Section 73, The Bankruptcy Act, 2009

(1) The official receiver shall be the person appointed asthe Registrar under the Companies Act, 2009 and shall perform the duties conferred on the official receiver by this Act. (2) The person appointed as Assistant Registrar shall act, subject to this Act, as deputy official receiver. (3) Every deputy official receiver shall have all the powers conferred on the official receiver by this Act. (4) Every deputy official receiver shall act under the general authority and direction of the official receiver for the time being, who shall in turn act under the general authority and direction of the Court.