Companies Act, 1956
Sec 387 - Remuneration of manager.
The manager of a company may, subject to the provisions of
section 198, receive remuneration either by way of a monthly payment, or by way
of a specified percentage of the "net profits" of the company
calculated in the manner laid down in sections 349 and 350 or partly by the one
way and partly by the other:
Provided that except with the approval of the Central
Government such remuneration shall not exceed in the aggregate five per cent of
the net profits.