Companies Act, 1956
Sec 462 - Audit of liquidator's accounts.
(1) The liquidator shall, at such times as may
be prescribed but not less than twice in each year during his tenure of office,
present to the Court an account of his receipts and payments as liquidator.
(2) The account shall be in the prescribed
form, shall be made in duplicate, and shall be verified by a declaration in the
prescribed form.
(3) The Court shall cause the account to be
audited in such manner as it thinks fit ; and for the purpose of the audit, the
liquidator shall furnish the Court with such vouchers and information as the
Court may require, and the Court may, at any time, require the production of,
and inspect, any books or accounts kept by the liquidator.
(4) When the account has been audited, one
copy thereof shall be filed and kept by the Court, and the other copy shall be
delivered to the Registrar for filing ; and each copy shall be open to the
inspection of any creditor, contributory or person interested.
(4A) Where an account referred to in
sub-section (4) relates to a Government company in liquidation, the liquidator
shall forward a copy thereof,--
(a) to the Central Government, if that
Government is a member of the Government company ; or
(b) to any State Government, if that
Government is a member of the Government company ; or
(c) to the Central Government and any State
Government, if both the Governments are members of the Government company.
(5) The liquidator shall cause the account when
audited or a summary thereof to be printed, and shall send a printed copy of
the account or summary by post to every creditor and to every contributory :
Provided that the Court may in any case dispense
with compliance with this sub-section.