Companies Act, 1956
Sec 464 - Appointment and composition of committee of
inspection.
(1)
(a) The Court may, at the time of making an
order for the winding up of a company or at any time thereafter, direct that
there shall be appointed a committee of inspection to act with the liquidator.
(b) Where a direction is given by the Court as
aforesaid, the liquidator shall, within two months from the date of such
direction, convene a meeting of the creditors of the company (as ascertained
from its books and documents) for the purpose of determining who are to be
members of the committee ;
(2) The liquidator shall, within fourteen days
from the date of the creditors meeting or such further time as the Court in its
discretion may grant for the purpose; convene a meeting of the contributories
to consider the decision of the creditors' meeting with respect to the
membership of the committee ; and it shall be open to the meeting of the
contributories to accept the decision of the creditors' meeting with or without
modifications or to reject it.
(3) Except in the case where the meeting of
the contributories accepts the decision of the creditors' meeting in its
entirety, it shall be the duty of the liquidator to apply to the Court for
directions as to what the composition of the committee shall be, and who shall
be members thereof.