law: The Joint-stock Companies Act, 1857
  LXVIII. Application for winding-up to be by petition.-
  Any application for the winding-up of a Company shall be by petition accompanied by a declaration signed by the petitioner stating that he verily believes the same to be true: such petition may, in cases where the Company is unable to pay its debts, be presented either by a creditor or a contributory; but where any other ground is alleged for winding-up the Company, a contributory alone is entitled to present the petition.