Company Law Ready Reckoner (Abridged)

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Description
It gives me immense pleasure in bringing out the First edition of the Abridged Company Law Ready Reckoner. This book is based on the practical experience gained by the author during the
last 31 years of career as a Company Secretary.
Abridged Company Law Ready Reckoner is a comprehensive and clear introduction to the principles and practice of company law in a very precise manner to make it handy in a single volume. The author is regularly authoring the Book titled Company Law Ready Reckoner under the banner of Bharat Law House. It is an annual publication, having published 26 (Twenty Six) Editions since the year 2003 which covers all the aspects in depth. Presently, it is being published in two volumes, given the exhaustive and detailed information. It is well respected for its accuracy and clarity.
This Abridged edition of Company Law Ready Reckoner also offers practical in-depth, topical commentary identifying the key requirements of relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the various rules as amended from time to time. It also covers the judicial pronouncements, adjudication orders issued by the Registrar of Companies, appeal against the Orders of the Adjudicating Officer and Compounding of Offences under the Companies Act, 2023 and rules made thereunder by the Regional Director under the Companies Act in a very precise manner, which helps reduce the bulkiness of the book in a very cost effective manner.
The Abridged Company Law Ready Reckoner is a combination of the theoretical, practical and jurisprudential issues. The relevant rules, circulars, notifications, guidelines and regulations issued under the Companies Act, 2013 have also been incorporated at appropriate places along with sections. The Chapters of the book are arranged as per the chapterisation provided under the Companies Act, 2013 with a view to identifying them easily in a simplified manner.
The Central Government is laying great emphasis on the compliance of law and V-3 version is launched for filing of the forms and returns at the portal of MCA. Most of the approval is being provided now by the Central Processing Center at Manesar, the Adjudication of Offences and Compounding of Offence at the Department level is also being done on an online basis, which shows the intention of the Central Government to streamline the monitoring of the compliances under the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder.
The Directors and Companies are mandatorily required to make the annual/regular compliance of online KYC, and in case of failure to do it, the companies and directors are barred from filing of some specific event based forms. The online portal for issuance of show cause notices for non-compliances has been activated, which requires proper and adequate reply with the supporting documents in a time bound manner and in case of failure, the option for reply is being closed.
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Table of Contents
Part I - Preliminary
Chapter 1. Definitions
Chapter 2. About the Company
Chapter 3. Illegal Association
Part II - Incorporation of Company and 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 of 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. 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 Securities at Premium, 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
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 th 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 Auditors
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 and Woman 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. Disqualifications, 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 of Managerial Personnel
Chapter 4. Appointment of Key Managerial Personnel, Secretarial Auditor and Functions of Company Secretary
Part XIV-Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation
Chapter 1. Inspection of Books and Conducting Inspection and Enquiry by the Central Government/Registrar
Part XV-Compromise, Arrangement and Amalgamation
Chapter 1. Merger and Amalgamation
Chapter 2. Takeover of Companies
Part XVI - Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement
Chapter 1. Oppression and Mis - management
Chapter 2. Class Action Suits
Part XVII - Registered Valuers
Chapter 1. Registered Valuer
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Author Details
Dr. D.K. Jain,M.Com, FCS, ACIS (UK) is a Practicing Company Secretary,engaged in the practising field of Company Law, SEBI and Stock Exchange compliances. He has more than 26 years of practical experience incorporate laws and has been in the profession of Company Secretary for over 16 years.Dr.Jain is having international professional qualification of Chartered Secretary from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators(UK) and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has completed research work on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and its effect on final Accounts (a comparative study of GAAP of India, UK and USA) and is also a Member of the Indian Council of Arbitration and an Associate Member of the All India Management Association..Dr. Jain has authored several books for professionals on various topics of Company Law (including Company Law in four volumes)and Corporate Secretarial Practice. He is having keen interest in academics and is a regular contributor of articles on various corporate matters in newspapers and professional journals and also the member of the editorial Board of monthly bulletin Focus published by the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.