Company Law 6th Edition, Reprinted 2025 By S R Myneni

This authoritative textbook provides a comprehensive and updated exposition of the Companies Act, 2013, along with significant amendments brought in by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Divided into five structured units, the book systematically covers:

• Nature and characteristics of company law
• Incorporation and types of companies
• Memorandum & Articles of Association
• Raising and management of share capital
• Prospectus, debentures, and dividends
• Directors and corporate governance
• Meetings, resolutions, and procedures
• Winding up, liquidation, and remedies

Written in a simple and student-friendly language, it is tailored to meet the academic needs of LL.B., B.Com, CS, CA, CMA, and other professional and competitive exams. It includes case references, recent developments, and practical illustrations to enhance conceptual clarity.

Whether you are a student, a teacher, or a legal professional, this book serves as a valuable guide for mastering Indian Company Law in its current form.

Contents Overview

1. Unit I – Corporate Personality
   (Nature and characteristics of companies, separate legal entity, lifting the corporate veil)
2. Unit II – Incorporation of Company
   (Promotion, registration, types of companies, memorandum and articles of association)
3. Unit III – Share Capital & Payment of Dividend
   (Issue/allotment of shares, classes of shares, share capital, payment and types of dividends)
4. Unit IV – Management & Administration
   (Meetings of board and shareholders, resolutions, procedures, corporate governance)
5. Unit V – Administration & Winding Up
   (Audit, inspection, investigations, mergers, minority oppression, types of winding up and liquidation)

Expanded Chapter Highlights

• Unit I: Definition of a company, characteristics, corporate vs. natural person, lifting corporate veil.
• Unit II: Promoters, pre-incorporation contracts, types of companies, MOA & AOA, registration process.
• Unit III: Share issue and allotment, private placement, rights attached, buy-back, reduction, capital maintenance, dividends.
• Unit IV: Shareholders’ rights, AGMs & EGMs, board meetings, notice requirements, statutory meetings, minutes; appointment, role and duties of directors.
• Unit V: Financial audits, statutory inspections and investigations, compromises and arrangements, oppression and mismanagement, types and procedure of winding-up—voluntary, compulsory, by tribunal.