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State of Punjab - Section

Section 21 in The Punjab Insolvency Rules

21. Remuneration of Receiver.

- (i) A Court when fixing the remuneration of Receiver should, as a rule, direct it to be in the nature of a commission of percentage not exceeding 7½ per cent of the amount of the dividends, of which one part should be payable on the amount realized, after deducting any sums paid to secured creditors out of the proceeds of their securities and the other part on the amount distributed in dividends.This commission is intended to cover all office expenditures including cost of establishment, if any, to be maintained by the Receiver for the discharge of his duties, and contingencies such as purchase of account books and forms and issue of notices, etc., incurred by the Receiver in connection with the administration of the Insolvents' estates.
(ii)Where a Receiver realizes the security of a secured creditor, the Court may direct additional remuneration to be paid to him with reference to the amount of the work which he has done and the benefit resulting to the creditors.
(iii)If a Receiver has been appointed in an insolvency proceedings in which the Court makes an order approving a proposal under section 39, the remuneration to be paid to the Receiver shall be fixed by the Court, and the order approving the proposal shall make provisions for payment of the remuneration and shall be subject to the payment thereof.
(iv)When the office of an Official Receiver falls vacant on account of his death, suspension, dismissal or proceeding on leave, a particular person shall be appointed as ad hoc Receiver by the Court in each case under section 56 of the Provincial Insolvency Act, the person being nominated by the High Court. The Receiver so appointed shall draw commission and administration charges at the rates admissible to an Official Receiver under Rule 1 of Chapter 4-B, Rules and Orders, Volume II.