Once the Insolvency Professional gets appointed as Liquidator, he entrusted with lot of responsibilities to complete the liquidation of the company in a time bound manner. Some of the main responsibilities of the liquidator are as follows,
- To verify claims of all the creditors and adjudicate the claim
- To take into his custody or control all the assets, property, effects and actionable claims of the corporate debtor.
- To evaluate the assets and property of the corporate debtor in the manner as may be specified by the IBBI and prepare a report.
- To take such measures to protect and preserve the assets and properties of the corporate debtor as he considers necessary.
- To carry on the business of the corporate debtor for its beneficial liquidation as he considers necessary.
- Subject to section 52, to sell the immovable and movable property and actionable claims of the corporate debtor in liquidation by public auction or private contract, with power to transfer such property to any person or body corporate, or to sell the same in parcels in such manner as may be specified.
- To draw, accept, make and endorse any negotiable instruments including bill of exchange, hundi or promissory note in the name and on behalf of the corporate debtor, with the same effect with respect to the liability as if such instruments were drawn, accepted, made or endorsed by or on behalf of the corporate debtor in the ordinary course of its business.
- To take out, in his official name, letter of administration to any deceased contributory and to do in his official name any other act necessary for obtaining payment of any money due and payable from a contributory or his estate which cannot be ordinarily done in the name of the corporate debtor, and in all such cases, the money due and payable shall, for the purpose of enabling the liquidator to take out the letter of administration or recover the money, be deemed to be due to the liquidator himself.
- To obtain any professional assistance from any person or appoint any professional, in discharge of his duties, obligations and responsibilities.
- To invite and settle claims of creditors and claimants and distribute proceeds in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
- To institute or defend any suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings, civil or criminal, in the name of on behalf of the corporate debtor.
- To investigate the financial affairs of the corporate debtor to determine undervalued or preferential transactions.
- To take all such actions, steps, or to sign, execute and verify any paper, deed, receipt document, application, petition, affidavit, bond or instrument and for such purpose to use the common seal, if any, as may be necessary for liquidation, distribution of assets and in discharge of his duties and obligations and functions as liquidator.
- To apply to the Adjudicating Authority for such orders or directions as may be necessary for the liquidation of the corporate debtor and to report the progress of the liquidation process in a manner as may be specified by the Board.
- To perform such other functions as may be specified by the Board.
Bridge Insolvency Professionals take considerable amount of the workload from the liquidator and provide the adequate support for the liquidator to discharge his responsibilities in a time bound manner. The team of professionals engaged by Bridge Insolvency Professionals LLP shall support the liquidator in every facet of the responsibilities assigned to the liquidator.