(1) At any time after the making of an order for the winding up of a company2(20) Company means a company incorporated under this Act or under any previous company law by the Tribunal2(90) Tribunal means the National Company Law Tribunal constituted under section 408 , any creditor or contributory2(26) Contributory means a person liable to contribute towards the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, it is hereby clarified that a person holding fully paid-up shares in a company shall be considered as a contributory but shall have no liabilities of a contributory under the Act whilst retaining rights of such a contributory of the company may inspect the books and papers of the company only in accordance with, and subject to such rules as may be prescribed.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall exclude or restrict any rights conferred by any law for the time being in force—
(a) on the Central Government or a State Government;
(b) on any authority or officer thereof; or
(c) on any person acting under the authority of any such Government or of any such authority or officer.