Companies Act, 2013
314.
Powers
and duties of Company Liquidator in voluntary winding up.
1. The Company
Liquidator shall perform such functions and discharge such duties as may be
determined from time to time by the company or the creditors, as the case may
be.
2. The Company
Liquidator shall settle the list of contributories, which shall be prima
facie evidence of the liability of the persons named therein to be
contributories.
3. The Company
Liquidator shall call general meetings of the company for the purpose of obtaining
the sanction of the company by ordinary or special resolution, as the case may
require, or for any other purpose he may consider necessary.
4. The Company
Liquidator shall maintain regular and proper books of account in such form and
in such manner as may be prescribed and the members and creditors and any
officer authorised by the Central Government may inspect such books of account.
5. The Company
Liquidator shall prepare quarterly statement of accounts in such form and
manner as may be prescribed and file such statement of accounts duly audited
within thirty days from the close of each quarter with the Registrar, failing
which the Company Liquidator shall be punishable with fine which may extend to
five thousand rupees for every day during which the failure continues.
6. The Company
Liquidator shall pay the debts of the company and shall adjust the rights of
the contributories among themselves.
7. The Company
Liquidator shall observe due care and diligence in the discharge of his duties.
8. If the Company
Liquidator fails to comply with the provisions of this section except
sub-section (5 ) he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten
lakh rupees.