Service on foreign company
Section 383 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with service on foreign company. Any process, notice, or other document required to be served on a foreign company shall be deemed to be sufficiently served, if addressed to any person whose name and address have been delivered to the Registrar under section 380 and left at, or sent by post to, the address which has been so deliver The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
Any process, notice, or other document required to be served on a foreign company shall be deemed to be sufficiently served, if addressed to any person whose name and address have been delivered to the Registrar under section 380 and left at, or sent by post to, the address which has been so delivered to the Registrar or by electronic mode.
Section 383, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Questions about Section 383
What does Section 383 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 383 of the Companies Act is headed "Service on foreign company". Any process, notice, or other document required to be served on a foreign company shall be deemed to be sufficiently served, if addressed to any person whose name and address have been delivered to the Registrar under section 380 and left at, or sent by post to, the address which has been so deliver
How do I find court cases under Section 383 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 383, section 383 Companies Act, section 383 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 2006 section 383 and companies act 2014 section 383 2. 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 383 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 380 (Documents, etc., to be delivered to Registrar by foreign companies), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 383 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 383 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 383, 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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