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Company Law

  • Unit 1: Corporate Personality & Lifting the Veil
    • Corporate Personality & Registration (Sec 3-9)
    • Lifting the Corporate Veil: Judicial & Statutory Grounds
  • Unit 2: Constitutional Documents: MOA & AOA
    • Memorandum & Articles of Association (Sections 4 & 5)
    • Doctrines of Ultra Vires, Constructive Notice & Indoor Management
  • Unit 3: Share Capital, Transfer & Forfeiture
    • Share Capital: Kinds, Allotment & Buyback
    • Transfer, Transmission & Forfeiture of Shares
  • Unit 4: Board of Directors & Corporate Governance
    • Board of Directors: Appointment, Duties & CSR (Sec 135)
  • Unit 5: Prevention of Oppression & Mismanagement
    • Majority Rule (Foss v. Harbottle) & Minority Rights
  • Unit 6: Winding Up & Corporate Reorganization
    • Winding Up of a Company: Modes & Liquidator Powers
  • Unit 7: Corporate Tribunals & Regulatory Bodies
    • NCLT, NCLAT & SEBI: Roles & Jurisdictions

Unit 4: Board of Directors & Corporate Governance

The company, being an artificial person, acts through natural persons who serve as its brains and hands—the Board of Directors.

This unit covers director criteria, the strict fiduciary Duties of Directors, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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