COMPANY LAW

Paper Code: 
FSG 313
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

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: 
Company-

· Definition and essential characteristics.

· Lifting of corporate veil- under statutory provisions and under judicial interpretations.

9.00
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: 
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: 
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: 
Membership in a company,

· Difference between a member and shareholder,

· contributory (Definition),

                   Winding up of Company 

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:

· ICSI executive level study material - https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/23112021_Company_Law.pdf

· ICAI intermediate level study material

                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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