8. Meeting of creditors.

(1) Where any LLP has creditors, secured or otherwise, such LLP shall, before taking any action for winding up of the LLP, seek approval of such creditors and shall send them, by registered or speed post or any other mode defined in rule 15 of Limited Liability Partnership Rules 2009, a copy of declaration under sub-rule  (1) of rule 7, the estimated amount of the claims due to each of the creditors and an offer for creditors to accept such claims.

(2) The creditors shall give to the LLP their opinion in respect of voluntary winding up proposed by the LLP or acceptance of offer made under sub-rule(1) within thirty days of receipt of declaration under sub-rule (1) of rule 7.

(3) Where two-thirds in value of creditors of the LLP referred to in sub-rule (1) give their consent that-

(a) it is in the interest of all the partners and creditors that the LLP be wound up voluntarily by partners, the LLP shall be wound up voluntarily by partners; or

(b) the LLP will not be able to pay for its debts in full from the proceeds of assets to be sold in voluntary winding up and propose that the LLP be wound up voluntarily by creditors, the LLP shall be wound up voluntarily by creditors; or

(c) the LLP will not be able to pay for its debts in full from the proceeds of assets to be sold in voluntary winding up and propose that it will be in the interest of all partners and creditors if the LLP is wound up by the Tribunal, the LLP shall, within fourteen days thereafter, file an application before the Tribunal for winding up:

Provided that where the LLP pays the dues of creditors to their satisfaction, provisions of clause (b) or clause (c), as the case may be, shall not be applicable.

(4) Notice of any decision of creditors in pursuance of this rule shall be given by the LLP to the Registrar in Form No 5 within fifteen days from the date of receipt of consent of the creditors referred to in sub-rule (3).