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513 Body corporate not to be appointed as liquidator

513. BODY CORPORATE NOT TO BE APPOINTED AS LIQUIDATOR

(1) A body corporate shall not be qualified for appointment as liquidator of a company in a voluntary winding up.

(2) Any appointment made in contravention of sub-section (1) shall be void.

(3) Any body corporate which acts as liquidator of a company, and every director, or a manager thereof, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 2[ten] thousand rupees.

Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, a body corporate consisting of such professionals as may be approved by the Central Government from time to time, shall be qualified for appointment as Official Liquidator under section 448.

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