Company Law Ready Reckoner (28th Edition, 2026) (Set of 2 Volumes)
- Year of Publication: 2026
- Edition: 28th
- ISBN: 978-93-47779-17-6
- No.of Pages: 2634
Company Law Ready Reckoner is a comprehensive and clear introduction to the principles and practice of company law. The book is well respected for its accuracy and clarity. This edition offers practical in-depth, topical commentary identifying the key requirements of relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and various amendments made thereafter with the effective dates as notified by the Central Government and the various rules as amended from time to time. It also covers the judicial pronouncements, adjudication orders issued by the Registrar of Companies, appeal against the Orders of the Adjudicating Officer and Compounding of offences under the Companies Act, 2023 and rules made thereunder by the Regional Director under the Companies Act.
Both volumes are combinations of the theoretical, practical and jurisprudential issues. The relevant rules, circulars, notifications, guidelines and regulations issued under the Companies Act, 2013 have also been incorporated at appropriate places along with sections under the Companies Act, 2013 with a view to identifying them easily in a simplified manner. The present edition gives a section-wise index for providing easy references to its users.
The National Company Law Tribunal is the authority for all the matters relating to approvals of the compromise and arrangement, reduction of capital, restoration of companies, oppression and mis-management and other powers being exercised by the Tribunal as provided under the Companies Act, 2013 and Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2009 as well as Adjudicating Authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Insolvent Companies are governed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
The Central Government is laying great emphasis on the compliance of law and has shown its clear intention and in that process, as at 30th November, 2025 there are 19,89,676 active companies, it has already struck off/closed more than 9,69,009 non-operative/non-compliant companies under section 248 and has debarred huge number of directors for non-compliances under section 164(2) of the Act. The Directors and Companies are mandatorily required to make the annual/regular compliance of online KYC, however, now it is required to make once in a period of three years and in case of failure to do it, the companies and directors are barred from filing of some specific event-based forms. The online portal for issuance of show cause notices for non-compliances has been activated, which requires proper and adequate reply with the supporting documents in a time bound manner and in case of failure, the option for reply is being closed. Registrar is adjudicating such companies and their officers-in-default for non-compliance of various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and imposing huge penalties on them.
Dr. D.K. Jain, M.Com, FCS, ACIS (UK), Ph.D., I.P. is a Practicing Company Secretary, engaged in the practising field of Company Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law, LLP, SEBI and Stock Exchange compliances. He has more than 34 years of practical experience in corporate laws and has been in the profession of Company Secretary for over 25 years.
Dr. Jain is qualified as Insolvency Professional and having international professional qualification of Chartered Secretary from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK) and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has completed research work on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and its effect on final accounts (a comparative study of GAAP of India, UK and USA).
Dr. Jain has authored several books for professionals on more than 20 topics Company Law and other allied laws which includes Company Law Ready Reckoner, LLP, FEMA, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, etc. He is a regular contributor of articles on various corporate matters in professional journals and speaker on the Company Law, Insolvency Law, SEBI Listing Regulations etc.
Dr. Jain has also served as the member of the Research and Publication Committee and as the member of Editorial Board of monthly bulletin “Focus” published by the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also served as a member of the Management Committee of the CCGRT of the ICSI and member of the Research Group of ICSI. He is also member of the Editorial Board of the “Chartered Secretary” of the ICSI.
Bharat is a 'trade-name' for a group of concerns, popularly known as Bharat Law House and Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd. Bharat is one of the most reputed publishers of law books with an experience of over six decades. It possess a very diverse range of publications covering not only the area of taxation - direct and indirect - but also company law, insolvency capital market, finance, industrial law, foreign exchange, commercial, civil and criminal laws. The students publications for CA, CS, CMA, CFA, MBA, graduate and post-graduate studies have carved out a niche for themselves. The Publication House has a professionally qualified team with strong in-house capabilities. Their strength lies in the patronage of legal luminaries in every field. They strive for accuracy, authenticity and sincerity.
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- Year of Publication: 2026
- Edition: 28th
- ISBN: 978-93-47779-17-6
- No.of Pages: 2634
Company Law Ready Reckoner is a comprehensive and clear introduction to the principles and practice of company law. The book is well respected for its accuracy and clarity. This edition offers practical in-depth, topical commentary identifying the key requirements of relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and various amendments made thereafter with the effective dates as notified by the Central Government and the various rules as amended from time to time. It also covers the judicial pronouncements, adjudication orders issued by the Registrar of Companies, appeal against the Orders of the Adjudicating Officer and Compounding of offences under the Companies Act, 2023 and rules made thereunder by the Regional Director under the Companies Act.
Both volumes are combinations of the theoretical, practical and jurisprudential issues. The relevant rules, circulars, notifications, guidelines and regulations issued under the Companies Act, 2013 have also been incorporated at appropriate places along with sections under the Companies Act, 2013 with a view to identifying them easily in a simplified manner. The present edition gives a section-wise index for providing easy references to its users.
The National Company Law Tribunal is the authority for all the matters relating to approvals of the compromise and arrangement, reduction of capital, restoration of companies, oppression and mis-management and other powers being exercised by the Tribunal as provided under the Companies Act, 2013 and Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2009 as well as Adjudicating Authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Insolvent Companies are governed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
The Central Government is laying great emphasis on the compliance of law and has shown its clear intention and in that process, as at 30th November, 2025 there are 19,89,676 active companies, it has already struck off/closed more than 9,69,009 non-operative/non-compliant companies under section 248 and has debarred huge number of directors for non-compliances under section 164(2) of the Act. The Directors and Companies are mandatorily required to make the annual/regular compliance of online KYC, however, now it is required to make once in a period of three years and in case of failure to do it, the companies and directors are barred from filing of some specific event-based forms. The online portal for issuance of show cause notices for non-compliances has been activated, which requires proper and adequate reply with the supporting documents in a time bound manner and in case of failure, the option for reply is being closed. Registrar is adjudicating such companies and their officers-in-default for non-compliance of various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and imposing huge penalties on them.
Dr. D.K. Jain, M.Com, FCS, ACIS (UK), Ph.D., I.P. is a Practicing Company Secretary, engaged in the practising field of Company Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law, LLP, SEBI and Stock Exchange compliances. He has more than 34 years of practical experience in corporate laws and has been in the profession of Company Secretary for over 25 years.
Dr. Jain is qualified as Insolvency Professional and having international professional qualification of Chartered Secretary from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK) and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has completed research work on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and its effect on final accounts (a comparative study of GAAP of India, UK and USA).
Dr. Jain has authored several books for professionals on more than 20 topics Company Law and other allied laws which includes Company Law Ready Reckoner, LLP, FEMA, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, etc. He is a regular contributor of articles on various corporate matters in professional journals and speaker on the Company Law, Insolvency Law, SEBI Listing Regulations etc.
Dr. Jain has also served as the member of the Research and Publication Committee and as the member of Editorial Board of monthly bulletin “Focus” published by the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also served as a member of the Management Committee of the CCGRT of the ICSI and member of the Research Group of ICSI. He is also member of the Editorial Board of the “Chartered Secretary” of the ICSI.
Bharat is a 'trade-name' for a group of concerns, popularly known as Bharat Law House and Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd. Bharat is one of the most reputed publishers of law books with an experience of over six decades. It possess a very diverse range of publications covering not only the area of taxation - direct and indirect - but also company law, insolvency capital market, finance, industrial law, foreign exchange, commercial, civil and criminal laws. The students publications for CA, CS, CMA, CFA, MBA, graduate and post-graduate studies have carved out a niche for themselves. The Publication House has a professionally qualified team with strong in-house capabilities. Their strength lies in the patronage of legal luminaries in every field. They strive for accuracy, authenticity and sincerity.
