Section 34

Where the Adjudicating Authority passes an order for liquidation of the corporate debtor under section 33, it shall refer to the Board for making recommendation of an insolvency professional to be appointed as the liquidator and on receipt of the recommendation, appoint such insolvency professional as the liquidator.118

On the appointment of a liquidator under this section, all powers of the board of directors, key managerial personnel and the partners of the corporate debtor, as the case may be, shall cease to have effect and shall be vested in the liquidator.

Any person who is or has been a personnel of the corporate debtor, or its promoter, or associated with the management of the corporate debtor, or engaged in a contract for service with the corporate debtor, shall extend all assistance and cooperation to the liquidator as may be required by him for the purposes of managing the affairs of the corporate debtor or performing the duties conferred on him under this Chapter and the provisions of section 19 shall apply in relation to liquidation and voluntary liquidation process as they apply in relation to corporate insolvency resolution process with the substitution of references to the liquidator for references to the interim resolution professional and 111 Words “approved by not less than sixty-six per cent. of the voting share” inserted by Act No. 26 of 2018, sec. 25 (w.e.f. 6-6-2018). Sub-section (2) further amended by Act No. 6 of 2026, sec. 20(c)

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(w.e.f. 26-5-2026). 112 Explanation inserted by Act No. 26 of 2019, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 16-8-2019); amended by Act No. 6 of 2026, sec. 20(c)

, by inserting “or dissolve” after “liquidate” (w.e.f. 26-5-2026). 113 Sub-section (2A) inserted by Act No. 6 of 2026, sec. 20(d) (w.e.f. 26-5-2026). 114 Words referring to section 54L inserted by Act No. 26 of 2021, sec. 6 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021); reference to sub-clauses

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added by Act No. 6 of 2026, sec. 20(e) (w.e.f. 26-5-2026). 115 Sub-section (4) amended and proviso inserted by Act No. 6 of 2026, sec. 20(f) (w.e.f. 26-5-2026). 116 Sub-section (5) omitted by Act No. 6 of 2026, sec. 20(g) (w.e.f. 26-5-2026). Before omission, it stood as: “

Subject to section 52, when a liquidation order has been passed, no suit or other legal proceeding shall be instituted by or against the corporate debtor: Provided that a suit or other legal proceeding may be instituted by the liquidator, on behalf of the corporate debtor, with the prior approval of the Adjudicating Authority.” resolution professional and references to the corporate insolvency resolution process with liquidation and voluntary liquidation process, respectively.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this section and section 34A, an insolvency professional appointed as a resolution professional for the corporate insolvency resolution process under Chapter II, shall not be appointed or replaced as the liquidator for the liquidation process of such corporate debtor.

After an order of liquidation has been passed, the resolution professional shall forward to the liquidator, all records relating to the conduct of the corporate insolvency resolution process.

The Board shall propose the name of an insolvency professional, other than the resolution professional appointed for the corporate insolvency resolution process under Chapter II, along with written consent from such insolvency professional in the specified form, within ten days of the reference made by the Adjudicating Authority under sub- section (1).119

The Adjudicating Authority shall, on receipt of the proposal of the Board for the appointment of an insolvency professional as liquidator, appoint such insolvency professional as the liquidator.120

An insolvency professional proposed to be appointed as a liquidator shall charge such fee for the conduct of the liquidation proceedings and in such proportion to the value of the liquidation estate assets, as may be specified by the Board.

The fees for the conduct of the liquidation proceedings under sub-section (8) shall be paid to the liquidator from the proceeds of the liquidation estate under section 53.