COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND SECRETARIAL PRACTICES

Paper Code: 
COM 403
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  1. : Analyze various administrative positions in Indian companies and provisions related to them. 
  2. : Discover different provisions related to the company secretary described in companies Act. 
  3. : Examine secretarial functions relating to share allotment, forfeiture, transfer and transmission. Students will discover provisions relating to dividend and its distribution. 
  4. : Explore about different type of company meetings and provisions required for holding a valid company meeting. 
  5. : Appraise the new provisions of the companies act for defining the roles and responsibilities of a company towards various stakeholders of the company. 

Interactive Classroom lectures, Assignments, PowerPoint presentations, Videos, Sharing reference reading materials and web links.

Case studies, Role plays, Student presentation, Group Discussions. 

Assignments, Mid semester test, Semester end examination, Quiz,  case Presentation by students.

 

9.00
Unit I: 

: Definition and Provisions relating to:

  • Key managerial personnel, Directors, Board of Directors,
  • Managing Director, Manager, Independent Directors,
  • Woman Directors Position,
  • Powers, Liabilities, Appointment and
  • Removal of Company Directors.

 

7.00
Unit II: 

Company Secretary

  • Position in company, importance, liabilities
  • Duties of company secretary.
  • Secretarial audit (Definition).

 

10.00
Unit III: 

Secretarial functions with regards to-

  • Allotment of shares
  • Forfeiture and reissue of forfeited shares
  • Payment of dividend
  • Transfer and Transmission of shares

 

11.00
Unit IV: 

: Secretarial functions with regard to -

·       Company meetings (Annual General Meeting, Extraordinary General Meeting)

Basic Provisions relating to -Resolutions, Notices, Agenda, Quorum, Minutes, Proxy

8.00
Unit V: 

Provision relating to

·        Corporate Social Responsibility, Shareholder’s Democracy, Fraud.

·        Preliminary introduction of various committees-

·        Audit committee, nomination and remuneration committee,

·        Stakeholders relationship committee,

corporate social responsibility committee

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=17838

 

JOURNALS

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

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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