This Course is suitable for students pursuing LL.B. and also for those preparing for Judiciary exam. The course will be completed in 6 months and it will consist of of approximately 100 lectures

COURSE STRUCTURE (Company Law, According to Companies Act, 2013)

• Introduction to company law
• Highlights of Companies Act, 2013 along with latest amendments and comparison with the previous Companies Act, 1956
• Definition, Meaning and nature of company
• Classification of companies
• Formation, promotion and incorporation of companies
• Memorandum of association
• Articles of association
• Prospectus
• Definition and meaning of prospectus
• Essential elements and statutory requirements for the issue of prospectus
• Civil liability for misrepresentation
• Criminal liability for misrepresentation
• Share capital
• Meaning of capital
• Kinds of capital
• Share-its meaning and nature
• Kinds of shares (equity shares and preference shares)
• Difference between equity shares and preference shares
• Share certificate
• Delivery of share certificate
• Effect of share certificate
• Share warrant
• Legal position of holder of share warrant
• Share certificate and share warrant distinguished

• Transfer of shares
• Procedure for the transfer of shares

• Debenture and Charges
• Debentures
• Definition and meaning of debenture
• Characteristics of debentures
• Kinds of debentures
• Distinction between debenture and share
• Debenture trustee
• Debenture trust deed
• Charge
• Kinds of charges (fixed and floating charges)
• Crystallization of floating charge
• Characteristics of floating and fixed charges
• Difference between fixed and floating charges

• Company Directors

• Meetings
• Kinds of meetings
• Annual general meeting and business transacted in annual general meeting
• Extraordinary meeting
• Class meetings
• Class meetings
• Meetings of creditors
• Meeting of debenture holders
• Meeting of Board of Directors
• Quorum
• Resolutions
• Kinds of resolutions
• Matters requiring sanction by ordinary resolution
• Special resolution
• Matters requiring special resolution
• Oppression and Mismanagement
• Mergers
• Winding Up
• Meaning of winding up
• Winding up and dissolution distinguished
• Modes of winding up (Winding up by Tribunal and Voluntary winding up)
• Official Liquidators (their appointment and their powers and duties)
• Contributories