
  1.  Where
  
  a company makes a default in complying with the provisions of clause (c) or
  
  clause (d) or clause (h) or clause (i) or clause (k) or clause (l) or clause
  
  (n) or clause (r) or clause (s) of section 14 or clause (b) or cause (c) or
  
  clause (h) of section 15, every person who at the time of such contravention
  
  was incharge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the
  
  business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to have acted
  
  in contravention of the said provisions and shall be liable to be proceeded
  
  against and imposed penalty under section 26 accordingly: Provided that nothing
  
  contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable for penalty
  
  provided in this Act if he proves that the contravention of the aforesaid
  
  provisions was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due
  
  diligence to prevent the contravention of the aforesaid provision.
  2.  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), where any contravention of the
  
  provisions of clause (c) or clause (d) or clause (h) or clause (i) or clause
  
  (k) or clause (l) or clause (n) or clause (r) or clause (s) of section 14 or
  
  clause (b or clause (c) or clause (h) of section 15 has been committed with the
  
  consent or connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of,
  
  any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such
  
  director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to have
  
  contravened the said provisions and shall be liable to be proceeded for imposition
  
  of penalty accordingly.
  Explanation.-For the
  
  purposes of this section, "company" means a body corporate and
  
  includes a firm or other association of individuals.