Companies Act with Rules (Royal Edition)

Bharat?s Companies Act with Rules (45th Edition, 2026) is a comprehensive and updated statutory reference that presents the full text of the Companies Act, 2013 along with applicable rules, amendments, and exemption notifications. Designed for practical use, the book consolidates legislative updates, comparative provisions, and government notifications to help readers clearly understand corporate law compliance and regulatory requirements in India.

Key Features

• Complete and updated text of the Companies Act, 2013 with Rules
• All exemption notifications extracted under relevant sections
• Inclusion of Companies (Auditor?s Report) Order, 2020
• Coverage of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020
• Comparative tables between Companies Act, 1956 and Companies Act, 2013
• Table of statutory fees and sections notified till date
• Compiled notifications, clarifications, and orders issued under the Act
• Updated 45th edition reflecting the latest legal position

This book is intended for company secretaries, chartered accountants, cost accountants, corporate lawyers, compliance officers, legal professionals, law students, business consultants, and corporate executives.

Chapter I                Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Rules, 2014

                                 Companies (Restriction on Number of Layers) Rules, 2017

Chapter II               Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014

Chapter III             Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Issue of Global Depository Receipts) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Listing of Equity Shares in Permissible Jurisdictions) Rules, 2024

Chapter IV             Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014

Chapter V               Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014

Chapter VI             Companies (Registration of Charges) Rules, 2014

Chapter VII            Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018

Chapter VIII          Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014

·    Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Appointment of Chairperson and Members, holding of meetings and provision for offices and officers) Rules, 2016

·    Investor Education and Protection FunAuthority (Accounting, Audit, Transfand Refund) Rules, 2016

Chapter IX             Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014

·    National Financial Reporting Authority Rules, 2018

·    National Financial Reporting Authority (Manner of Appointment and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members) Rules, 2018

·    National Financial Reporting Authority (Meeting for Transaction of Business) Rules, 2019

·    Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015

·    Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2021

·    Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014

Chapter X               Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020

·    Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014

Chapter XI             Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Creation and Maintenance of databank of Independent Directors)
Rules, 2019

Chapter XII            Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014

Chapter XIII          Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014

Chapter XIV          Companies (Inspection, Investigation and Inquiry) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Arrests in connection with Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigation Office) Rules, 2017

Chapter XV            Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016

Chapter XVI          Rules yet to be notified.

Chapter XVII         Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017

Chapter XVIII       Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016

Chapter XIX          Chapter omitted

Chapter XX            Companies (Winding Up) Rules, 2020

Chapter XXI          Companies (Authorised to Register) Rules, 2014

Chapter XXIA       Producer Companies Rules, 2021

Chapter XXII         Companies (Registration of Foreign Companies) Rules, 2014

Chapter XXIII       Rules yet to be notified

Chapter XXIV       Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014

Chapter XXIVA    Companies (Filing of Documents and Forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2015

Chapter XXV         Rules yet to be notified.

Chapter XXVI       Nidhi Rules, 2014

Chapters XXVII    National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016

·    National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Rules, 2016

·    National Company Law Tribunal (Procedure for reduction of share capital of Company) Rules, 2016

·    Companies (Transfer of Pending Proceedings) Rules, 2016

·    National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2015

·    National Company Law Tribunal (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of President and other Members) Rules, 2015

Chapters XXVIII   Companies (Mediation and Conciliation) Rules, 2016

Chapter XXIX       Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014

·    Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014