The Companies Act 2013

SECTION 1Short Title, Extent, Commencement and Application
SECTION 2Definitions
SECTION 3Formation of Company
SECTION 3AMembers severally liable in certain cases
SECTION 4Memorandum
SECTION 5Articles
SECTION 6Act to Override Memorandum, Articles, etc
SECTION 7Incorporation of Company
SECTION 9Formation of Companies with Charitable Objects, etc
SECTION 9Effect of Registration
SECTION 10Effect of Memorandum and articles
SECTION 10ACommencement of business etc
SECTION 12Registered Office of Company
SECTION 13Alteration of Memorandum
SECTION 14Alteration of Articles
SECTION 15Alteration of Memorandum or Articles to be Noted in Every Copy
SECTION 16Rectification of name of company
SECTION 17Copies of Memorandum, Articles, etc., to be Given to member
SECTION 18Conversion of Companies Already Registered
SECTION 19Subsidiary Company not to hold shares in its Holding Company.
SECTION 20Service ofDocument
SECTION 21Authentication of Documents, Proceedings and Contracts
SECTION 11Commencement of Business, etc
SECTION 23Public Offer and Private Placement
SECTION 24Power of Securities and Exchange Board to Regulate Issue and Transfer of Securities, etc
SECTION 25Document Containing Offer of Securities for Sale to be Deemed Prospectus
SECTION 26Matters to be Stated in Prospectus
SECTION 27Variation in Terms of Contract or Objects in Prospectus
SECTION 28Offer of Sale of Shares by Certain Members of Company
SECTION 29Public Offer of Securities to be in Dematerialised Form
SECTION 30Advertisement of Prospectus
SECTION 31Shelf Prospectus
SECTION 32Red Herring Prospectus
SECTION 33Issue of Application Forms for Securities.
SECTION 34Criminal Liability for Mis-statements in Prospectus
SECTION 35Civil Liability for Mis-statements in Prospectus
SECTION 36Punishment for Fraudulently Inducing Persons to Invest Money
SECTION 37Action by Affected Persons.
SECTION 38Punishment for Personation for Acquisition, etc., of Securities.
SECTION 39Allotment of Securities by Company
SECTION 40Securities to be Dealt with in Stock Exchanges
SECTION 41Global Depository Receipt
SECTION 42Offer or Invitation for Subscription of Securities on Private Placement
SECTION 43Kinds of Share Capital
SECTION 44Nature of Shares orDebentures
SECTION 45Numbering of Shares.
SECTION 46Certificate of Shares
SECTION 47Voting Rights
SECTION 48Variation of Shareholders’ Rights.
SECTION 49Calls on Shares of Same Class to be Made on Uniform Basis
SECTION 50 Company to Accept Unpaid Share Capital, Although not Called Up.
SECTION 51Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-up
SECTION 52Application of premiums received on issue of shares.
SECTION 53Prohibition on Issue of Shares at Discount
SECTION 54Issue of Sweat Equity Shares
SECTION 55Issue and Redemption of Preference Shares
SECTION 56Transfer and Transmission of Securities
SECTION 57Punishment for Personation of Shareholder
SECTION 58Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal
SECTION 59Rectification of register of members
SECTION 60Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital
SECTION 61Power of Limited Company to Alter its Share Capital
SECTION 62Further Issue of Share Capital
SECTION 63Issue of Bonus Shares
SECTION 64Notice to be Given to Registrar for Alteration of Share Capital
SECTION 65Unlimited Company to Provide for Reserve Share Capital on Conversion into Limited Company
SECTION 66Reduction of share capital
SECTION 67Restrictions on Purchase by Company or Giving of Loans by it for Purchase of its Shares
SECTION 68Power of Company to Purchase its Own Securities
SECTION 69Transfer of Certain Sums to Capital Redemption Reserve Account
SECTION 70Prohibition for Buy-Back in Certain Circumstances
SECTION 71Debentures.
SECTION 72 Power to nominate
SECTION 73Prohibition on acceptance of deposits from public
SECTION 74Repayment of deposits, etc., accepted before commencement of this Act
SECTION 75Damages for fraud
SECTION 76Acceptance of deposits from public by certain companies
SECTION 76aPunishment for contravention of section 73 or section 76.
SECTION 77 Duty to Register Charges, etc
SECTION 78 Application for registration of charge.
SECTION 79Section 77 to apply in certain matter
SECTION 80Date of notice of charge
SECTION 81Register of Charges to be kept by Registrar
SECTION 82Company to Report Satisfaction of Charge
SECTION 83Power of Registrar to Make Entries of Satisfaction and Release in Absence of Intimation from Company
SECTION 84Intimation of Appointment of Receiver or Manager
SECTION 85Company’s Register of Charges
SECTION 86Punishment for Contravention
SECTION 87Rectification by Central Government in Register of Charges
SECTION 88Register of Members, etc
SECTION 89Declaration in Respect of Beneficial Interest in any Share
SECTION 90Register of significant beneficial owners in a company
SECTION 91Power to Close Register of Members or Debenture-Holders or Other Security Holders
SECTION 92Annual return
SECTION 93Return to be Filed with Registrar in Case Promoters‘ Stake Changes
SECTION 94Place of keeping and Inspection of Registers, Returns, etc
SECTION 95Registers, etc., to be Evidence
SECTION 96Annual general meeting
SECTION 97Power of Tribunal to Call Annual General Meeting
SECTION 98Power of Tribunal to Call Meetings of Members, etc
SECTION 99Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98
SECTION 100Calling of Extraordinary General Meeting
SECTION 101Notice of Meeting
SECTION 102Statement to be Annexed to Notice
SECTION 103Quorum for meetings
SECTION 104Chairman of meetings
SECTION 105Proxies
SECTION 106 Restriction on voting rights
SECTION 107Voting by show of hands
SECTION 108Voting through electronic means
SECTION 109Demand for poll
SECTION 110Postal ballot
SECTION 112 Circulation of members’ Resolution
SECTION 112Representation of President and Governors in Meetings
SECTION 113Representation of Corporations at Meeting of Companies and of Creditors
SECTION 114Ordinary and Special Resolutions
SECTION 115Resolutions Requiring Special Notice
SECTION 116Resolutions passed at Adjourned Meeting
SECTION 117Resolutions and Agreements to be Filed
SECTION 118 Minutes of Proceedings of General Meeting, Meeting of Board of Directors and Other Meeting and Resolutions Passed by Postal Ballot
SECTION 119Inspection of minute-books of general meeting
SECTION 120Maintenance and Inspection of Documents in Electronic Form
SECTION 121Report on Annual General Meeting
SECTION 122Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Company.
SECTION 123Declaration of Dividend
SECTION 124Unpaid Dividend Account
SECTION 125Investor Education and Protection Fund
SECTION 126Right to dividend, rights shares and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares
SECTION 127Punishment for failure to distribute dividends.
SECTION 128Books of account, etc., to be kept by company
SECTION 129Financial Statement
SECTION 129aPeriodical financial results
SECTION 130Re-opening of Accounts on Court’s or Tribunal’s Orders
SECTION 131Voluntary Revision of Financial Statements or Board’s Report
SECTION 132 Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority
SECTION 133 Central Government to prescribe accounting standards.
SECTION 134Financial Statement, Board’s Report, etc
SECTION 135Corporate Social Responsibility
SECTION 136 Right of member to copies of audited financial statement.
SECTION 137Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar
SECTION 138Internal audit
SECTION 139Appointment of auditors
SECTION 140Removal, resignation of auditor and giving of special notice
SECTION 141Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors
SECTION 142Remuneration of auditors
SECTION 143Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards
SECTION 144 Auditor not to render certain services
SECTION 142Auditor to sign audit reports, etc
SECTION 146Auditors to attend general meeting
SECTION 147Punishment for contravention
SECTION 148Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies
SECTION 149Company to have Board of Directors
SECTION 150Manner of selection of independent Directors and maintenance of databank of independent directors
SECTION 151Appointment of director elected by small shareholders
SECTION 152Appointment of Directors
SECTION 153Application for Allotment of Director Identification Number
SECTION 154Allotment of Director Identification Number
SECTION 155Prohibition to Obtain More than One Director Identification Number
SECTION 156 Director to Intimate Director Identification Number
SECTION 157Company to Inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
SECTION 158Obligation to Indicate Director Identification Number
SECTION 159Penalty for Default of Certain Provisions
SECTION 160Right of Persons Other than retiring Directors to Stand for Directorship
SECTION 161Appointment of Additional Director, Alternate Director and Nominee Director
SECTION 162Appointment of Directors to be Voted Individually
SECTION 163Option to Adopt Principle of Proportional Representation for Appointment of Directors
SECTION 164Disqualifications for Appointment of Director
SECTION 165Number of Directorships
SECTION 166Duties of Directors
SECTION 167Vacation of Office of Director
SECTION 168Resignation of Director
SECTION 169Removal of Directors
SECTION 170Register of Directors and key Managerial Personnel and their Shareholding
SECTION 171Members’ right to inspect.
SECTION 172Penalty
SECTION 173Meetings of Board
SECTION 174Quorum for Meetings of Board
SECTION 175Passing of Resolution by Circulation
SECTION 176Defects in Appointment of Directors not to Invalidate Actions Taken
SECTION 177Audit Committee
SECTION 178Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee
SECTION 179Powers of Board
SECTION 180Restrictions on Powers of Board
SECTION 181Company to Contribute to Bona Fide and Charitable Funds, etc.
SECTION 182Prohibitions and Restrictions Regarding Political Contributions
SECTION 183Power of Board and Other Persons to Make Contributions to National Defence Fund, etc
SECTION 184Disclosure of Interest by Director
SECTION 185Loan to Directors, etc.
SECTION 186Loan and investment by company
SECTION 187Investments of company to be held in its own name
SECTION 188Related party transactions
SECTION 189Register of contracts or arrangements in which Directors are interested
SECTION 190Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directions
SECTION 191Payment to Director for Loss of Office, etc., in Connection with Transfer of Undertaking, Property or Shares
SECTION 192Restriction on Non-cash Transactions Involving Directors
SECTION 193Contract by One Person Company
SECTION 194Prohibition on Forward Dealings in Securities Company by Director or key Managerial Personnel.
SECTION 195Prohibition on insider trading of securities
SECTION 196Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager
SECTION 197Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits
SECTION 198Calculation of profits
SECTION 199Recovery of remuneration in certain cases
SECTION 200Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration
SECTION 201Forms of, and Procedure in Relation to, Certain Applications.
SECTION 202Compensation for Loss of Office of Managing or Whole-time Director or Manager
SECTION 203Appointment of Key Managerial Personnel.
SECTION 204Secretarial Audit for Bigger Companies
SECTION 205 Functions of Company Secretary
SECTION 206Power to Call for Information, Inspect Books and Conduct Inquiries
SECTION 207Conduct of inspection and inquiry
SECTION 208Report on inspection made
SECTION 209Search and seizure
SECTION 210Investigation into Affairs of Company
SECTION 211Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
SECTION 212 Investigation into Affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
SECTION 213Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
SECTION 214Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
SECTION 215Firm, body corporate or Association Not to be Appointed as Inspector
SECTION 216Investigation of Ownership of Company
SECTION 217Procedure, Powers, etc., of Inspectors
SECTION 218Protection of Employees During Investigation
SECTION 219Power of Inspector to Conduct Investigation into Affairs of Related Companies, etc
SECTION 220Seizure of Documents by Inspector
SECTION 221Freezing of Assets of Company on Inquiry and Investigation
SECTION 222Imposition of Restrictions Upon Securities
SECTION 223Inspector’s Report
SECTION 224Actions to be Taken in Pursuance of Inspector’s Report
SECTION 225Expenses of investigation
SECTION 226 Voluntary Winding Up of Company, etc., Not to Stop Investigation Proceedings
SECTION 227 Legal Advisors and Bankers Not to Disclose Certain Information
SECTION 228 Investigation, etc., of Foreign Companies
SECTION 229 Penalty for Furnishing False Statement, Mutilation, Destruction of Documents.
SECTION 230[Power to Compromise or Make Arrangements with Creditors and members.
SECTION 231Power of Tribunal to Enforce Compromise or Arrangement
SECTION 232Merger and Amalgamation of Companies
SECTION 233Merger or Amalgamation of Certain Companies
SECTION 234 Merger or Amalgamation of Company with Foreign Company
SECTION 235Power to Acquire Shares of Shareholders Dissenting from Scheme or Contract Approved by Majority
SECTION 236Purchase of Minority Shareholding
SECTION 237Power of Central Government to Provide for Amalgamation of Companies in Public Interest
SECTION 238Registration of Offer of Schemes Involving Transfer of Shares
SECTION 239Preservation of Books and Papers of Amalgamated Companies
SECTION 240 Liability of Officers in Respect of Offences Committed Prior to Merger, Amalgamation, etc
SECTION 241Application to Tribunal for Relief in Cases of Oppression, etc
SECTION 242Powers of Tribunal
SECTION 243Consequences of Termination or Modification of Certain Agreements
SECTION 244Right to Apply Under section 241.
SECTION 245Class Action
SECTION 246Application of Certain Provisions to Proceedings Under Section 241 and Section 245.
SECTION 247Valuation by registered valuers
SECTION 248Power of Registrar to Remove Name of Company from Register of Companies
SECTION 249Restrictions on Making Application Under Section 248 in Certain Situations
SECTION 250Effect of Company Notified as Dissolved
SECTION 251Fraudulent application for removal of name
SECTION 252Appeal to Tribunal
SECTION 253Determination of sickness.
SECTION 254Application for Revival and Rehabilitation
SECTION 255Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
SECTION 256Appointment of Interim Administrator
SECTION 257Committee of Creditors
SECTION 258Order of Tribunal
SECTION 259Appointment of Administrator
SECTION 260Powers and Duties of Company Administrator
SECTION 261Scheme of Revival and Rehabilitation
SECTION 262Sanction of Scheme
SECTION 263Scheme to be Binding
SECTION 264 Implementation of Scheme
SECTION 265Winding Up of Company on Report of Company Administrator
SECTION 266Power of Tribunal to Assess Damages Against Delinquent Directors, etc
SECTION 267Punishment for Certain Offences
SECTION 268Bar of Jurisdiction
SECTION 269Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund
SECTION 270Modes of Winding Up
SECTION 271Circumstances in Which Company May be Wound Up by Tribunal
SECTION 272Petition for Winding Up
SECTION 273Powers of Tribunal
SECTION 274Directions for Filing Statement of Affairs
SECTION 275Company Liquidators and Their Appointments
SECTION 276 Removal and Replacement of Liquidator
SECTION 277Intimation to Company Liquidator, Provisional Liquidator and Registrar
SECTION 278 Effect of winding up order
SECTION 279Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order.
SECTION 280Jurisdiction of Tribunal
SECTION 281Submission of report by Company Liquidator
SECTION 282Directions of Tribunal on Report of Company Liquidator Section 
SECTION 283Custody of company’s properties
SECTION 285Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets
SECTION 286Obligations of Directors and managers
SECTION 287Advisory committee
SECTION 288Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal.
SECTION 289Power of Tribunal on Application for Stay of Winding Up
SECTION 290Powers and duties of Company Liquidator
SECTION 291Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator
SECTION 284Promoters, directors, etc., to cooperate with Company Liquidator
SECTION 292Exercise and control of Company Liquidator’s powers
SECTION 293Books to be kept by Company Liquidator
SECTION 294. Audit of Company Liquidator’s accounts
SECTION 295 Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off
SECTION 296Power of Tribunal to make calls
SECTION 297Adjustment of rights of contributories
SECTION 298Power to order costs
SECTION 299Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc
SECTION 300Power to order examination of promoters, Directors, etc
SECTION 301Arrest of Person Trying to Leave India or Abscond
SECTION 302Dissolution of Company by Tribunal
SECTION 303Appeals from Orders Made Before Commencement of Act.
SECTION 304Circumstances in Which Company May be Wound up Voluntarily
SECTION 305 Declaration of Solvency in Case of Proposal to Wind Up Voluntarily
SECTION 306Meeting of Creditors
SECTION 307 Publication of Resolution to Wind Up Voluntarily
SECTION 308Commencement of Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 309Effect of Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 310Appointment of Company Liquidator
SECTION 311 Power to Remove and Fill Vacancy of Company Liquidator
SECTION 312Notice of Appointment of Company Liquidator to be Given to Registrar.
SECTION 313Cesser of Board’s Powers on Appointment of Company Liquidator
SECTION 314Powers and Duties of Company Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 315Appointment of Committees
SECTION 316Company Liquidator to Submit Report on Progress of Winding Up
SECTION 317Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for Examination of persons
SECTION 318Final Meeting and Dissolution of Company.
SECTION 319 Power of Company Liquidator to Accept Shares, etc., as Consideration for Sale of Property of Company
SECTION 320Distribution of Property of Company
SECTION 321Arrangement When Binding on Company and Creditors
SECTION 322Power to Apply to Tribunal to Have Questions Determined, etc
SECTION 323Costs of Voluntary Winding Up
SECTION 324Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof
SECTION 325Application of Insolvency Rules in Winding Up of Insolvent Companies
SECTION 326Overriding Preferential Payments
SECTION 327Preferential payments
SECTION 328Fraudulent Preference
SECTION 329Transfers Not in Good Faith to be Void
SECTION 330 Certain Transfers to be Void
SECTION 331Liabilities and Rights of Certain Persons Fraudulently Preferred
SECTION 332Effect of Floating Charge
SECTION 333Disclaimer of Onerous Property
SECTION 334Transfers, etc., After Commencement of Winding Up to be Void
SECTION 335Certain Attachments, Executions, etc., in Winding Up by Tribunal to be Void
SECTION 336Offences by Officers of Companies in Liquidation
SECTION 337Penalty for Frauds by Officers
SECTION 338Liability Where Proper Accounts not Kept
SECTION 339Liability for Fraudulent Conduct of Business
SECTION 340Power of Tribunal to Assess Damages Against Delinquent Directors, etc
SECTION 341Liability Under Sections 339 and 340 to Extend to Partners or Directors in Firms or Companies
SECTION 342Prosecution of Delinquent Officers and members of Company
SECTION 343Company Liquidator to Exercise Certain Powers Subject to Sanction
SECTION 344Statement that Company is in Liquidation.
SECTION 345Books and Papers of Company to be Evidence
SECTION 346Inspection of Books and Papers by Creditors and Contributories
SECTION 347 Disposal of Books and Papers of Company
SECTION 348 Information as to pending liquidations
SECTION 349 Official Liquidatorto make payments into public account of India
SECTION 350 Company Liquidator to Deposit Monies into Scheduled Bank
SECTION 351 Liquidator Not to Deposit Monies into Private Banking Account
SECTION 352Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Account.
SECTION 353 Liquidator to Make Returns, etc
SECTION 354Meetings to Ascertain Wishes of Creditors or Contributories
SECTION 355Court, Tribunal or Person, etc., Before Whom Affidavit Aay be Sworn
SECTION 356Powers of Tribunal to Declare Dissolution of Company Void
SECTION 357 Commencement of Winding Up by Tribunal
SECTION 358 Exclusion of Certain Time in Computing Period of Limitation
SECTION 359Appointment of Official Liquidator.
SECTION 360Powers and Functions of Official Liquidator.
SECTION 361Summary Procedure for Liquidation
SECTION 362Sale of Assets and Recovery of Debts Due to Company
SECTION 363Settlement of Claims of Creditors by Official Liquidator
SECTION 364Appeal by Creditor
SECTION 365Order of Dissolution of Company
SECTION 366Companies Capable of Being Registered
SECTION 367Certificate of Registration of Existing Companies
SECTION 368Vesting of Property on Registration
SECTION 369Saving of Existing Liabilities
SECTION 370Continuation of Pending Legal Proceedings
SECTION 371Effect of registration under this Part
SECTION 372Power of Court to stay or restrain proceeding
SECTION 373Suits stayed on winding up order
SECTION 374Obligations of Companies Registering Under this Part
SECTION 375Winding Up of Unregistered Companies
SECTION 376Power to Wind Up Foreign Companies, Although Dissolved
SECTION 377Provisions of Chapter Cumulative
SECTION 378Saving and Construction of Enactments Conferring Power to Wind Up Partnership Firm, Association or Company, etc., in Certain Cases
SECTION 378aDefinitions
SECTION 378bObjects of Producer Company
SECTION 378c Formation of Producer Company and its registration
SECTION 378dMembership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company
SECTION 378eBenefits to Members
SECTION 378fMemorandum of Producer Company
SECTION 378gArticles of association
SECTION 378hAmendment of memorandum
SECTION 378Amendment of articles
SECTION 378j Option to inter-State co-operative societies to become Producer Companies
SECTION 378kEffect of incorporation of Producer Company
SECTION 378l Vesting of undertaking in Producer Company
SECTION 378mConcession, etc., to be deemed to have been granted to Producer Company
SECTION 378nProvisions in respect of officers and other employees of inter-State co-operative society
SECTION 378Number of Directors
SECTION 378pAppointment of Directors
SECTION 378qVacation of office by Directors
SECTION 378r Powers and functions of Board
SECTION 378sMatters to be transacted at general meeting
SECTION 378tLiability of Directors
SECTION 378uCommittee of Directors
SECTION 378vMeetings of Board and quorum
SECTION 378wChief Executive and his functions
SECTION 378xSecretary of Producer Company
SECTION 378yQuorum
SECTION 378zVoting rights
SECTION 378ZAAnnual general meetings
SECTION 378ZBShare capital
SECTION 378ZDTransferability of shares and attendant rights
SECTION 378ZEbooks of account
SECTION 378ZFInternal Audit
SECTION 378ZGDuties of auditor under this Chapter
SECTION 378ZH Donation or subscription by Producer Company
SECTION 378Z-IGeneral and other reserves
SECTION 378ZJIssue of bonus shares
SECTION 378ZKLoan, etc, to Members
SECTION 378ZMPenalty for contravention
SECTION 378ZNAmalgamation, merger or division, etc, to form new Producer Companies
SECTION 378Z-ODisputes
SECTION 378ZPStrike off name of Producer Company
SECTION 378ZQProvisions of this Chapter to override other laws
SECTION 378ZRApplication of provisions relating to private companies
SECTION 378ZSRe-conversion of Producer Company to inter-State co-operative society
SECTION 378ZTPower to modify Act in its application to Producer Companies
SECTION 378ZUPower to make rules
SECTION 379 Application of Act to foreign companies
SECTION 380Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies
SECTION 381Accounts of Foreign Company
SECTION 382Display of Name, etc., of Foreign Company
SECTION 383Service on Foreign Company
SECTION 384Debentures, Annual Return, Registration of Charges, Books of Account and Their Inspection
SECTION 385 Fee for registration of documents
SECTION 386 Interpretation
SECTION 387Dating of prospects and particulars to be contained therein.
SECTION 388Provisions as to expert’s consent and allotment
SECTION 389 Registration of prospectus
SECTION 390Offer of Indian Depository Receipts
SECTION 393Company’s failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc
SECTION 392Punishment for Contravention
SECTION 391Application of Sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX
SECTION 393AExemptions under this Chapter
SECTION 394 Annual reports on Government companies
SECTION 395Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies
SECTION 396Registration offices
SECTION 397Admissibility of Certain Documents as Evidence
SECTION 398Provisions Relating to Filing of Applications, Documents, Inspection, etc., in Electronic Form
SECTION 399Inspection, Production and Evidence of Documents Kept by Registrar
SECTION 400Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form
SECTION 401 Provision of Value Added Services Through Electronic Form
SECTION 402Application of Provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000
SECTION 403Fee For Filing, etc
SECTION 404Fees, etc., to be Credited into Public Account
SECTION 405Power of Central Government to Direct Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics
SECTION 406Power to Modify Act in its Application to Nidhis
SECTION 407Definitions
SECTION 408Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal
SECTION 409Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal
SECTION 410Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.
SECTION 411Qualifications of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal.
SECTION 412Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 413Term of Office of President, Chairperson and Other Members
SECTION 414Salary, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Members
SECTION 415Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 416 Resignation Members
SECTION 417Removal Members
SECTION 417aNotwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications,
SECTION 418Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 418aBenches of Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 419Benches of Tribunal & Notified Date of Section : 01/06/2016
SECTION 420 Orders of Tribunal
SECTION 421Appeal from Orders of Tribunal
SECTION 422Expeditious Disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 423Appeal to Supreme Court
SECTION 424 Procedure Before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
SECTION 425Power to Punish for Contempt
SECTION 426Delegation of Powers
SECTION 427President, Members, Officers, etc., to be Public Servants
SECTION 428Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith.
SECTION 429Power to Seek Assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc.
SECTION 430 Civil Court Not to Have Jurisdiction
SECTION 431Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal not to Invalidate Acts or Proceedings
SECTION 432 Right to Legal Representation
SECTION 433 Limitation
SECTION 434Transfer of Certain Pending Proceedings
SECTION 435 Establishment of Special Courts
SECTION 436Offences Triable by Special Courts
SECTION 437Appeal and revision
SECTION 438Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
SECTION 439Offences to be non-cognizable
SECTION 440Transitional provisions
SECTION 441Compounding of certain offences
SECTION 442 Mediation and Conciliation Panel
SECTION 443 Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors
SECTION 444Appeal against acquittal
SECTION 445Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
SECTION 446Application of fines
SECTION 446aThe court or the Special Court, 
SECTION 446bpenalty is payable for non-compliance of any of the provisions
SECTION 447Punishment for fraud
SECTION 448Punishment for false statement
SECTION 449Punishment for false evidence
SECTION 450Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided.
SECTION 451Punishment in Case of Repeated Default
SECTION 452Punishment for wrongful withholding of property
SECTION 453Punishment for Improper Use of “Limited” or “Private Limited
SECTION 454Adjudication of penalties
SECTION 454aPenalty for repeated default
SECTION 455Dormant Company
SECTION 456Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
SECTION 457Nondisclosure of Information in Certain Cases
SECTION 458Delegation by Central Governemnt of its Powers and Functions
SECTION 459Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to Accord Approval, etc., Subject to Conditions and to Prescribe Fees on Applications.
SECTION 460 Condonation of Delay in Certain Cases
SECTION 461Annual Report by Central Government
SECTION 462 Power to Exempt Class or Classes of Companies from Provisions of this Act
SECTION 463Power of Court to Grant Relief in Certain Cases
SECTION 464Prohibition of Association or Partnership of Persons Exceeding Certain Number
SECTION 465Repeal of Certain Enactments and Savings
SECTION 466Dissolution of Company Law Board and Consequential Provisions
SECTION 467Power of Central Government to Amend Schedules
SECTION 468 Powers of Central Government to Make Rules Relating to Winding Up
SECTION 469Power of Central Government to Make Rules
SECTION 470Power to Remove Difficulties
SCHEDULE IMemorandum of Association of A Company Limited by Shares
SCHEDULE IMemorandum of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Not Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE IMemorandum of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE IMemorandum of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Not Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE IMemorandum of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE IArticles of Association of A Company Limited by Shares
SCHEDULE IArticles of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE IArticles of Association of A Company Limited by Guarantee and Not Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE IArticles of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Having A Share Capital
SCHEDULE IArticles of Association of AN UNLimited Company and Not Having Share Capital
SCHEDULE IIUseful Lives to Compute Depreciation
SCHEDULE IIUSeful Lives to Compute Depreciation
SCHEDULE IIUSeful Lives to Compute Depreciation
SCHEDULE IIIFinancial Statements for a company whose Financial Statements are required to comply with the Companies
SCHEDULE IIIFinancial Statements for a company whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
SCHEDULE IIIFinancial Statements for a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance of the Companies.
SCHEDULE IVCode for Independent Directors
SCHEDULE VAppointments
SCHEDULE VIinfrastructural projects
SCHEDULE VIIActivities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies Activities relating