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

CO134 : Analyze various administrative positions in Indian companies and provisions related to them. 

CO135 : Discover different provisions related to the company secretary described in companies Act. 

CO136 : Examine secretarial functions relating to share allotment, forfeiture, transfer and transmission. Students will discover provisions relating to dividend and its distribution. 

CO137 : Explore about different type of company meetings and provisions required for holding a valid company meeting. 

CO138 : Appraise the new provisions of the companies act for defining the roles and responsibilities of a company towards various stakeholders of the company. 

Approach in teaching:

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

 

 

Learning activities for the students:

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:

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

· 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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