Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications
Section 201 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications. Every application made to the Central Government under [section 196] shall be in such form as may be prescribed. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) Every application made to the Central Government under 1[section 196] shall be in such form as may be prescribed.
(2) (a) Before any application is made by a company to the Central Government under 2[section 196], there shall be issued by or on behalf of the company a general notice to the members thereof, indicating the nature of the application proposed to be made.
(b) Such notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper in the principal language of the district in which the registered office of the company is situate and circulating in that district, and at least once in English in an English newspaper circulating in that district.
(c) The copies of the notices, together with a certificate by the company as to the due publication thereof, shall be attached to the application.
Section 201, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Judgments citing this section
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… of the Board of Directors of respondent No.2 including the malafide order of transfer of the petitioner from Dadri to Patna. - (d) direct the respondent No.2 to recover the cost of funds and resources of the company spent in defending the respondent No.5 and his co-accused in various courts of law in violation of section 201 of the Companies Act, 1956. - (e) direct the respondent No.2 to regularize the period of service of the petitioner from 1995 onward and grant him promotion and all other consequential benefits as due to him from 1995 till the date of disposal of this writ petition according to the level of his performance …
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- G.S.R. NO. 41(E) Companies Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel Amendment Rules 2023 dated 19.01.2023Rule 2023
- Companies (appointment and remuneration of managerial personnel) Amendment Rules 2018Rule 2018
- Chapter XIII- The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.Rule 2014
Questions about Section 201
What does Section 201 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 201 of the Companies Act is headed "Forms of, and procedure in relation to, certain applications". Every application made to the Central Government under [section 196] shall be in such form as may be prescribed.
How do I find court cases under Section 201 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 201, section 201 Companies Act, section 201 of the Companies Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 201 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 196 (Appointment of managing director, whole-time director or manager), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently G.S.R. NO. 41(E) Companies Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel Amendment Rules 2023 dated 19.01.2023 (2023), then Companies (appointment and remuneration of managerial personnel) Amendment Rules 2018 (2018).
When did Section 201 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 201 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 201, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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