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Companies Act, 2013, Section 314

Powers and Duties of Company Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up

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Companies Act, 2013, Section 314 is part of Companies Act, 2013, - Powers and Duties of Company 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 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.

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What does Companies Act, 2013, Section 314 provide?

Section Section 314 of the Companies Act, 2013, (Powers and Duties of Company Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 2013,. 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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