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Company Law Ready Reckoner by D K Jain, now in its 28th Edition, 2026, is an extensive two-volume reference work covering the complete framework of company law and corporate regulation in India. Structured across detailed thematic parts, the book systematically addresses every major aspect of corporate functioning, from incorporation, share capital, prospectus, deposits, and management to audit, directors? responsibilities, mergers, oppression and mismanagement, insolvency, winding up, foreign companies, NCLT practice, and miscellaneous corporate compliances. The work adopts a practical ready-reckoner approach, enabling readers to understand procedural requirements, statutory compliances, and governance mechanisms with clarity and ease. Its broad coverage of both foundational and advanced corporate law topics makes it a comprehensive resource for handling day-to-day corporate legal and compliance matters.
Key Features:
This book is intended for company secretaries, chartered accountants, corporate law practitioners, advocates, compliance professionals, insolvency professionals, in-house legal teams, and corporate consultants involved in company law practice and regulatory compliance.
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 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 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 Mismanagement
Chapter 2 – Class Action Suits
Part XVII – Registered Valuers
Chapter 1 – Registered Valuer
Part XVIII – Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies
Chapter 1 – Removal of Name of Companies from the Register of Companies
Part XIX – Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons
Chapter 1 – Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons
Part XX – 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 XXI – 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 XXI-A – Formation and Conversion of Co-Operative Society into a Producer Company
Part XXII – Companies Incorporated Outside India
Chapter 1 – Companies Incorporated Outside India
Chapter 2 – Establishing Offices in India by a Foreign Company
Part XXIII – Government Companies
Chapter 1 – Government Companies
Part XXIV – Registration, Offices and Fees
Chapter 1 – Registration, Offices and Fees
Part XXV – Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics
Chapter 1 – Powers of the Central Government to Call Information
Part XXVI – Nidhi
Chapter 1 – Powers of the Central Government for Nidhi Companies
Part XXVII – National Company Law Tribunal
Chapter 1 – Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal
Chapter 2 – Applications and Petitions before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
Part XXVIII – Special Court
Part XXIX – Miscellaneous
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