Companies Act 2013
Updated with Rules, Notifications, Circulars and Orders till November 19, 2024, all presented at one place under the relevant section of Companies Act, 2013
Chapter 1 - Preliminary
Chapter 2 - Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto
- Section 3 : Formation of Company
- Section 4 : Memorandum
- Section 5 : Articles
- Section 6 : Act to over-ride memorandum, articles, etc.
- Section 7 : Incorporation of Company
- Section 8 : Formation of Companies with Charitable Objects, etc.
- Section 9 : Effect of Registration
- Section 10 : Effect of Memorandum and Articles
- Section 11 : Commencement of Business, etc
- Section 12 : Registered Office of Company
- Section 13 : Alteration of Memorandum
- Section 14 : Alteration of Articles
- Section 15 : Alteration of Memorandum or Articles to be noted In Every Copy
- Section 16 : Rectification of Name of Company
- Section 17 : Copies of Memorandum, Articles, etc., to be given to Members
- Section 18 : Conversion of Companies Already Registered
- Section 19 : Subsidiary Company not to Hold Shares in its Holding Company
- Section 20 : Service of Documents
- Section 21 : Authentication of Documents, Proceedings and Contracts
- Section 22 : Execution of Bills of Exchange, etc.
Chapter 3 - Prospectus and Allotment of Securities
- Section 23 : Public Offer and Private Placement
- Section 24 : Power of Securities and Exchange Board to Regulate Issue and Transfer of Securities, etc.
- Section 25 : Document Containing Offer of Securities for Sale to be Deemed Prospectus
- Section 26 : Matters to be Stated in Prospectus
- Section 27 : Variation In Terms Of Contract or Objects in Prospectus
- Section 28 : Offer of Sale of Shares by Certain Members of Company
- Section 29 : Public Offer of Securities to be in Dematerialised Form
- Section 30 : Advertisement of Prospectus
- Section 31 : Shelf Prospectus
- Section 32 : Red Herring Prospectus
- Section 33 : Issue of application forms for securities
- Section 34 : Criminal Liability for Mis-Statements in Prospectus
- Section 35 : Civil Liability for Mis-Statements in Prospectus
- Section 36 : Punishment for Fraudulently Inducing Persons to Invest Money
- Section 37 : Action by Affected Persons
- Section 38 : Punishment for Personation for Acquisition, etc., of Securities
- Section 39 : Allotment of Securities by Company
- Section 40 : Securities to be Dealt with in Stock Exchanges
- Section 41 : Global Depository Receipt
- Section 42 : Offer or Invitation for Subscription of Securities on Private Placement
Chapter 4 - Share Capital and Debentures
- Section 43 : Kinds of Share Capital
- Section 44 : Nature of Shares or Debentures
- Section 45 : Numbering of Shares
- Section 46 : Certificate of Shares
- Section 47 : Voting Rights
- Section 48 : Variation of Shareholders’ Rights
- Section 49 : Calls on Shares of Same Class to be made on Uniform Basis
- Section 50 : Company to Accept Unpaid Share Capital, Although Not Called Up
- Section 51 : Payment of Dividend in Proportion to Amount Paid-Up
- Section 52 : Application of Premiums Received on Issue of Shares
- Section 53 : Prohibition on Issue of Shares at Discount
- Section 54 : Issue of Sweat Equity Shares
- Section 55 : Issue and Redemption of Preference Shares
- Section 56 : Transfer and Transmission of Securities
- Section 57 : Punishment for Personation of Shareholder
- Section 58 : Refusal of Registration and Appeal against Refusal
- Section 59 : Rectification of Register of Members
- Section 60 : Publication of Authorised, Subscribed and Paid-Up Capital
- Section 61 : Power of Limited Company to Alter Its Share Capital
- Section 62 : Further Issue of Share Capital
- Section 63 : Issue of Bonus Shares
- Section 64 : Notice to be given to Registrar for Alteration of Share Capital
- Section 65 : Unlimited Company to Provide for Reserve Share Capital on Conversion into Limited Company
- Section 66 : Reduction of Share Capital
- Section 67 : Restrictions on Purchase by Company or Giving of Loans by It for Purchase of Its Shares
- Section 68 : Power of Company to Purchase its own Securities
- Section 69 : Transfer of Certain Sums to Capital Redemption Reserve Account
- Section 70 : Prohibition for Buy-Back in Certain Circumstances
- Section 71 : Debentures
- Section 72 : Power to Nominate
Chapter 5 - Acceptance of Deposits by Companies
- Section 73 : Prohibition on Acceptance of Deposits from Public
- Section 74 : Repayment of Deposits, etc., accepted before Commencement of this Act
- Section 75 : Damages for Fraud
- Section 76 : Acceptance of Deposits from Public by Certain Companies
- Section 76A : Punishment for Contravention of Section 73 of Section 76
Chapter 6 - Registration of Charges
- Section 77 : Duty to Register Charges, etc.
- Section 78 : Application for Registration of Charge
- Section 79 : Section 77 to Apply in Certain Matters
- Section 80 : Date of Notice of Charge
- Section 81 : Register of Charges to be Kept by Registrar
- Section 82 : Company to Report Satisfaction of Charge
- Section 83 : Power of Registrar to Make Entries of Satisfaction and Release in Absence of Intimation from Company
- Section 84 : Intimation of Appointment of Receiver or Manager
- Section 85 : Company’s Register of Charges
- Section 86 : Punishment for Contravention
- Section 87 : Rectification by Central Government in Register of Charges
Chapter 7 - Management and Administration
- Section 88 : Register of Members, etc.
- Section 89 : Declaration in Respect of Beneficial Interest in Any Share
- Section 90 : Investigation of Beneficial Ownership of Shares in Certain Cases
- Section 91 : Power to Close Register Of Members or Debenture-Holders or Other Security Holders
- Section 92 : Annual Return
- Section 93 : Return to be Filed with Registrar in Case Promoters’ Stake Changes
- Section 94 : Place of Keeping and Inspection of Registers, Returns, etc.
- Section 95 : Registers, etc., to be Evidence
- Section 96 : Annual General Meeting
- Section 97 : Power of Tribunal to Call Annual General Meeting
- Section 98 : Power of Tribunal to call Meetings of Members, etc.
- Section 99 : Punishment for Default in Complying With Provisions of Sections 96 To 98
- Section 100 : Calling of Extraordinary General Meeting
- Section 101 : Notice of Meeting
- Section 102 : Statement to be Annexed to Notice
- Section 103 : Quorum for Meetings
- Section 104 : Chairman of Meetings
- Section 105 : Proxies
- Section 106 : Restriction on Voting Rights
- Section 107 : Voting by Show of Hands
- Section 108 : Voting Through Electronic Means
- Section 109 : Demand for Poll
- Section 110 : Postal Ballot
- Section 111 : Circulation of Members’ Resolution
- Section 112 : Representation of President and Governors in Meetings
- Section 113 : Representation of Corporations at Meeting of Companies and Of Creditors
- Section 114 : Ordinary and Special Resolutions
- Section 115 : Resolutions Requiring Special Notice
- Section 116 : Resolutions passed at Adjourned Meeting
- Section 117 : Resolutions and Agreements to be filed
- Section 118 : Minutes of Proceedings of General Meeting, Meeting Of Board of Directors and Other Meeting and Resolutions Passed By Postal Ballot
- Section 119 : Inspection of Minute-Books of General Meeting
- Section 120 : Maintenance and Inspection of Documents in Electronic Form
- Section 121 : Report on Annual General Meeting
- Section 122 : Applicability of This Chapter to One Person Company
Chapter 8 - Declaration and Payment of Dividend
- Section 123 : Declaration of Dividend
- Section 124 : Unpaid Dividend Account
- Section 125 : Investor Education and Protection Fund
- Section 126 : Right to Dividend, Rights Shares and Bonus Shares to be Held in Abeyance Pending Registration of Transfer of Shares
- Section 127 : Punishment for Failure to Distribute Dividends
Chapter 9 - Accounts of Companies
- Section 128 : Books of Account, etc., to be kept by Company
- Section 129 : Financial Statement3
- Section 130 : Re-Opening of Accounts on Court’s or Tribunal’s Orders
- Section 131 : Voluntary Revision of Financial Statements or Board’s Report
- Section 132 : Constitution of National Financial Reporting Authority
- Section 133 : Central Government to Prescribe Accounting Standards
- Section 134 : Financial Statement, Board’s Report, etc.
- Section 135 : Corporate Social Responsibility
- Section 136 : Right of Member to Copies of Audited Financial Statement
- Section 137 : Copy of Financial Statement to be Filed with Registrar
- Section 138 : Internal Audit
Chapter 10 - Audit and Auditors
- Section 139 : Appointment of Auditors
- Section 140 : Removal, Resignation of Auditor and Giving of Special Notice
- Section 141 : Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors
- Section 142 : Remuneration of auditors
- Section 143 : Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards
- Section 144 : Auditor not to Render Certain Services
- Section 145 : Auditors to sign audit reports, etc.
- Section 146 : Auditors to attend General Meeting
- Section 147 : Punishment for Contravention
- Section 148 : Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain Companies
Chapter 11 - Appointment and Qualifications of Directors
- Section 149 : Company to have Board of Directors
- Section 150 : Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of data bank of independent directors
- Section 151 : Appointment of director elected by small shareholders
- Section 152 : Appointment of directors
- Section 153 : Application for allotment of Director Identification Number
- Section 154 : Allotment of Director Identification Number
- Section 155 : Prohibition to obtain more than one Director Identification Number
- Section 156 : Director to intimate Director Identification Number
- Section 157 : Company to inform Director Identification Number to Registrar
- Section 158 : Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number
- Section 159 : Punishment for contravention
- Section 160 : Right of persons other than retiring directors to stand for directorship
- Section 161 : Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director
- Section 162 : Appointment of directors to be voted individually
- Section 163 : Option to adopt principle of proportional representation for appointment of directors
- Section 164 : Disqualifications for appointment of director
- Section 165 : Number of directorships
- Section 166 : Duties of Directors
- Section 167 : Vacation of office of director
- Section 168 : Resignation of director
- Section 169 : Removal of directors
- Section 170 : Register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding
- Section 171 : Members' right to inspect
- Section 172 : Punishment
Chapter 12 - Meetings of Board and Its Powers
- Section 173 : Meetings of Board
- Section 174 : Quorum for meetings of Board
- Section 175 : Passing of resolution by circulation
- Section 176 : Defects in appointment of directors not to invalidate actions taken
- Section 177 : Audit committee
- Section 178 : Nomination and remuneration committee and stakholders relationship committee
- Section 179 : Powers of Board
- Section 180 : Restrictions on powers of Board
- Section 181 : Company to contribute to bona fide and charitable funds, etc
- Section 182 : Prohibitions and restrictions regarding political contributions
- Section 183 : Power of Board and other persons to make contributions to national defence fund, etc.
- Section 184 : Disclosure of interest by director
- Section 185 : Loan to directors, etc.
- Section 186 : Loan and investment by company
- Section 187 : Investments of company to be held in its own name
- Section 188 : Related party transactions
- Section 189 : Register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested
- Section 190 : Contract of employment with managing or whole-time directors
- Section 191 : Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares
- Section 192 : Restriction on non-cash transactions involving directors
- Section 193 : Contract by One Person Company
- Section 194 : Prohibition on forward dealings in securities of company by director or key managerial personnel
- Section 195 : Prohibition on insider trading of securities
Chapter 13 - Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel
- Section 196 : Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager
- Section 197 : Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits
- Section 198 : Calculation of profits
- Section 199 : Recovery of remuneration in certain cases
- Section 200 : Central Government or company to fix limit with regard to remuneration
- Section 201 : Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications
- Section 202 : Compensation for loss of office of managing or whole-time director or manager
- Section 203 : Appointment of key managerial personnel
- Section 204 : Secretarial audit for bigger companies
- Section 205 : Functions of company secretary
Chapter 14 - Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation
- Section 206 : Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
- Section 207 : Conduct of inspection and inquiry
- Section 208 : Report on inspection made
- Section 209 : Search and seizure
- Section 210 : Investigation into affairs of company
- Section 211 : Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- Section 212 : Investigation into affairs of company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- Section 213 : Investigation into company's affairs in other cases
- Section 214 : Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
- Section 215 : Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
- Section 216 : Investigation of ownership of company
- Section 217 : Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
- Section 218 : Protection of employees during investigation
- Section 219 : Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
- Section 220 : Seizure of documents by inspector
- Section 221 : Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
- Section 222 : Imposition of restrictions upon securities
- Section 223 : Inspector's report
- Section 224 : Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector's report
- Section 225 : Expenses of investigation
- Section 226 : Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
- Section 227 : Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
- Section 228 : Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
- Section 229 : Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents
Chapter 15 - Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations
- Section 230 : Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members
- Section 231 : Power of Tribunal to enforce compromise or arrangement
- Section 232 : Merger and amalgamation of companies
- Section 233 : Merger or amalgamation of certain companies
- Section 234 : Merger or amalgamation of company with foreign company
- Section 235 : Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or contract approved by majority
- Section 236 : Purchase of minority shareholding
- Section 237 : Power of Central Government to provide for amalgamation of companies in public interest
- Section 238 : Registration of offer of schemes involving transfer of shares
- Section 239 : Preservation of books and papers of amalgamated companies
- Section 240 : Liability of officers in respect of offences committed prior to merger, amalgamation, etc.
Chapter 16 - Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement
- Section 241 : Application to Tribunal for relief in cases of oppression, etc.
- Section 242 : Powers of Tribunal
- Section 243 : Consequence of termination or modification of certain agreements
- Section 244 : Right to apply under section 241
- Section 245 : Class action
- Section 246 : Application of certain provisions to proceedings under section 241 or section 245
Chapter 17 - Registered Valuers
Chapter 18 - Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies
- Section 248 : Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of Companies
- Section 249 : Restrictions on making application under section 248 in certain situations
- Section 250 : Effect of company notified as dissolved
- Section 251 : Fraudulent application for removal of name
- Section 252 : Appeal to Tribunal
Chapter 19 - Revival and Rehabilitation of Sick Companies
- Section 253 : Determination of sickness
- Section 254 : Application for revival and rehabilitation
- Section 255 : Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
- Section 256 : Appointment of interim administrator
- Section 257 : Committee of creditors
- Section 258 : Order of Tribunal
- Section 259 : Appointment of administrator
- Section 260 : Powers and duties of company administrator
- Section 261 : Scheme of revival and rehabilitation
- Section 262 : Sanction of scheme
- Section 263 : Scheme to be binding
- Section 264 : Implementation of scheme
- Section 265 : Winding up of company on report of company administrator
- Section 266 : Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
- Section 267 : Punishment for certain offences
- Section 268 : Bar of jurisdiction
- Section 269 : Rehabilitation and Insolvency Fund
Chapter 20 - Winding Up
- Section 270 : Modes of winding up
- Section 271 : Circumstances in which company may be wound up by Tribunal
- Section 272 : Petition for winding up
- Section 273 : Powers of Tribunal
- Section 274 : Directions for filing statement of affairs
- Section 275 : Company Liquidators and their appointments
- Section 276 : Removal and replacement of liquidator
- Section 277 : Intimation to Company Liquidator, provisional liquidator and Registrar
- Section 278 : Effect of winding up order
- Section 279 : Stay of suits, etc., on winding up order
- Section 280 : Jurisdiction of Tribunal
- Section 281 : Submission of report by Company Liquidator
- Section 282 : Directions of Tribunal on report of Company Liquidator
- Section 283 : Custody of company's properties
- Section 284 : Promoters, directors, etc., to co-operate with Company Liquidator
- Section 285 : Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets
- Section 286 : Obligations of directors and managers
- Section 287 : Advisory Committee
- Section 288 : Submission of periodical reports to Tribunal
- Section 289 : Power of Tribunal on application for stay of winding up
- Section 290 : Powers and duties of Company Liquidator
- Section 291 : Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator
- Section 292 : Exercise and control of Company Liquidator's powers
- Section 293 : Books to be kept by Company Liquidator
- Section 294 : Audit of Company Liquidator's accounts
- Section 295 : Payment of debts by contributory and extent of set-off
- Section 296 : Power of Tribunal to make calls
- Section 297 : Adjustment of rights of contributories
- Section 298 : Power to order costs
- Section 299 : Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company, etc.
- Section 300 : Power to order examination of promoters, directors, etc
- Section 301 : Arrest of person trying to leave India or abscond
- Section 302 : Dissolution of company by Tribunal
- Section 303 : Appeals from orders made before commencement of Act
- Section 304 : Circumstances in which company may be wound up voluntarily
- Section 305 : Declaration of solvency in case of proposal to wind up voluntarily
- Section 306 : Meeting of creditors
- Section 307 : Publication of resolution to wind up voluntarily
- Section 308 : Commencement of voluntary winding up
- Section 309 : Effect of voluntary winding up
- Section 310 : Appointment of Company Liquidator
- Section 311 : Power to remove and fill vacancy of Company Liquidator
- Section 312 : Notice of appointment of Company Liquidator to be given to Registrar
- Section 313 : Cesser of Board's powers on appointment of Company Liquidator
- Section 314 : Powers and duties of Company Liquidator in voluntary winding up
- Section 315 : Appointment of committees
- Section 316 : Company Liquidator to submit report on progress of winding up
- Section 317 : Report of Company Liquidator to Tribunal for examination of persons
- Section 318 : Final meeting and dissolution of company
- Section 319 : Power of Company Liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for sale of property of company
- Section 320 : Distribution of property of company
- Section 321 : Arrangement when binding on company and creditors
- Section 322 : Power to apply to Tribunal to have questions determined, etc
- Section 323 : Costs of voluntary winding up
- Section 324 : Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proof
- Section 325 : Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies
- Section 326 : Overriding preferential payments
- Section 327 : Preferential payments
- Section 328 : Fraudulent preference
- Section 329 : Transfers not in good faith to be void
- Section 330 : Certain Transfers to be Void
- Section 331 : Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred
- Section 332 : Effect of floating charge
- Section 333 : Disclaimer of onerous property
- Section 334 : Transfers, etc., after commencement of winding up to be void
- Section 335 : Certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal to be void
- Section 336 : Offences by officers of companies in liquidation
- Section 337 : Penalty for frauds by officers
- Section 338 : Liability where proper accounts not kept
- Section 339 : Liability for fraudulent conduct of business
- Section 340 : Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc
- Section 341 : Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companies
- Section 342 : Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company
- Section 343 : Company Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction
- Section 344 : Statement that company is in liquidation
- Section 345 : Books and papers of company to be evidence
- Section 346 : Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories
- Section 347 : Disposal of books and papers of company
- Section 348 : Information as to pending liquidations
- Section 349 : Official Liquidator to make payments into public account of India
- Section 350 : Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled bank
- Section 351 : Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account
- Section 352 : Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Account
- Section 353 : Liquidator to make returns, etc.
- Section 354 : Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories
- Section 355 : Court, Tribunal or person, etc., before whom affidavit may be sworn
- Section 356 : Powers of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void
- Section 357 : Commencement of winding up by Tribunal
- Section 358 : Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
- Section 359 : Appointment of Official Liquidator
- Section 360 : Powers and functions of Official Liquidator
- Section 361 : Summary procedure for liquidation
- Section 362 : Sale of assets and recovery of debts due to company
- Section 363 : Settlement of claims of creditors by Official Liquidator
- Section 364 : Appeal by creditor
- Section 365 : Order of dissolution of company
Chapter 21 - Companies Authorised to Register under this Act
- Section 366 : Companies capable of being registered
- Section 367 : Certificate of registration of existing companies
- Section 368 : Vesting of property on registration
- Section 369 : Saving of existing liabilities
- Section 370 : Continuation of pending legal proceedings
- Section 371 : Effect of registration under this Part
- Section 372 : Power of Court to stay or restrain proceedings
- Section 373 : Suits stayed on winding up order
- Section 374 : Obligation of Companies registering under this Part
- Section 375 : Winding up of unregistered companies
- Section 376 : Power to wind up foreign companies although dissolved
- Section 377 : Provisions of Chapter cumulative
- Section 378 : Saving and construction of enactments conferring power to wind up partnership firm, association or company, etc., in certain cases
Chapter 22 - Companies Incorporated Outside India
- Section 379 : Application of Act to foreign companies
- Section 380 : Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies
- Section 381 : Accounts of foreign company
- Section 382 : Display of name, etc., of foreign company
- Section 383 : Service on foreign company
- Section 384 : Debentures, annual return, registration of charges, books of account and their inspection
- Section 385 : Fee for registration of documents
- Section 386 : Interpretation
- Section 387 : Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein
- Section 388 : Provisions as to expert's consent and allotment
- Section 389 : Registration of prospectus
- Section 390 : Offer of Indian Depository Receipts
- Section 391 : Application of sections 34 to 36 and Chapter XX
- Section 392 : Punishment for contravention
- Section 393 : Company's failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter not to affect validity of contracts, etc
Chapter 23 - Government Companies
- Section 394 : Annual reports on Government companies
- Section 395 : Annual reports where one or more State Governments are members of companies
Chapter 24 - Registration Offices and Fees
- Section 396 : Registration offices
- Section 397 : Admissibility of certain documents as evidence
- Section 398 : Provisions relating to filing of applications, documents, inspection, etc., in electronic form
- Section 399 : Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by Registrar
- Section 400 : Electronic form to be exclusive, alternative or in addition to physical form
- Section 401 : Provision of value added services through electronic form
- Section 402 : Application of provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000
- Section 403 : Fee for Filing, etc.
- Section 404 : Fees, etc., to be credited into public account
Chapter 25 - Companies to Furnish Information or Statistics
Chapter 26 - Nidhis
Chapter 27 - National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- Section 407 : Definitions
- Section 408 : Constitution of National Company Law Tribunal
- Section 409 : Qualification of President and Members of Tribunal
- Section 410 : Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
- Section 411 : Qualifications of Chairperson and members of Appellate Tribunal
- Section 412 : Selection of Members of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- Section 413 : Term of office of President, Chairperson and other Members
- Section 414 : Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Members
- Section 415 : Acting President and Chairperson of Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal
- Section 416 : Resignation of Members
- Section 417 : Removal of Members
- Section 418 : Staff of Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- Section 419 : Benches of Tribunal
- Section 420 : Orders of Tribunal
- Section 421 : Appeal from Orders of Tribunal
- Section 422 : Expeditious disposal by Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- Section 423 : Appeal to Supreme Court
- Section 424 : Procedure before Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal
- Section 425 : Power to punish for contempt
- Section 426 : Delegation of powers
- Section 427 : President, Members, officers, etc., to be public servants
- Section 428 : Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 429 : Power to seek assistance of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, etc.
- Section 430 : Civil court not to have jurisdiction
- Section 431 : Vacancy in Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal Not To Invalidate Acts or Proceedings
- Section 432 : Right to legal representation
- Section 433 : Limitation
- Section 434 : Transfer of certain pending proceedings
Chapter 28 - Special Courts
- Section 435 : Establishment of Special Courts
- Section 436 : Offences triable by Special Courts
- Section 437 : Appeal and revision
- Section 438 : Application of code to Proceedings before Special Court
- Section 439 : Offences to be non-cognizable
- Section 440 : Transitional provisions
- Section 441 : Compounding of certain offences
- Section 442 : Mediation and conciliation penal
- Section 443 : Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors
- Section 444 : Appeal against acquittal
- Section 445 : Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
- Section 446 : Application of fines
Chapter 29 - Miscellaneous
- Section 447 : Punishment for fraud
- Section 448 : Punishment for false statement
- Section 449 : Punishment for false evidence
- Section 450 : Punishment where no specific penalty or punishment is provided
- Section 451 : Punishment in case of repeated default
- Section 452 : Punishment for wrongful withholding of property
- Section 453 : Punishment for improper use of "Limited" or "Private Limited"
- Section 454 : Adjudication of penalties
- Section 455 : Dormant company
- Section 456 : Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 457 : Non-disclosure of information in certain cases
- Section 458 : Delegation by Central Government of its powers and functions
- Section 459 : Powers of Central Government or Tribunal to accord approval, etc., subject to conditions and to prescribe fees on applications
- Section 460 : Condonation of delay in certain cases
- Section 461 : Annual report by Central Government
- Section 462 : Power to exempt class or classes of companies from provisions of this Act
- Section 463 : Power of court to grant relief in certain cases
- Section 464 : Prohibition of Association or Partnership of Persons Exceeding Certain Number
- Section 465 : Repeal of Certain Enactments and Savings
- Section 466 : Dissolution of Company Law Board and Consequential Provisions
- Section 467 : Power of Central Government to Amend Schedules
- Section 468 : Powers of Central Government to Make Rules Relating to Winding Up
- Section 469 : Power of Central Government to Make Rules
- Section 470 : Power to Remove Difficulties
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