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Volume 1

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Chapter 1       Definitions

Chapter 2       About the Company

Chapter 3       Illegal Association

PART II

INCORPORATION OF COMPANYAND
MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO

Chapter 1       Formation of a company

Chapter 2       Selection and Reservation of Name for the Company

Chapter 3       Memorandum of Association & Alteration Thereof

Chapter 4       Articles of Association & Alteration Thereof

Chapter 5       Incorporation of One Person Company

Chapter 6       Incorporation of Companies with Charitable Objects

Chapter 7       Commencement of Business

Chapter 8       Change in the Name, Situation, Objects and Capital of the Company

Chapter 9       Change in the Situation of the Registered Office

Chapter 10     Alteration in the object Clause of Memorandum

Chapter 11     Alteration in the Share Capital Clause

PART III

PROSPECTUS AND ALLOTMENT OF SECURITIES

Chapter 1       Prospectus

Chapter 2       Listing of Securities on Stock Exchanges in India

Chapter 3       Offer or Invitation of Securities on Private Placement basis

PART IV

SHARE CAPITAL & DEBENTURES

Chapter 1       Types of Share Capital

Chapter 2       Share Certificates

Chapter 3       Voting Rights

Chapter 4       Calls, Forfeiture and Re-issuance of Shares

Chapter 5       Issuance of Share at Premium and Discount & Sweat Equity shares

Chapter 6       Transfer and Transmission of Securities

Chapter 7       Further Issue of Securities

Chapter 8       Employees Stock Option (ESOS) & Share Based Employee Benefits Regulations, 2014

Chapter 9       Issuance of Bonus Shares

Chapter 10     Buyback and Purchase of Own Shares

Chapter 11     Debentures

Chapter 12     Nomination by Securities holders

PART V

ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS BY COMPANIES

Chapter 1       Invitation and Acceptance of Deposits by Companies

PART VI

REGISTRATION OF CHARGES

Chapter 1       Registration and Modification of Charge

Chapter 2       Appointment or Cessation of Receiver or Manager

PART VII

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 1       Register of Members

Chapter 2       Closure of Register of Members and Debenture holders

Chapter 3       Annual Return

Chapter 4       General Meetings

Chapter 5       Notice of General Meetings

Chapter 6       Quorum, Chairman & Proxy

Chapter 7       Voting

Chapter 8       Resolutions & Resolutions passed by Postal Ballot process

                        General Meeting Resolutions

Chapter 9       Minutes

PART VIII

DECLARATION AND PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND

Chapter 1       Declaration of Dividend

Chapter 2       Transfer of Unpaid Dividend and Resultant Securities to the Investor Education and Protection Fund

PART IX

ACCOUNTS OF COMPANIES

Chapter 1       Maintenance of Books of Accounts

Chapter 2       Depreciation

Chapter 3       Boards’ Report

Chapter 4       Corporate Social Responsibility

Chapter 5       Internal Audit

PART X

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS

Chapter 1       Appointment and Change of the Auditors

Chapter 2       Cost Audit

Chapter 3       Auditor’s Report

Chapter 4       Branch Audit

PART XI

APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS

Chapter 1       Directors and Constitution of the Board

Chapter 2       Independent & Women Directors

Chapter 3       Appointment and Change in the Directors

Chapter 4       Director Identification Number

Chapter 5       Appointment of Other than Retiring Director, Additional Director, Alternate Director, Nominee Director, etc.

Chapter 6       Disqualification, Qualifications and Duties of Directors

Chapter 7       Deemed Vacation of Office of Director, Removal of Director and Resignation by Director

Chapter 8       Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

PART XII

MEETINGS OF BOARD AND ITS POWERS

Chapter 1       Board Meetings

Chapter 2       Committee and Class Meetings

Chapter 3       Powers of the Board

Chapter 4       Restrictions on the powers of the Board

Chapter 5       Disclosure of Interest, Related Party Transactions, Office or Place of Profit and Registers thereof

Chapter 6       Loan to Directors, Loan and Investment by a Company

Chapter 7       Contracts of Employments with Managing/Whole-time Directors, Loss of Office of Directors and Restriction on Non Cash Transactions

PART XIII

APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF
MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

Chapter 1       Appointment of Managing Director, Whole-time Director or Manager

Chapter 2       Managerial Remuneration

Chapter 3       Powers of the Central Government Relating to the Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel

Chapter 4       Appointment of Key Managerial Personnel, Secretarial Audit and Functions of Company Secretary

PART XIV

REMOVAL OF NAMES OF COMPANIES FROM THE
REGISTER OF COMPANIES

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

PART XV

COMPANIES AUTHORISED TO REGISTER &
WINDING UP OF UNREGISTERED COMPANIES

Chapter 1       Companies Authorised to Register under the Companies Act, 2013

Chapter 2       Winding up of Unregistered Companies

PART XVI

REGISTRATION, OFFICES AND FEES

PART XVII

                                                      MISCELLANEOUS

PART XVIII

INSPECTION, INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION

Chapter 1       Inspection of Books and Conduct Enquiry

PART XIX

COMPROMISE, ARRANGEMENT AND AMALGAMATION

Chapter 1       Merger and Amalgamation

Chapter 2       Takeover of Companies

PART XX

PREVENTION OF OPPRESSION AND MISMANAGEMENT

Chapter 1       Oppression and Mis-management

Chapter 2       Class Action Suits

PART XXI

REGISTERED VALUERS

Chapter 1       Registered Valuer

PART XXII

INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION FOR
CORPORATE PERSONS

Chapter 1       Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons

PART XXIII

WINDING UP

Chapter 1       Winding up by the Tribunal

Chapter 2       Members and Creditors Voluntary Winding up

Chapter 3       Provisions applicable to every type of Winding up

PART XXIV

COMPANIES INCORPORATED OUTSIDE INDIA

Chapter 1       Companies Incorporated Outside India

Chapter 2       Establishing Offices in India by a Foreign Company

PART XXV

GOVERNMENT COMPANIES

Chapter 1       Government Companies

PART XXVI

COMPANIES TO FURNISH INFORMATION OR STATISTICS

Chapter 1       Powers of the Central Government to Call Information

PART XXVII

NIDHI

Chapter 1       Powers of the Central Government for Nidhi Companies

PART XXVIII

NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL

Chapter 1       Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal

Chapter 2       Applications and Petitions before the National Company Law Tribunal

PART XXIX

SPECIAL COURT

PART XXX

FORMATION AND CONVERSION OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY IN A PRODUCER COMPANY

PART XXXI