law: Companies Act, 2013 
  283.
  
    Custody
  
  of company's properties.
  1.      Where a winding up
  
  order has been made or where a provisional liquidator has been appointed, the
  
  Company Liquidator or the provisional liquidator, as the case may be, shall, on
  
  the order of the Tribunal, forthwith take into his or its custody or control
  
  all the property, effects and actionable claims to which the company is or
  
  appears to be entitled to and take such steps and measures, as may be
  
  necessary, to protect and preserve the properties of the company.
  2.      Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1 ), all the property and effects of
  
  the company shall be deemed to be in the custody of the Tribunal from the date
  
  of the order for the winding up of the company.
  3.      On an application by
  
  the Company Liquidator or otherwise, the Tribunal may, at any time after the
  
  making of a winding up order, require any contributory for the time being on
  
  the list of contributories, and any trustee, receiver, banker, agent, officer
  
  or other employee of the company, to pay, deliver, surrender or transfer
  
  forthwith, or within such time as the Tribunal directs, to the Company
  
  Liquidator, any money, property or books and papers in his custody or under his
  
  control to which the company is or appears to be entitled.