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MBA 3.5-4th-BUSA4140-28 & 29
MBA 3.5-4th-BUSA4140-28 & 29
MBA 3.5-4th-BUSA4140-28 & 29
Winding up of Company
Meaning:
The winding up a company means the process by which a
company is dissolved.
A company is created by legal procedure and it comes to an end
through a legal procedure. Winding up is the process by which
the management of the company is taken from the directors,
assets are sold by liquidator and debts are paid off. Any
remaining balance is divided among the members. The winding
up of the company is also called liquidation.
Winding up of Company
Liquidator:
A person appointed to carry out the winding up of a company is called liquidator.
The duty of liquidator is to sell the property of the company, pay its debts, and
distribute the surplus among the members. The following are powers of
liquidator (sec. 337).