Abridged Company Law Ready Reckoner

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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE

Bharat?	5
Preface	9
About the Author	11
Detailed Contents	17

Part I - Preliminary

Chapter 1 Definitions	1
Chapter 2 About the Company	15
Chapter 3 Illegal Association	24

Part II - Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto

Chapter 1 Formation of a Company	25
Chapter 2 Selection and Reservation of Name for the Company	31
Chapter 3 Memorandum of Association & Alteration Thereof	37
Chapter 4 Articles of Association & Alteration Thereof	48
Chapter 5 Incorporation of One Person Company	62
Chapter 6 Incorporation of Companies with Charitable Objects	67
Chapter 7 Commencement of Business	77
Chapter 8 Change in the Name of Company	81
Chapter 9 Change in the Situation of the Registered Office	95
Chapter 10 Alteration in the Object Clause of Memorandum	110
Chapter 11 Alteration in the Share Capital Clause	113

Part III - Prospectus and Allotment of Securities

Chapter 1 Prospectus	125
Chapter 2 Offer or Invitation of Securities on Private Placement Basis	143

Part IV - Share Capital & Debentures

Chapter 1 Types of Share Capital	152
Chapter 2 Share Certificates	165
Chapter 3 Voting Rights	182
Chapter 4 Calls, Forfeiture and Re-issuance of Shares	184
Chapter 5 Issuance of Securities at Premium, Discount & Sweat Equity shares	193
Chapter 6 Transfer and Transmission of Securities	199
Chapter 7 Further Issue of Securities	230
Chapter 8 Employees Stock Option (ESOS) & Share Based Employee Benefits Regulations, 2014	242
Chapter 9 Issuance of Bonus Shares	250
Chapter 10 Buyback and Purchase of Own Shares	255
Chapter 11 Debentures	271
Chapter 12 Nomination by Securities holders	288

Part V - Acceptance of Deposits by Companies

Chapter 1 Invitation and Acceptance of Deposits by Companies

292

Part VI - Registration of Charges

Chapter 1 Registration and Modification of Charge	320
Chapter 2 Appointment or Cessation of Receiver or Manager	341

Part VII - Management and Administration

Chapter 1 Register of Members	342
Chapter 2 Closure of Register of Members and Debenture holders	358
Chapter 3 Annual Return	362
Chapter 4 General Meetings	372
Chapter 5 Notice of General Meetings	395
Chapter 6 Quorum, Chairman & Proxy	407
Chapter 7 Voting	419
Chapter 8 Resolutions & Resolutions Passed by Postal Ballot process	428
Chapter 9 Minutes	451

Part VIII - Declaration and Payment of Dividend

Chapter 1 Declaration of Dividend	468
Chapter 2 Transfer of Unpaid Dividend and Resultant Securities to the Investor Education and Protection Fund	486

Part IX - Accounts of Companies

Chapter 1 Maintenance of Books of Accounts	512
Chapter 2 Depreciation	545
Chapter 3 Boards’ Report	547
Chapter 4 Corporate Social Responsibility	569
Chapter 5 Internal Audit	593

Part X - Audit and Auditors

Chapter 1 Appointment and Change of the Auditors	596
Chapter 2 Cost Audit	618
Chapter 3 Auditor's Report	630
Chapter 4 Branch Audit	637

Part XI - Appointment and Qualifications of Directors

Chapter 1 Directors and Constitution of the Board	640
Chapter 2 Independent and Woman Directors	647
Chapter 3 Appointment and Change in the Directors	663
Chapter 4 Director Identification Number	675
Chapter 5 Appointment of Other than Retiring Director, Additional Director, Alternate Director, Nominee Director, etc.	689
Chapter 6 Disqualifications, Qualifications and Duties of Directors	703
Chapter 7 Deemed Vacation of Office of Director, Removal of Director and Resignation by Director	722
Chapter 8 Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel	739

Part XII - Meetings of Board and its Powers

Chapter 1 Board Meetings	742
Chapter 2 Committee and Class Meetings	761
Chapter 3 Powers of the Board	772
Chapter 4 Restrictions on the powers of the Board	780
Chapter 5 Disclosure of Interest, Related Party Transactions, Office or Place of Profit and Registers thereof	791
Chapter 6 Loan to Directors, Loan and Investment by a Company	816
Chapter 7 Contracts of Employments with Managing/Whole-time Directors, Loss of Office of Directors and Restriction on Non-Cash Transactions	834

Part XIII - Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel

Chapter 1 Appointment of Managing Director, Whole-time Director or Manager	838
Chapter 2 Managerial Remuneration	856
Chapter 3 Powers of the Central Government Relating to the Appointment of Managerial Personnel	873
Chapter 4 Appointment of Key Managerial Personnel, Secretarial Auditor and Functions of Company Secretary	877

Part XIV - Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation

Chapter 1 Inspection of Books and Conducting Inspection and Enquiry by the Central Government/Registrar

891

Part XV - Compromise, Arrangement and Amalgamation

Chapter 1 Merger and Amalgamation	907
Chapter 2 Takeover of Companies	970

Part XVI - Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement

Chapter 1 Oppression and Mis-management	980
Chapter 2 Class Action Suits	1019

Part XVII - Registered Valuers

Chapter 1 Registered Valuer

1024

Part XVIII - Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies

Chapter 1 Removal of Name of Companies from the Register of Companies

1033

Part XIX - Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons

Chapter 1 Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons

1055

Part XX - Winding Up

Chapter 1 Winding up by the Tribunal	1078
Chapter 2 Members and Creditors Voluntary Winding up	1125
Chapter 3 Provisions applicable to every type of Winding up	1126

Part XXI - Companies Authorised to Register & Winding Up of Unregistered Companies

Chapter 1 Companies Authorised to Register under the Companies Act, 2013	1161
Chapter 2 Winding up of Unregistered Companies	1174

Part XXI-A - Formation and Conversion of Co-Operative Society into a Producer Company 1177

Part XXII - Companies Incorporated Outside India

Chapter 1 Companies Incorporated Outside India	1201
Chapter 2 Establishing Offices in India by a Foreign Company	1220

Part XXIII - Government Companies

Chapter 1 Government Companies

1227

Part XXIV - Registration, Offices and Fees

Chapter 1 Registration, Offices and Fees

1234

Part XXV - Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics

Chapter 1 Powers of the Central Government to Call Information

1266

Part XXVI - Nidhi

Chapter 1 Powers of the Central Government for Nidhi Companies

1268

Part XXVII - National Company Law Tribunal

Chapter 1 Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal	1283
Chapter 2 Applications and Petitions before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal	1317