Bharat's Abridged Company Law Ready Reckoner Book by Dr D.K. Jain

Part I - Preliminary

Chapter 1       Definitions                                                                                                     

Chapter 2       About the Company                                                                                      

Chapter 3       Illegal Association                                                                                         

Part II - Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto

Chapter 1       Formation of a Company                                                                               

Chapter 2       Selection and Reservation of Name for the Company                                  

Chapter 3       Memorandum of Association & Alteration Thereof                                      

Chapter 4       Articles of Association & Alteration Thereof                                                

Chapter 5       Incorporation of One Person Company                                                         

Chapter 6       Incorporation of Companies with Charitable Objects                                   

Chapter 7       Commencement of Business                                                                          

Chapter 8       Change in the Name of Company                                                                 

Chapter 9       Change in the Situation of the Registered Office                                         

Chapter 10     Alteration in the Object Clause of Memorandum                                         

Chapter 11     Alteration in the Share Capital Clause                                                           

Part III - Prospectus and Allotment of Securities

Chapter 1       Prospectus                                                                                                      

Chapter 2       Offer or Invitation of Securities on Private Placement Basis                        

Part IV - Share Capital & Debentures

Chapter 1       Types of Share Capital                                                                                   

Chapter 2       Share Certificates                                                                                           

Chapter 3       Voting Rights                                                                                                

Chapter 4       Calls, Forfeiture and Re-issuance of Shares                                                  

Chapter 5       Issuance of Securities at Premium, Discount & Sweat Equity shares           

Chapter 6       Transfer and Transmission of Securities                                                        

Chapter 7       Further Issue of Securities                                                                             

Chapter 8       Employees Stock Option (ESOS) & Share Based Employee Benefits Regulations, 2014   

Chapter 9       Issuance of Bonus Shares                                                                              

Chapter 10     Buyback and Purchase of Own Shares                                                          

Chapter 11     Debentures                                                                                                     

Chapter 12     Nomination by Securities holders                                                                  

Part V - Acceptance of Deposits by Companies

Chapter 1       Invitation and Acceptance of Deposits by Companies                                 

Part VI - Registration of Charges

Chapter 1       Registration and Modification of Charge                                                      

Chapter 2       Appointment or Cessation of Receiver or Manager                                      

Part VII - Management and Administration

Chapter 1       Register of Members                                                                                      

Chapter 2       Closure of Register of Members and Debenture holders                              

Chapter 3       Annual Return                                                                                               

Chapter 4       General Meetings                                                                                           

Chapter 5       Notice of General Meetings                                                                           

Chapter 6       Quorum, Chairman & Proxy                                                                          

Chapter 7       Voting                                                                                                            

Chapter 8       Resolutions & Resolutions Passed by Postal Ballot process                         

Chapter 9       Minutes                                                                                                          

Part VIII - Declaration and Payment of Dividend

Chapter 1       Declaration of Dividend                                                                                

Chapter 2       Transfer of Unpaid Dividend and Resultant Securities to the Investor Education and Protection Fund                                                                                             

Part IX - Accounts of Companies

Chapter 1       Maintenance of Books of Accounts                                                              

Chapter 2       Depreciation                                                                                                   

Chapter 3       Boards’ Report                                                                                              

Chapter 4       Corporate Social Responsibility                                                                     

Chapter 5       Internal Audit                                                                                                

Part X - Audit and Auditors

Chapter 1       Appointment and Change of the Auditors                                                    

Chapter 2       Cost Audit                                                                                                     

Chapter 3       Auditor's Report                                                                                            

Chapter 4       Branch Audit                                                                                                 

Part XI - Appointment and Qualifications of Directors

Chapter 1       Directors and Constitution of the Board                                                       

Chapter 2       Independent and Woman Directors                                                              

Chapter 3       Appointment and Change in the Directors                                                    

Chapter 4       Director Identification Number                                                                     

Chapter 5       Appointment of Other than Retiring Director, Additional Director, Alternate Director, Nominee Director, etc.                                                                                   

Chapter 6       Disqualifications, Qualifications and Duties of Directors                             

Chapter 7       Deemed Vacation of Office of Director, Removal of Director and Resignation by Director                                                                                                                       

Chapter 8       Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel                                    

Part XII - Meetings of Board and its Powers

Chapter 1       Board Meetings                                                                                             

Chapter 2       Committee and Class Meetings                                                                     

Chapter 3       Powers of the Board                                                                                      

Chapter 4       Restrictions on the powers of the Board                                                       

Chapter 5       Disclosure of Interest, Related Party Transactions, Office or Place of Profit and Registers thereof                                                                                                            

Chapter 6       Loan to Directors, Loan and Investment by a Company                              

Chapter 7       Contracts of Employments with Managing/Whole-time Directors, Loss of Office of Directors and Restriction on Non-Cash Transactions                                                   

Part XIII - Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel

Chapter 1       Appointment of Managing Director, Whole-time Director or Manager        

Chapter 2       Managerial Remuneration                                                                              

Chapter 3       Powers of the Central Government Relating to the Appointment of Managerial Personnel

Chapter 4       Appointment of Key Managerial Personnel, Secretarial Auditor and Functions of Company Secretary                                                                                                        

Part XIV - Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation

Chapter 1       Inspection of Books and Conducting Inspection and Enquiry by the Central Government/Registrar                                                                                    

Part XV - Compromise, Arrangement and Amalgamation

Chapter 1       Merger and Amalgamation                                                                            

Chapter 2       Takeover of Companies                                                                                 

Part XVI - Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement

Chapter 1       Oppression and Mis-management                                                                  

Chapter 2       Class Action Suits                                                                                          

Part XVII - Registered Valuers

Chapter 1       Registered Valuer                                                                                          

Part XVIII - Removal of Names of Companies from the
Register of Companies

Chapter 1       Removal of Name of Companies from the Register of Companies              

Part XIX - Insolvency Resolution and
Liquidation for Corporate Persons

Chapter 1       Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation for Corporate Persons                     

Part XX - Winding Up

Chapter 1       Winding up by the Tribunal                                                                           

Chapter 2       Members and Creditors Voluntary Winding up                                            

Chapter 3       Provisions applicable to every type of Winding up                                       

Part XXI - Companies Authorised to Register &
Winding Up of Unregistered Companies

Chapter 1       Companies Authorised to Register under the Companies Act, 2013            

Chapter 2       Winding up of Unregistered Companies                                                       

                                   Part XXI-A - Formation and Conversion of
                                Co-Operative Society into a Producer Company                              

Part XXII - Companies Incorporated Outside India

Chapter 1       Companies Incorporated Outside India                                                        

Chapter 2       Establishing Offices in India by a Foreign Company                                    

Part XXIII - Government Companies

Chapter 1       Government Companies                                                                                

Part XXIV - Registration, Offices and Fees

Chapter 1       Registration, Offices and Fees                                                                      

Part XXV - Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics

Chapter 1       Powers of the Central Government to Call Information                               

Part XXVI - Nidhi

Chapter 1       Powers of the Central Government for Nidhi Companies                            

Part XXVII - National Company Law Tribunal

Chapter 1       Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal                                         

Chapter 2       Applications and Petitions before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal