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Companies Act, 1956 Section 512

Powers and Duties of Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 512 is part of Companies Act, 1956 - Powers and Duties of Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

( 1) The liquidator may,-

(a) in the case of a members' voluntary winding up, with the sanction of a special resolution of the company, and in the case of a creditors' voluntary winding up, with the sanction of the1[Tribunal] or, the committee of inspection or, if there is no such committee, of a meeting of the creditors, exercise any of the powers given by2[clauses (a) to (d) of sub-section (1)] of section 457 to a liquidator in a winding up by the1[Tribunal];

(b) without the sanction referred to in clause (a), exercise any of the other powers given by this Act to the liquidator in a winding up by the1[Tribunal];

(c) exercise the power of the1[Tribunal] under this Act of settling a list of contributories (which shall be prima facie evidence of the liability of the persons named therein to be contributories);

(d) exercise the power of the1[Tribunal] of making calls;

(e) 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 think fit.

(2) The exercise by the liquidator of the powers given by clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall be subject to the control of the1[Tribunal]; and any creditor or contributory may apply to the1[Tribunal] with respect to any exercise or proposed exercise of any of the posers conferred by this section.

(3) The liquidator shall pay the debts of the company and shall adjust the rights of the contributories among themselves.

(4) When several liquidators are appointed, any power given by this Act may be exercised by such one or more of them as may be determined at the time of their appointment, or, in default of such determination, by any number of them not being less than two.

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1. Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section 88, for "Court".

2. Substituted by Act 65 of 1960, Section 179, for "clauses (i) to (iv) of sub-section (2)" (w.e.f. 28-12-1960).

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What does Companies Act, 1956 Section 512 provide?

Section Section 512 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Powers and Duties of Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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