CS
751 Points
Joined May 2009
Official liquidators
5[448. Appointment of Official Liquidator.—(1) For the purposes of this
Act, so far as it relates to the winding up of a company by the Tribunal, there
shall be an Official Liquidator who—
(a) may be appointed from a panel of professional firms of chartered
accountants, advocates, company secretaries, costs and works
accountants or firms having a combination of these professions, which
the Central Government shall constitute for the Tribunal; or
(b) may be a body corporate consisting of such professionals as may be
approved by the Central Government from time to time; or
(c) may be a whole-time or a part-time officer appointed by the Central
Government:
Provided that, before appointing the Official Liquidator, the Tribunal may
give due regard to the views or opinion of the secured creditors and workmen.