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Dissolution of Company by Court
Dissolution of Company by Court
A past member shall not be liable to make such further contribution if he ceases to hold
officer for a year or upward
If there is any contract done by company after he ceases to be director of that
company.
Official liquidator: Under section 315, for winding up of company official liquidator will be
appointed by the commission or by the court. Official liquidator will ne the one from directors
of company. Creditors may appoint liquidator for winding up in order to secure their interest.
Investigation by SECP: In case of any fraudulent activity, misfeasance or breach of trust the
case will not go the court directly but it will be handled by the SECP where the case will be
investigated properly and when commission find out that the company is so involved then
under section 268 of companies act petition for winding up of company will be filed in court.
Conclusion: Dissolution of company means winding up of business. There are many ways of
winding up of company like dissolution by court in which court order the company for
dissolution another one is voluntary dissolution where company itself voluntarily Go for
winding up and third one is winding up under supervision of court where the winding up of
company is supervised by the court for check and balance and to avoid misuse of authority.