law: Companies Act, 2013 
  PART
  
  IV.—Official Liquidators
  359.
  
    Appointment
  
  of Official Liquidator.
  1.      For the purposes of
  
  this Act, so far as it relates to the winding up of companies by the Tribunal,
  
  the Central Government may appoint as many Official Liquidators, Joint, Deputy
  
  or Assistant Official Liquidators as it may consider necessary to discharge the
  
  functions of the Official Liquidator.
  2.      The liquidators
  
  appointed under sub-section (1 ) shall be whole-time officers of the
  
  Central Government.
  3.      The salary and other
  
  allowances of the Official Liquidator, Joint Official Liquidator, Deputy
  
  Official Liquidator and Assistant Official Liquidator shall be paid by the
  
  Central Government.