INCORPORATION OF COMPANY


INCORPORATION OF COMPANY:

 Section 7 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for the procedure to be followed for incorporation of a company.

(1) Filing of the documents and information with the registrar: For the registration of the company following documents and information are required to be filed with the registrar within whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company is proposed to be situated-
  •  the memorandum and articles of the company duly signed by all the subscribers to the memorandum.
  • a declaration by person who is engaged in the formation of the company (an advocate, a chartered accountant, cost accountant or company secretary in practice), and by a person named in the articles (director, manager or secretary of the company), that all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder in respect of registration and matters precedent or incidental thereto have been complied with. 
  •  an afldavit from each of the subscribers to the memorandum and from persons named as the first directors, if any, in the articles stating that- 
                        - he is not convicted of any ouence in connection with the promotion, formation or                                    management of any company, or

                      -  he has not been found guilty of any fraud or misfeasance or of any breach of duty to                              any company under this Act or any previous company law during the last five years,

                      -  and that all the documents filed with the Registrar for registration of the company                                  contain information that is correct and complete and true to the best of his                                              knowledge  and belief;

                        -  the address for correspondence till its registered oflce is established;

                         -  the particulars (names, including surnames or family names, residential                                          address, nationality) of every subscriber to the memorandum along with proof                                      of identity,  and  in the case of a subscriber being a body corporate, such                                                 particulars as may be  prescribed.

                        - the particulars (names, including surnames or family names, the Director                                                  Identification Number, residential address, nationality) of the persons mentioned                                  in  the articles as the subscribers to the Memorandum and such other particulars                                     including proof of identity as may be prescribed; and

                           - the particulars of the interests of the persons                                        mentioned in the articles as the first  directors of the company in                                        other firms or bodies corporate along with their  consent to act as directors of                                          the company in such form and manner as may be  prescribed.

Particulars provided in this provision shall be of the individual subscriber and not of the professional engaged in the incorporation of the company [The Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014].

(2) Issue of certificate of incorporation on registration: The Registrar on the basis of documents and information filed, shall register all the documents and information in the register and issue a certificate of incorporation in the prescribed form to the euect that the proposed company is incorporated under this Act.

(3) Allotment of Corporate Identity Number (CIN): On and from the date mentioned in the certificate of incorporation, the Registrar shall allot to the company a corporate identity number, which shall be a distinct identity for the company and which shall also be included in the certificate.

(4) Maintenance of copies of all documents and information: The company shall maintain and preserve at its registered oflce copies of all documents and information as originally filed, till its dissolution under this Act.

(5) Furnishing of false or incorrect information or suppression of material fact at the time of incorporation (i.e. at the time of Incorporation): If any person furnishes any false or incorrect particulars of any information or suppresses any material information, of which he is aware in any of the documents filed with the Registrar in relation to the registration of a company, he shall be liable for action for fraud under section 447.

(6) Company already incorporated by furnishing any false or incorrect information or representation or by suppressing any material fact (i.e. post Incorporation): Where, at any time after the incorporation of a company, it is proved that the company has been got incorporated by furnishing any false or incorrect information or representation or by suppressing any material fact or information in any of the documents or declaration filed or made for incorporating such company, or by any fraudulent action, the promoters, the persons named as the first directors of the company and the persons making declaration under this section shall each be liable for action for fraud under section 447.

(7) Order of the Tribunal1 : Where a company has been got incorporated by furnishing false or incorrect information or representation or by suppressingany material fact or information in any of the documents or declaration filed or made for incorporating such company or by any fraudulent action, the Tribunal may, on an application made to it, on being satisfied that the situation so warrants,—

        (a) pass such orders, as it may think fit, for regulation of the management of the company                      including changes, if any, in its memorandum and articles, in public interest or in the interest               of  the company and its members and creditors; or

         (b) direct that liability of the members shall be unlimited; or

         (c) direct removal of the name of the company from the register of companies; or

         (d) pass an order for the winding up of the company; or

         (e) pass such other orders as it may deem fit:

 Provided that before making any order,—
  •  the company shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter; and 
  •  the Tribunal shall take into consideration the transactions entered into by the company, including the obligations, if any, contracted or payment of any liability.

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