Companies Act, 1956
Sec 502-Appointment of liquidator.
(1) The creditors and the company at their
respective meetings mentioned in section 500 may nominate a person to be
liquidator for the purpose of winding up the affairs and distributing the
assets of the company.
(2) If the creditors and the company nominate
different persons, the person nominated by the creditors shall be liquidator :
Provided that any director, member or creditor
of the company may, within seven days after the date on which the nomination
was made by the creditors, apply to the Court for an order either directing
that the person nominated as liquidator by the company shall be liquidator
instead of or jointly with the person nominated by the creditors, or appointing
the Official Liquidator or some other person to be liquidator instead of the
person appointed by the creditors.
(3) If no person is nominated by the
creditors, the person, if any, nominated by the company shall be liquidator.
(4) If no person is nominated by the company,
the person, if any, nominated by the creditors shall be liquidator.