COMPANY LAW

Paper Code: 
ATG/ BSG/BSR/FSG/FMG/HRG/IBG 313
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 
  1. CO 93: To create an insight about the fundamental concept and basic features of the Company form of Business in India

CO 94: To create a learning about the Procedure and know-how’s of registering a Company in both Public as well as Private format in India

CO 95: To analyze the mandatory documents required for a valid company, such as Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, Prospectus etc.

CO 96: To create and Understanding the Instruments of Finance Raising used by any Company such as Shares & Debentures and the basic provisions relating to them.

CO 97: To Learn the modes and procedure of Winding Up of any Company.

Approach in teaching Class room Lecture (Theory/ Using Powerpoint Presentation) /Discussions using Leading Case laws

 

Learning activities for the students:

Role Play activities/ Moot Court/Group Discussions/ Class presentation 

Class participation, tutorial assignments and presentations, class tests, C A Test, Semester End Exams.

 

  

 

9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1
Company- 
  • Definition and essential characteristics.
  • Lifting of corporate veil- under statutory provisions and under judicial interpretations.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Classification of companies

·         Public company

·         Private company(Definition, characteristics,

·         Privileges and concessions to private companies

·         One-person Company (Definition &Features)

·         Dormant Company

·         Small Company

·         Government companies

·         Foreign companies

                .      Holding and subsidiary company

9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Incorporation and formation of a company.

  • Promoters-functions, duties and liabilities,
  • Concepts of shares,
  • Types of shares (Equity shares, Preference shares),
  • debentures, Types of debentures

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

 Memorandum of Association

  • MoA- (Definition, Clauses), Articles of Association
  • Prospectus: Definition, Contents,
  • Provisions regarding issue of Prospectus, kinds of Prospectus (Abridged Prospectus, Shelf Prospectus,
  • Deemed Prospectus, Information Memorandum,
  • Red-Herring Prospectus), Statement in lieu of prospectus

 

9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Membership in a company,

·            difference between a member and shareholder,

·            contributory (Definition),

              .             Winding up of Company 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS

  • Majumdar, A. K. and Kapoor, G. K., Student’s guide to Company Law. Taxmann Publications (P) Ltd., New Delhi
  • Singh, A. Indian Company Law. Eastern Book Company
  • Nolakha, R.L., Company Law. Ramesh Book Depot, Jaipur

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Datey, V.S., Business and Corporate Laws, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd., NewDelhi.
  • Kuchhal, MC, Company Law and Secretarial Practice, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi
  • Krishnamurti, D.S.R., Company Law, Taxmann, New Delhi

 

 

e- RESOURCES:

https://www.icai.org/post.html?post_id=16944

  • ICAI Final level study material

https://www.icai.org/post.html?post_id=17838

 

JOURNALS

  • The Indian Journal of Commerce
  • IUP Journal of Corporate Governance

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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