The Indian Companies Act 1882, 6 of 1882, (Rep., Act 1 of 1956)

Section 141. For the purpose of conducting the proceedings in winding-up a Company and assisting the Court therei

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

141. For the purpose of conducting the proceedings in winding-up a Company and assisting the Court therein, there may be appointed a person or persons, to be called an official liquidator or official liquidators. The Court may appoint such person or persons, either provisionally or otherwise, as it thinks fit, to the office of official liquidator or official liquidators. In all cases, if more persons than one are appointed to the office of official liquidator, the Court shall declare whether any act hereby required or authorized to be done by the official liquidator is to be done by all or any one or more of such persons. The Court may also determine whether any, and what, security is to be given by any official liquidator on his appointment. If no official liquidator is appointed, or during any vacancy in such appointment, all the property of the Company shall be deemed to be in the custody of the Court. A receiver shall not be appointed of assets in the hands of an official liquidator.

Source: India Code