| Section No. | Section Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Short title, extent,commencement and application |
| 2 | Definitions |
| 3 | Formation of company |
| 4 | Memorandum |
| 5 | Articles |
| 6 | Act to override memorandum, articles, etc |
| 7 | Incorporation of company |
| 8 | Formation of companies with charitable objects, etc |
| 9 | Effect of registration |
| 10 | Effect of memorandum and articles |
| 11 | Commencement of business, etc |
| 12 | Registered office of company |
| 13 | Alteration of memorandum |
| 14 | Alteration of articles |
| 15 | Alteration of memorandum or articles to be noted in every copy |
| 16 | Rectification of name of company |
| 17 | Copies of memorandum, articles, etc., to be given to members |
| 18 | Conversion of companies already registered |
| 19 | Subsidiary company not to hold shares in its holding company |
| 20 | Service of documents |
| 21 | Authentication of documents, proceedings and contracts |
| 22 | Execution of bills of exchange, etc |
| 23 | Public offer and private placement |
| 24 | Power of Securities and Exchange Board to regulate issue and transfer of securities, etc |
| 25 | Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus |
| 26 | Matters to be stated in prospectus |
| 27 | Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus |
| 28 | Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company |
| 29 | Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form |
| 30 | Advertisement of prospectus |
| 31 | Shelf prospectus |
| 32 | Red herring prospectus |
| 33 | Issue of application forms for securities |
| 34 | Criminal liability for misstatements in prospectus |
| 35 | Civil liability for misstatements in prospectus |
| 36 | Punishment for fraudulently inducing persons to invest money |
| 37 | Action by affected persons |
| 38 | Punishment for personation for acquisition, etc, of securities |
| 39 | Allotment of securities by company |
| 40 | Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges |
| 41 | Global depository receipt |
| 42 | Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement |
| 43 | Kinds of share capital |
| 44 | Nature of shares or debentures |
| 45 | Numbering of shares |
| 46 | Certificate of shares |
| 47 | Voting rights |
| 48 | Variation of shareholders' rights |
| 49 | Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis |
| 50 | Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up |
| 51 | Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paidup |
| 52 | Application of premiums received on issue of shares |
| 53 | Prohibition on issue of shares at discount |
| 54 | Issue of sweat equity shares |
| 55 | Issue and redemption of preference shares |
| 56 | Transfer and transmission of securities |
| 57 | Punishment for personation of shareholder |
| 58 | Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal |
| 59 | Rectification of register of members |
| 60 | Publication of authorised, subscribed and paidup capital |
| 61 | Power of limited company to alter its share capital |
| 62 | Further issue of share capital |
| 63 | Issue of bonus shares |
| 64 | Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital |
| 65 | Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company |
| 66 | Reduction of share capital |
| 67 | Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares |
| 68 | Power of company to purchase its own securities |
| 69 | Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account |
| 70 | Prohibition for buyback in certain circumstances |
| 71 | Debentures |
| 72 | Power to nominate |
| 73 | Prohibition on acceptance of deposits from public |
| 74 | Repayment of deposits, etc, accepted before commencement of this Act |
| 75 | Damages for fraud |
| 76 | Acceptance of deposits from public by certain companies |
| 77 | Duty to register charges, etc |
| 78 | Application for registration of charge |
| 79 | Section 77 to apply in certain matters |
| 80 | Date of notice of charge |
| 81 | Register of charges to be kept by Registrar |
| 82 | Company to report satisfaction of charge |
| 83 | Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company |
| 84 | Intimation of appointment of receiver or manager |
| 85 | Company's register of charges |
| 86 | Punishment for contravention |
| 87 | Rectification by Central Government in register of charges |
| 88 | Register of members, etc |
| 89 | Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any share |
| 90 | Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases |
| 91 | Power to close register of members or debenture holders or other security holders |
| 92 | Annual return |
| 93 | Return to be filed with Registrar in case promoters' stake changes |
| 94 | Place of keeping and inspection of registers, returns, etc |
| 95 | Registers, etc, to be evidence |
| 96 | Annual general meeting |
| 97 | Power of Tribunal to call annual general meeting |
| 98 | Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc |
| 99 | Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98 |
| 100 | Calling of extraordinary general meeting |
| 101 | Notice of meeting |
| 102 | Statement to be annexed to notice |
| 103 | Quorum for meetings |
| 104 | Chairman of meetings |
| 105 | Proxies |
| 106 | Restriction on voting rights |
| 107 | Voting by show of hands |
| 108 | Voting through electronic means |
| 109 | Demand for poll |
| 110 | Postal ballot |
| 111 | Circulation of members' resolution |
| 112 | Representation of President and Governors in meetings |
| 113 | Representation of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors |
| 114 | Ordinary and special resolutions |
| 115 | Resolutions requiring special notice |
| 116 | Resolutions passed at adjourned meeting |
| 117 | Resolutions and agreements to be filed |
| 118 | Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolutions passed by postal ballot |
| 119 | Inspection of minute books of general meeting |
| 120 | Maintenance and inspection of documents in electronic form |
| 121 | Report on annual general meeting |
| 122 | Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company |
| 123 | Declaration of dividend |
| 124 | Unpaid Dividend Account |
| 125 | Investor Education and Protection Fund |
| 126 | Right to dividend, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares |
| 127 | Punishment for failure to distribute dividends |
| 128 | Books of account, etc, to be kept by company |
| 129 | Financial statement |
| 130 | Reopening of accounts on court's or Tribunal's orders |
| 131 | Voluntary revision of financial statements or Board's report |
| 132 | Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority |
| 133 | Central Government to prescribe accounting standards |
| 134 | Financial statement, Board's report, etc |
| 135 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| 136 | Right of member to copies of audited financial statement |
| 137 | Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar |
| 138 | Internal audit |
| 139 | Appointment of auditors |
| 140 | Removal, resignation of auditor and giving of special notice |
| 141 | Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors |
| 142 | Remuneration of auditors |
| 143 | Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards |
| 144 | Auditor not to render certain services |
| 145 | Auditor to sign audit reports, etc |
| 146 | Auditors to attend general meeting |
| 147 | Punishment for contravention |
| 148 | Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies |
| 149 | Company to have Board of Directors |
| 150 | Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of databank of independent directors |
| 151 | Appointment of director elected by small shareholders |
| 152 | Appointment of directors |
| 153 | Application for allotment of Director Identification Number |
| 154 | Allotment of Director Identification Number |
| 155 | Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number |
| 156 | Director to intimate Director Identification Number |
| 157 | Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar |
| 158 | Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number |
| 159 | Punishment for contravention |
| 160 | Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship |
| 161 | Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director |
| 162 | Appointment of directors to be voted individually |
| 163 | Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors |
| 164 | Disqualifications for appointment of director |
| 165 | Number of directorships |
| 166 | Duties of directors |
| 167 | Vacation of office of director |
| 168 | Resignation of director |
| 169 | Removal of directors |
| 170 | Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding |
| 171 | Members' right to inspect |
| 172 | Punishment |
| 173 | Meetings of Board |
| 174 | Quorum for meetings of Board |
| 175 | Passing of resolution by circulation |
| 176 | Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken |
| 177 | Audit Committee |
| 178 | Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee |
| 179 | Powers of Board |
| 180 | Restrictions on powers of Board |
| 181 | Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc |
| 182 | Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions |
| 183 | Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defence fund, etc |
| 184 | Disclosure of interest by director |
| 185 | Loan to directors, etc |
| 186 | Loan and investment by company |
| 187 | Investments of company to be held in its own name |
| 188 | Related party transactions |
| 189 | Register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested |
| 190 | Restrictions on powers of BoardContract of employment with managing or wholetime directors |
| 191 | Payment to director for loss of office, etc, in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares |
| 192 | Restriction on noncash transactions involving directors |
| 193 | Contract by One Person Company |
| 194 | Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel |
| 195 | Prohibition on insider trading of securities |
| 196 | Appointment of managing director, wholetime director or manager |
| 197 | Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits |
| 198 | Calculation of profits |
| 199 | Recovery of remuneration in certain cases |
| 200 | Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration |
| 201 | Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications |
| 202 | Compensation for loss of office of managing or wholetime director or manager |
| 203 | Appointment of key managerial personnel |
| 204 | Secretarial audit for bigger companies |
| 205 | Functions of company secretary |
| 206 | Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries |
| 207 | Conduct of inspection and inquiry |
| 208 | Report on inspection made |
| 209 | Search and seizure |
| 210 | Investigation into affairs of company |
| 211 | Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office |
| 212 | Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office |
| 213 | Investigation into company's affairs in other cases |
| 214 | Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation |
| 215 | Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector |
| 216 | Investigation of ownership of company |
| 217 | Procedure, powers, etc, of inspectors |
| 218 | Protection of employees during investigation |
| 219 | Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc |
| 220 | Seizure of documents by inspector |
| 221 | Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation |
| 222 | Imposition of restrictions upon securities |
| 223 | Inspector's report |
| 224 | Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector's report |
| 225 | Expenses of investigation |
| 226 | Voluntary winding up of company, etc, not to stop investigation proceedings |
| 227 | Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information |
| 228 | Investigation, etc, of foreign companies |
| 229 | Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents |
| 230 | Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members |
| 231 | Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement |
| 232 | Merger and amalgamation of companies |
| 233 | Merger or amalgamation of certain companies |
| 234 | Merger or amalgamation of company with foreign company |
| 235 | Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority |
| 236 | Purchase of minority shareholding |
| 237 | Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest |
| 238 | Registration of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares |
| 239 | Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies |
| 240 | Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc |
| 241 | Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc |
| 242 | Powers of Tribunal |
| 243 | Consequence of termination or modification of certain agreements |
| 244 | Right to apply under section 241 |
| 245 | Class action |
| 246 | Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245 |
| 247 | Valuation by registered valuers |
| 248 | Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies |
| 249 | Restrictions on making application under section 248 in certain situations |
| 250 | Effect of company notified as dissolved |
| 251 | Fraudulent application for removal of name |
| 252 | Appeal to Tribunal |
| 253 | Determination of sickness |
| 254 | Application for revival and rehabilitation |
| 255 | Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation |
| 256 | Appointment of interim administrator |
| 257 | Committee of creditors |
| 258 | Order of Tribunal |
| 259 | Appointment of administrator |
| 260 | Powers and duties of company administrator |
| 261 | Scheme of revival and rehabilitation |
| 262 | Sanction of scheme |
| 263 | Scheme to be binding |
| 264 | Implementation of scheme |
| 265 | Winding up of company on report of company administrator |
| 266 | Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc |
| 267 | Punishment for certain offences |
| 268 | Bar of jurisdiction |
| 269 | Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund |
| 270 | Modes of winding up |
| 271 | Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal |
| 272 | Petition for winding up |
| 273 | Powers of Tribunal |
| 274 | Directions for filing statement of affairs |
| 275 | Company Liquidators and their appointments |
| 276 | Removal and replacement of liquidator |
| 277 | Intimation to Company Liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registrar |
| 278 | Effect of winding up order |
| 279 | Stay of suits, etc, on winding up order |
| 280 | Jurisdiction of Tribunal |
| 281 | Submission of report by Company Liquidator |
| 282 | Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator |
| 283 | Custody of company's properties |
| 284 | Promoters, directors, etc, to cooperate with Company Liquidator |
| 285 | Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets |
| 286 | Obligations of directors and managers |
| 287 | Advisory committee |
| 288 | Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal |
| 289 | Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up |
| 290 | Powers and duties of Company Liquidator |
| 291 | Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator |
| 292 | Exercise and control of Company Liquidator's powers |
| 293 | Books to be kept by Company Liquidator |
| 294 | Audit of Company Liquidator's accounts |
| 295 | Payment of debts by contributory and extent of setoff |
| 296 | Power of Tribunal to make calls |
| 297 | Adjustment of rights of contributories |
| 298 | Power to order costs |
| 299 | Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc |
| 300 | Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc |
| 301 | Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond |
| 302 | Dissolution of company by Tribunal |
| 303 | Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act |
| 304 | Circumstances in which company may be wound up voluntarily |
| 305 | Declaration of solvency in case of proposal to wind up voluntarily |
| 306 | Meeting of creditors |
| 307 | Publication of resolution to wind up voluntarily |
| 308 | Commencement of voluntary winding up |
| 309 | Effect of voluntary winding up |
| 310 | Appointment of Company Liquidator |
| 311 | Power to remove and fill vacancy of Company Liquidator |
| 312 | Notice of appointment of Company Liquidator to be given to Registrar |
| 313 | Cesser of Board's powers on appointment of Company Liquidator |
| 314 | Powers and duties of Company Liquidator in voluntary winding up |
| 315 | Appointment of committees |
| 316 | Company Liquidator to submit report on progress of winding up |
| 317 | Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for examination of persons |
| 318 | Final meeting and dissolution of company |
| 319 | Power of Company Liquidator to accept shares, etc, as consideration for sale of property of company |
| 320 | Distribution of property of company |
| 321 | Arrangement when binding on company and creditors |
| 322 | Power to apply to Tribunal to have questions determined, etc |
| 323 | Costs of voluntary winding up |
| 324 | Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof |
| 325 | Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies |
| 326 | Overriding preferential payments |
| 327 | Preferential payments |
| 328 | Fraudulent preference |
| 329 | Transfers not in good faith to be void |
| 330 | Certain transfers to be void |
| 331 | Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred |
| 332 | Effect of floating charge |
| 333 | Disclaimer of onerous property |
| 334 | Transfers, etc, after commencement of winding up to be void |
| 335 | Certain attachments, executions, etc, in winding up by Tribunal to be void |
| 336 | Offences by officers of companies in liquidation |
| 337 | Penalty for frauds by officers |
| 338 | Liability where proper accounts not kept |
| 339 | Liability for fraudulent conduct of business |
| 340 | Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc |
| 341 | Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companies |
| 342 | Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company |
| 343 | Company Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction |
| 344 | Statement that company is in liquidation |
| 345 | Books and papers of company to be evidence |
| 346 | Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories |
| 347 | Disposal of books and papers of company |
| 348 | Information as to pending liquidations |
| 349 | Official Liquidator to make payments into public account of India |
| 350 | Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled bank |
| 351 | Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account |
| 352 | Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account |
| 353 | Liquidator to make returns, etc |
| 354 | Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories |
| 355 | Court, tribunal or person, etc, before whom affidavit may be sworn |
| 356 | Powers of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void |
| 357 | Commencement of winding up by Tribunal |
| 358 | Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation |
| 359 | Appointment of Official Liquidator |
| 360 | Powers and functions of Official Liquidator |
| 361 | Summary procedure for liquidation |
| 362 | Sale of assets and recovery of debts due to company |
| 363 | Settlement of claims of creditors by Official Liquidator |
| 364 | Appeal by creditor |
| 365 | Order of dissolution of company |
| 366 | Companies capable of being registered |
| 367 | Certificate of registration of existing companies |
| 368 | Vesting of property on registration |
| 369 | Saving of existing liabilities |
| 370 | Continuation of pending legal proceedings |
| 371 | Effect of registration under this Part |
| 372 | Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings |
| 373 | Suits stayed on winding up order |
| 374 | Obligations of companies registering under this Part |
| 375 | Winding up of unregistered companies |
| 376 | Power to wind up foreign companies, although dissolved |
| 377 | Provisions of Chapter cumulative |
| 378 | Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc, in certain cases |
| 379 | Application of Act to foreign companies |
| 380 | Documents, etc, to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies |
| 381 | Accounts of foreign company |
| 382 | Display of name, etc, of foreign company |
| 383 | Service on foreign company |
| 384 | Debentures, annual return, registration of charges, books of account and their inspection |
| 385 | Fee for registration of documents |
| 386 | Interpretation |
| 387 | Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein |
| 388 | Provisions as to expert's consent and allotment |
| 389 | Registration of prospectus |
| 390 | Offer of Indian Depository Receipts |
| 391 | Application of sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX |
| 392 | Punishment for contravention |
| 393 | Company's failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc |
| 394 | Annual reports on Government companies |
| 395 | Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies |
| 396 | Registration offices |
| 397 | Admissibility of certain documents as evidence |
| 398 | Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents, inspection, etc, in electronic form |
| 399 | Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar |
| 400 | Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form |
| 401 | Provision of value added services through electronic form |
| 402 | Application of provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000 |
| 403 | Fee for filing, etc |
| 404 | Fees, etc, to be credited into public account |
| 405 | Power of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics |
| 406 | Power to modify Act in its application to Nidhis |
| 407 | Definitions |
| 408 | Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal |
| 409 | Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal |
| 410 | Constitution of Appellate Tribunal |
| 411 | Qualifications of chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal |
| 412 | Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal |
| 413 | Term of office of President, chairperson and other Members |
| 414 | Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members |
| 415 | Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal |
| 416 | Resignation of Members |
| 417 | Removal of Members |
| 418 | Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal |
| 419 | Benches of Tribunal |
| 420 | Orders of Tribunal |
| 421 | Appeal from orders of Tribunal |
| 422 | Expeditious disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal |
| 423 | Appeal to Supreme Court |
| 424 | Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal |
| 425 | Power to punish for contempt |
| 426 | Delegation of powers |
| 427 | President, Members, officers, etc, to be public servants |
| 428 | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 429 | Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc |
| 430 | Civil court not to have jurisdiction |
| 431 | Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings |
| 432 | Right to legal representation |
| 433 | Limitation |
| 434 | Transfer of certain pending proceedings |
| 435 | Establishment of Special Courts |
| 436 | Offences triable by Special Courts |
| 437 | Appeal and revision |
| 438 | Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court |
| 439 | Offences to be noncognizable |
| 440 | Transitional provisions |
| 441 | Compounding of certain offences |
| 442 | Mediation and Conciliation Panel |
| 443 | Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors |
| 444 | Appeal against acquittal |
| 445 | Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause |
| 446 | Application of fines |
| 447 | Punishment for fraud |
| 448 | Punishment for false statement |
| 449 | Punishment for false evidence |
| 450 | Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided |
| 451 | Punishment in case of repeated default |
| 452 | Punishment for wrongful withholding of property |
| 453 | Punishment for improper use of "Limited" or "Private Limited" |
| 454 | Adjudication of penalties |
| 455 | Dormant company |
| 456 | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 457 | Nondisclosure of information in certain cases |
| 458 | Delegation by Central Governemnt of its powers and functions |
| 459 | Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc, subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications |
| 460 | Condonation of delay in certain cases |
| 461 | Annual report by Central Government |
| 462 | Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act |
| 463 | Power of court to grant relief in certain cases |
| 464 | Prohibition of association or partnership of persons exceeding certain number |
| 465 | Repeal of certain enactments and savings |
| 466 | Dissolution of Company Law Board and consequential provisions |
| 467 | Power of Central Government to amend Schedules |
| 468 | Powers of Central Government to make rules relating to winding up |
| 469 | Power of Central Government to make rules |
| 470 | Power to remove difficulties |
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