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Issue No.04 Rev. No. 5 Dated: July 27, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES
School of Law
Dehradun
COMMON COURSE PLAN

Programme & Semester: B. Com., LL.B. (Hons.) Taxation Law (Semester VI)
Subject: Company Law II
Session: January to May 2018
Batch: 2015-2020
Subject Code: LLBL422
No. of credits: 04
Prepared by: Shruti Reddy
Email: sreddy@ddn.upes.ac.in

Approved By

_______________________ _______________________
Associate Head Director

UPES Tel : +91-135-2770137


Kandholi Campus Fax : +91 135- 27760904
P.O. Bidholi, Via Prem Nagar Website : www.upes.ac.in
Dehradun -248 007 (U K)

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COURSE PLAN
Subject: Company Law II

Course: B. Com., LL.B. (Hons.) Taxation (Semester VI)

Duration: January- May, 2018

Subject code: LLBL422

A. OBJECTIVES
1. To facilitate the students to acquire knowledge of varied aspects of Company Law- raising
capital through borrowing (including inter corporate loans and investment) and
debentures, oppression and mismanagement, varied ways of foreign collaborations,
corporate criminal liability and winding up of a company;
2. To appreciate the issues, challenges and regulation of companies with the development
of students' skills in legal reasoning, analysis and presentation through thorough research
and by relying on study of statutes, case law and regulatory practice relating to Company
Law;
3. To prepare the students with strong conceptual and comparative analytical skills;
4. To enable the students to apply the knowledge in legal practice.

B. LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Understand varied methods of raising capital, other than shares, like borrowing and
debentures;
2. Analyse the possible exploitation of members and eventual repercussion on a company,
in meetings, through provisions governing oppression and mismanagement, apart from
means of curbing the same;
3. Appreciate the process of winding up of a company and its dissolution, bringing an end to
the corporate personality of a company;
4. Appreciate the various options of foreign collaboration and their execution within the
ambit of corporate law realm;
5. Analyse the grounds of fixing the corporate criminal liability on companies and body
corporates by comparing the jurisprudence that has developed in India and other foreign
countries;
6. Research, analyse, rationalize and present effectively;
7. Apply the legal principles and procedures in practice.
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exhibit effective

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analysis and legal
regulation in India.

and critical-thinking

Tax discourse, cases

how tax lawyers can


demonstrate effective
understanding of legal

bring solutions to legal


Tax administration and

issues arising out of tax


Student

Students will be able to


Students will be able to

analysis, rationalization
Course’s

Learning

understanding of Indian

reasoning in tax context


Intended

conceptually explain the


Outcomes

and overall awareness of


systems in interface with
fundamentals of law with

employing legal research,


corporate lawyering skills,
The students will be able to understand varied
methods of raising capital, other than shares,
like borrowing and debentures.

Analyse the possible exploitation of members


and eventual repercussion on a company, in
meetings, through provisions governing
oppression and mismanagement, apart from
means of curbing the same.
The students will be able to appreciate the
process of winding up of a company and its
dissolution, bringing an end to the corporate
personality of a company.
The students will be able to appreciate the
various options of foreign collaboration and
their execution within the ambit of corporate
law realm.
The students will be able to analyse the
grounds of fixing the corporate criminal
liability on companies and body corporates by
comparing the jurisprudence that has
developed in India and other foreign
countries.
The students will be able to research, analyse,
rationalize and present effectively.
The students will be able to apply the legal
principles and procedures in practice.
National and
International Tax system
and operational
knowledge of taxation
process.
Students will demonstrate
effective oral and written
communication skills in the
professional context.
Students will demonstrate
strong insight of the
practices, issues and legal
challenges in the field of
tax.
Students will be able to
apply the laws relevant to
taxation issues with
reference to Income Tax,
Wealth Tax & Tax
Planning, Corporate Tax
and Planning, International
Taxation, Tax Practice and
Filing of Return,
Adjudication of Tax
Related Disputes, Direct
and Indirect Taxation, GST
Laws and other associated
laws.
Students will demonstrate
sensitivity towards ethical
and moral issues and have
ability to address them in
the course of profession in
field of taxation.
Students will exhibit
leadership, team building
and networking skills in
legal world.
Course’s Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous
Intended Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation
Student Tools Tool 1 Tool 2 Tool 3 Tool 4 Tool 5
Learning
Outcomes
For
LLBL422 Snap Tests Assignment Project Subject Attendance
Grand Viva

The students will be able to


understand varied methods
of raising capital, other than
shares, like borrowing and
debentures.

Analyse the possible


exploitation of members
and eventual repercussion
on a company, in meetings,
through provisions
governing oppression and
mismanagement, apart from
means of curbing the same.

The students will be able to


appreciate the process of
winding up of a company
and its dissolution, bringing
an end to the corporate
personality of a company.

The students will be able to


appreciate the various
options of foreign
collaboration and their
execution within the ambit
of corporate law realm.

The students will be able to


analyse the grounds of fixing
the corporate criminal
liability on companies and
body corporates by
comparing the
jurisprudence that has
developed in India and
other foreign countries.

The students will be able to


research, analyse,
rationalize and present
effectively.

The students will be able to


apply the legal principles and
procedures in practice.

C. COURSE OUTLINE

Unit I: BORROWING POWERS 08 Lectures Hours


Borrowing Powers- Powers- Effect of unauthorized borrowing- Charges and mortgages- Loans
to other companies- Investments- Contracts by companies

Unit II: DEBENTURES 08 Lectures Hours


Debentures- Meaning- Fixed and floating charge- Kinds of debentures- Shareholder and
Debenture holder- Remedies of debenture holders

Unit III: MINORITY RIGHTS AGAINST OPPRESSION & MISMANAGEMENT


09 Lecture Hours
Rules of Majority- Personal Rights of the Members- Representative and Derivative Action-
Exception to the Rules of Foss v. Harbottle- Oppression- Class Action

Unit IV: WINDING UP 14 Lecture Hours

Types- By court- Reasons- Grounds- Who can apply- Procedure- Powers of liquidator- Powers
of court- Consequences of winding up order- Voluntary winding up by members and creditors-
Winding up subject to supervision of courts- Liability of past members- Payment of liabilities-
Preferential payment- Unclaimed dividends- Winding up of unregistered company

Unit V: LAW AND MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES 04 Lecture Hours


International norms for control- National Law- FEMA and FERA- controls- joint ventures-
repatriation of project- Collaboration agreements for technology transfer
Unit VI: CORPORATE LIABILITY 05 Lecture Hours
Legal liability of companies- Civil and Criminal- Remedies against them- civil, criminal and
tortious- Specific Relief Act, writs, liability under special statutes

D. PEDAGOGY
Interactive approach would be followed during the study. Students are supposed to come
prepared for the topics (for discussion in the class/ case studies/ Presentations/ Viva-voce),
Any student can be randomly asked to give a brief of the lecture in the class.

Regular presentations will be given to the students to introduce the topic. They will work in
small groups for Group Projects and personalized teaching.

Student would be helped in study through counseling, mentoring and individual/group


projects/ assignments among other methods.

One project, one assignment and two class test will be given for internal assessment keeping
in mind the participation of students in class.

List of teaching techniques:

 Case-Law Analysis
 Case Study
 Chalk and talk
 Lecture/Discussions
 Presentations (Paper/Group Project)
 Random Questioning
 Reflections
 Viva Voce

E. COURSE COMPLETION PLAN


Sessions: 04 lectures of 1 hour each for a 04 credit course
Total hours per week: 04 hours per week
Total no. of sessions: 48

F. EVALUATION & GRADING

Description Weight age Schedule

1. Continuous Assessment 30% Detailed Below

2. Midterm Exam 20% Academic Calendar


3. End term Exam 50% Academic Calendar

Internal Assessment: Marks 100 (shall be done based on the following 5 components):

Description Weight age Schedule


1. Continuous Assessment 30% Detailed Below

Continuous Assessment: (Marks 100 - converted to 30 ) shall be done based on the following
5 components:
S. no. Particulars Weightage
A Two surprise tests 20 Marks (02 X10 Marks)
B Assignment 20 Marks
C Group Project work 20 Marks (abstract, synopsis, final draft and
presentation)
D Subject grand viva 20 Marks
E Attendance 20 Marks

Formula for attendance marks:


67-74.9 % 0 Marks
75-79.9% 5 Marks
80-84.9% 10 Marks
85-89.9% 15 Marks
90%-100% 20 Marks

Details of Internal Assessment:


a) Surprise tests:
i. Two surprise tests will be conducted, the schedule of which will be informed to the
students a day before each of the test.
ii. Each class test would be carrying 10% weightage. Therefore, class tests would carry
20% weightage i.e. 20 marks.
iii. It may contain multiple choice questions or short questions/key terms covering
modules as specified in the course plan and research paper/ cases covered in the
course pack to ascertain whether the students could understand the basic concepts
or not (max. 60 Minutes each).
b) Assignment:
i. Assignment will be given on the pattern of End Term Examination, it must be hand
written, must be submitted/ presented on a definite date.
ii. The assignment is attached with the course plan as Annexure-1.
iii. It will have 20% weightage.
c) Projects/Presentations
i. Students will be divided in a group of ¾ (depending on the strength of the batch).
ii. Each group will be allotted a Project Topic of their choice out of the List of Project
Topics attached with the course plan as Annexure- II.
iii. Every student would be expected to go through the primary/secondary data and
with subsequent analysis/interpretation, prepare a Project Report of min. 10 pages
and max. 20 pages.
iv. The project would carry 20% weightage in Internals.
v. Viva-voce will be conducted for each group, but marks will be allotted to the student
on the basis of their individual performance.
d) Subject Grand Viva –voce
Viva-voce would be conducted for each student for evaluating his/her subject
knowledge and practical learning in the class and questions may be based on the
research papers/ cases / projects/ assignments etc, and would carry 20% weightage
e) Students are encouraged to review research papers and write/publish papers jointly
with the faculty.

2. Mid- Sem Examination: 20% Weightage

Mid- Sem examination shall be of two hour duration and shall be a combination of objective
questions, short theory questions and problem based questions.

3. End -Sem Examination: 50% Weightage

End-Sem examination shall be of three hours duration. The examination paper shall have
objective questions, short theory questions and problem based questions.

Passing Criterion: minimum 40% of the highest marks in the class

Student has to secure minimum 40% marks of the “highest marks in the class scored by a
student in that subject (in that class/group class)” individually in both the ‘End-Semester
examination’ and ‘Total Marks’ in order to pass in that paper.

Attendance

Students are required to have minimum attendance of 75% in each subject. Students with
less than said percentage shall NOT be allowed to appear in the end semester examination.
The student obtaining 100% attendance would be given 5% bonus marks for internal
assessment.

Cell Phones and other Electronic Communication Devices: Cell phones and other electronic
communication devices are not permitted in classes during Tests or the Mid/End examination.
Such devices MUST be turned off in the class room.
E-Mail and Blackboard: Each student in the class should have their respective upes student e-
mail id and a pass word to access the Blackboard system regularly. Regularly, important
information – date of conducting class tests, guest lectures, syndicate sessions etc. to the class
will be transmitted via e-mail/Blackboard. The best way to arrange meetings with the faculty
or clarifying specific questions is by email and prior appointment. All the assignments should
be uploaded on Blackboard. Various research papers/reference material will be
mailed/uploaded on Blackboard time to time.

G. DETAILED SESSION PLAN

Module Topic No. of Readings


sessions

I Borrowing Powers 1-8 Cases:

1. Powers 1. Sinclair v. Brougham, [1914] 88 L.J. Ch. 465.


2. Ultra vires borrowings 2. Royal British Bank v. Turquand [1856] CI&B 327
3. Charges and mortgages 3. Krishan Kumar Rohatagi v. State Bank of India [1980] 50
4. Intercorporate Loans Comp. Cas. 722.
and investments

II Debentures 9-16 Cases:

1. Meaning 1. Government Stock and Other Securities Investment Co.


2. Fixed and floating Ltd. v. Manila Railway Co. Ltd., (1897) A C 81.
charge
3. Kinds of debentures
Articles:
4. Shareholder and
debenture holder 1. D K Prahlada Rao, All about Debentures: An appraisal,
5. Remedies of debenture http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/102462/All+About+D
holder ebentures+An+Appraisal (15 June, 2010).
Geo A Macdonald, The Evolution of the Debenture, 23 L.
Q. Rev. 195 1907.

III Minority Rights Against 17-25 Cases:


Oppression &
Shanti Prasad Jain v. Kalinga Tubes Ltd., [1965] 1 CLJ
Mismanagement
193.
1. Rules of Majority
Needle Industries Ltd. v. Needle Industry Newey (India)
2. Personal Rights of the
Holding Ltd., [1981] 3 SC 333.
Members
3. Representative and Sajal Dutta v. Ruby General Hospital Ltd., [2015] 56
Derivative Action taxmann.com 93 (CLB- New Delhi).
4. Exception to the Rules of
Foss v. Harbottle.
5. Oppression
Class Action

IV Winding up 26-40 Cases:

1. Types 1. Inder Surgical v. City Clinic (P.) Ltd., 2014 SCC OnLine
2. By court- reasons- P&H 21002.
grounds- who can apply- 2. Etisalat Mauritius Ltd. v. Etisalat DB Telecom (P.) Ltd.,
procedure- powers of 2015 SCC OnLine Bom 3613.
liquidator- powers of 3. Bharati Ltd. v. Registrar of Companies, [1969] Comp. LJ.
court- consequences of 290.
winding up order 4. Re Yenidje Tobacco Co. Ltd., [1916] Ch. 426.
3. Voluntary winding up by 5. Re Shah Steamship Navigation Co., [1901] 10 Bom. L. R.
members and creditors- 107.
winding up subject to 6. Vijay Industries v. NATL Technologies Ltd (2009) 3 SCC
supervision of court- 527
liability of past Articles:
members- payment of
Abhishek Saxena and Akshay Sachthey, The Insolvency
liabilities- preferential
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - A Fresh Start for India's
payment- unclaimed
dividends- winding up of Insolvency Regime, 10 Insolvency & Restructuring Int'l 22
unregistered companies (2016).
Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Jasper Vikas George, The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code,
2016 and Its Teething Problems, 4 J. Nat'l L. U. Delhi 128
(2017).

1. Pramod Rao, Critique of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy


Code, 2016, 2016 NLS Bus L Rev 1.
Shishir Mehta, et al, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016- New Road and New Challenges, 2016 PL (CL)
July 76.
V Law and multinational 41-44 Articles:
companies
1. Ajay Kr. Sharma, Legal Norms Regulating Foreign
1. International norms for Technology Transfer to India, 2014 PL October 65.
control 2. Umakant Varottil, Invest Agreements in India: is there an
2. FERA and FEMA- ‘option’?, (2011) 4 NUJS L Rev 467.
controls- joint ventures-
repatriation of project
3. Collaboration
agreement for
technology transfer
VI Corporate Liability 45-48 Cases:

1. Legal liability of 1. Iridium Indian Telecom Limited v. Motorola Inc., (2011) 1


companies- civil and SCC 74.
criminal 2. Standard Chartered Bank v. Directorate of Enforcement,
2. Remedies against them- (2005) 4 SCC 530.
civil, criminal and 3. Zee Telefilms Ltd. v. Sahara India Co. Cor. Ltd. (2001) 1
tortious- Specific Relief CALLT262 HC.
Act, Writs, Liability Articles:
under special statutes
1. Clifford Chance, Corporate Criminal Liability (April,
2016).
2. Elizabeth A. Plimpton and Danielle Walsh, Corporate
Criminal Liability, 47 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 331 2010.
3. Indira Anita Anand, Investor Rights after the Crisis, 27
Nat'l L. Sch. India Rev. 49 2015.
4. Mihir Naniwadekar and V. Umakant, Corporate Criminal
Liability and Securities Offerings: Rationalizing the
Iridium Motorola Case, 23 Nat'l L. Sch. India Rev. 109
2011-2012.
5. V K Aggarwal, Corporate Criminal Liability- The issue
revisited in the context of recent supreme court decision,
http://www.icsi.edu/webmodules/Programmes/33NC/C
ORP.CRIMINALLIABILITY.pdf.
6. V S Khanna, Corporate Criminal Liability: What Purpose
Does It Serve?, 109 Harv. L. Rev. 1477 (1996).
H. SUGGESTED READINGS:

H: 1 TEXTBOOKS:

1. AVTAR SINGH, COMPANY LAW (16th ed. Eastern Book Company 2015) (2016).
2. G K KAPOOR & SANJAY DHAMIJA, COMPANY LAW AND PRACTICE (21st ed. Taxmann
Publications (P.) Ltd. 2016).
3. ICSI STUDY MATERIAL- Executive (2017).
4. SETH DUA & ASSOCIATES, JOINT VENTURES AND MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN
INDIA (1st ed. LexisNexis 2006).

H: 2 REFERENCE BOOKS
1. A M CHAKRABORTI, COMPANY NOTICE MEETINGS AND RESOLUTIONS (5th ed.
Taxmann Publications (P.) Ltd. 2009).
2. A RAMAIYA, GUIDE TO THE COMPANIES ACT (Arvind P Datar & S Balasubramanian
eds., 18th ed. LexisNexis 2014).
3. C R DATTA, THE COMPANY LAW (7th ed. LexisNexis 2017).
4. GOWER & DAVIES, PRINCIPLES OF MODERN COMPANY LAW (Paul L Davies & Sarah
Worthington eds., 9th ed. Sweet & Maxwell 2012).
5. K R CHANDRATRE, COMPANY MEETINGS: LAW, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (3rd ed.
LexisNexis 2015).
6. K S ANANTHARAMAN, LECTURES ON COMPANY LAW AND COMPETITION ACT (10th
ed. LexisNexis 2010).
7. STEPHEN GIRVIN, SANDRA FRISBY AND ALASTAIR HUDSON (eds.), CHARLESWORTH’S
COMPANY LAW (18th ed. Sweet & Maxwell 2011).
Journals/Business Magazines:
 AIR
 Business today
 Business world
 Company Law Journal
 Corporate Law Advisor
 Economic Challenger
 Economic and Political Weekly
 Foreign Trade Review
 Frontline
 Harvard Business Review
 IIMB Management Review
 Indian Bar Review
 Indian Journal of Research in Capital Market
 India Quarterly
 India Today
 Journal of the Indian Law Institute
 Lawyers update
 Lex Witness
 Outlook
 SEBI and Corporate Laws
 Supreme Court Cases
 The Practical Lawyer
 Yale Law Journal

H: 3 WEB SOURCES:
Database:
 AIR
 Ebscohost
 Economic Outlook
 Harvard Business Review
 HeinOnline
 Jstor
 LexisNexis
 Manupatra
 SCCOnline
 Taxman
 Westlaw

Instructions
a) Students are expected to read the concerned session’s contents in advance before coming
to the class.
b) The session will be made interactive through active participation from students. The entire
session will be conducted through question-answer, reflections, discussion, current
practices, examples, problem solving activities and presentations etc.
c) All schedules/announcements must be strictly adhered to.
d) The complete syllabus would be covered for Viva-voce and one must be thoroughly
prepared to appear for the viva and strictly appear on given time, otherwise, he/she will
lose the marks.
e) Late entry in the class will not be allowed.

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Annexure-I

UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES


SCHOOL OF LAW

B. Com., LL.B. (Hons.) Taxation Law (Semester VI)

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-2020

SESSION: JANUARY-MAY, 2018

ASSIGNMENT FOR COMPANY LAW II (LLBL422)

Under the Supervision of:

Shruti Reddy

(TO BE FILLED BY THE STUDENT)

NAME: _______________________

SAP NO: _______________________

ROLL NO : -------------------------------------
Section A (05×02= 10 marks)
1. Who is a “contributory”?
2. What do you understand by winding up of a company? What are the various modes of winding up?
3. What is the meaning of the term “investment”?
4. What are the remedies for ultra vires borrowings?
5. Write a note on the resolutions that may be passed in the case of voluntary winding up.

Section B (04×05= 20 marks)


6. Write a note on preferential payment.
7. Write a note on summary procedure for liquidation.
8. “The company liquidator can disclaim a company’s property on account of being onerous”. Explain.
9. Who may be appointed as a debenture trustee?

Section C (02×10= 20 marks)


10. Write a note on inter corporate loans and investments.
11. Write a note on evolution of corporate criminal liability with special reference to India.

Section D (04×12.5= 50 marks)


12. A company was ordered to be wound up on a petition filed by the company even though the
company’s workers opposed the petition. The workers filed an appeal against the winding up
order. It is contended by the company that the workers have no right of appeal as they have no
right to file winding up petition under the Companies Act.
a. Who can file a petition for winding up by the Tribunal?
b. State with reasons whether the company’s contention is correct.
13. A company was incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing machine tools, implements, etc.
It spent a substantial part of its subscribed capital on fixed assets. It borrowed a sum of 50 lakh
rupees form a bank for providing working capital. As the company was unable to pay back this
loan otherwise, the stock in trade, plant and machinery and all the fixed assets of the company
were sold out in execution of a decree obtained by bank, leaving no surplus for the company. Does
this company deserve to be wound up?
14. Examine the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, that may applied to the following
circumstances:
a. Ecoglobal Ltd. has made all possible efforts to proceed with business, but, due to unforeseen
circumstances, beyond its control, company could not proceed.
b. A decree passed by a court has not been satisfied by the company on execution.
15. R and W formed a private limited company in which they were the only directors and shareholders
having equal voting rights. Differences arose between them, and were not even on speaking
terms. One of them filed a winding up petition. Will he succeed in getting a winding up order?
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS ON ASSIGNMENT SOLVING

1. All the questions of the assignment must be handwritten.

2. To answer your assignment questions you need to access multiple information sources like
a. Your own prior experience.
b. Regular reading of Books, Law Journals, Magazines and News papers
c. Reference Books
d. Browsing the internet for latest updates.

3. Please remember that due to the dynamic and rapidly changing global legal environment and
the continuously realigning geopolitical situation, your answers should capture and depict the
current contemporary information.

4. As a student of Law, we encourage you to have a contrary point of view. But, do ensure that
you can provide a logical justification to this view supported by verifiable facts, figures,
statutes and decided cases by various courts.

5. Caution: Remember to provide original answers only.


ANNEXURE II LIST OF TOPICS

S. Topic Enrollment no. SAP ID Name


No.
1 Amalgamation by sale of undertaking

2 Amalgamation of Banking Companies

Amalgamation of companies in National


3 Interest

Comparative analysis of English and Indian


4 laws governing arrangements

Comparative analysis of English and Indian


5 laws governing Mergers and Acquisitions

Compromise under Companies Act, 2013,


6 with special reference to Compromise with
Creditors

Critical Analysis of Laws governing Insider


7 Trading in India

Critical analysis of SEBI (Substantial


8 Acquisition of Shares and Takeover)
Regulations, 2011

Cross border Mergers and Acquisitions


9 under Indian law

10 Demerger

Effect of Competition Law on Mergers in


11 India

External Commercial Borrowings by Indian


12 Companies

FDI policy with special reference to transfer


of shares/ convertible debentures by sale
13
from person resident in India to person
resident outside India and vice versa
Foreign Direct Investment in Indian
14 company with special reference to Single
Brand Retail Trading

Foreign Institutional Investment in India


15 with special reference to Power Exchanges

16 Foreign Technology Agreements

17 Hostile takeovers

18 Joint ventures- a company law perspective

19 Joint ventures- a contract law perspective

Majority Rule and Minority Protection:


20 Effect of cross border mergers

Merger of American company with Indian


21 company

Merger of English company with Indian


22 company

Mergers and Acquisition- a company law


23 perspective

Mergers and Acquisition- a competition law


24 perspective

Mergers and Acquisition- a contract law


25 perspective

26 Nature, Scope and Powers of NCLT

27 Prevention of Mismanagement

28 Prevention of Oppression

29 Reconstruction by Sale of Shares

30 Reverse Merger
31 Inter-corporate loans and investments

32 Ultra-vires borrowings

33 Modes of winding up

Critical Analysis- Insolvency & Bankruptcy


34
Code- 2016

35 Winding up of a foreign company

Appointment of company secretary in a


36
company

37 Appointment of auditor in a company

38 Minority Protection and Class Action

39 Class Action in UK, US and India – A


Comparison

40 Cross Border Deposits and Corporations

41 Regulations on Cross Border Deposits and


management of Currency

42 Agency conflict and Shareholder’s


Protection

43 Corporate insolvency and restructuring of


companies

44 Cross border mergers and acquisitions

45 International norms of control

46 Joint ventures and corporations

47 Preferential payment in Winding Up – USA

48 Appointment of auditors and corporate


governance
49 SEC Regulations on Financial Statements of
Companies and Corporate Governance

50 Bankruptcy Code of USC 11 and recent


amendment in Indian Insolvency Code

51 Board Committees and corporate


governance

52 Disclosure – a comparative study of India,


USA and UK.

53 Cross border Investments by the


Companies.
GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT WORK

The project will be completed as follows:

1. Abstract: One page in not more than 300 words.


It may be in 3 paragraphs
a. Highlighting the topic;
b. Areas of concern and expected solution;
c. Scheme of research;
d. Key words.

2. Submission of synopsis
Synopsis should contain the following:
a. Statement of the Problem
b. Survey of the existing literature
c. Identification of the issues
d. Objective and scope of the research
e. Research Methodology adopted
f. Probable outcome
g. Chapterisation

3. Submission of Final Project report after approval of synopsis.


a. Excluding the Cover page, index page and bibliography the main write up should be around
20 pages. 1.5 Space, Times New Roman, Font Size 12 (footnotes- font size-10) printed both
sides.
b. Project must have- Cover page stating Subject name, Title of the Project, Supervisor name,
Student details etc.
c. Students have to follow a uniform method of citation (the suggested method is Blue Book
20th Edition and must mention the same in the research methodology).
d. The main body of the project must contain- Introduction, different chapters, conclusion,
recommendation, foot notes and required bibliography.

4. The project work shall


a. Be focused on the problem ;
b. Include current status of knowledge in the subject (literature review);
c. Embody the result of studies carried out by him/her;
d. Show evidence of the student’s capacity for critical examination and judgment; and
e. Be satisfactory in presentation so far as language, style and form are concerned.
5. The student shall indicate clearly and extensively in his/her project, the following:
a. The source from which referred information is taken;
b. The extent to which he/she has availed himself/herself of the work of others and the
portion of the /project work he/she claims to be his/her original work; and
c. Whether his/her project work has been conducted independently or in collaboration with
others.

6. A certificate to the effect that the project work carried out by the student independently or in
collaboration with other student(s) endorsed by the student shall form the part of the
submission for evaluation.

7. Every student who spends a specified period of time in an industry/organization/institute for


reasons of work related to his/her project work, with prior permission from the Coordinator
concerned will explicitly acknowledge working in the relevant industry/organization/institute.

8. All projects submitted by the students will go through the process of plagiarism check through
the anti-plagiarism software. The report produced by the software will necessarily be as per
the standards prescribed by the university. If the report is below standards the supervisor will
reject the project and award zero marks.
Annexure III
CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT SHEET (___________)
Programme
Name Semester
Faculty Name
Subject
Subject Code
Quiz/Class Assignment Project Subject Total
Test/ Snap Work/Case Grand Viva Attendance 100
Test Analysis/Co Mark
urt Room s
Exercise
Nam
Enrl. No. 20% 20% 20% 20%
e
weightage weightage weightage weightage 20%
weig
htag
e
I II Report /
10 10 Viva /PPT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Annexure IV

Course Calendar-January to May, 2018


Particulars Abstract* Synopsis* Project* Assignment Snap Snap Grand
Test-I Test-II Viva

Date of 12th Feb 19th Feb 26th 10th April Will be Will be 27th
submission March notified notified March-
27th April

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