This document contains definitions for 69 key terms used in company law and corporate governance in India. It lists the term name and corresponding clause number from the relevant legislation for each defined term. Some examples of defined terms include company, director, share capital, annual general meeting, board of directors, and subsidiary company.
This document contains definitions for 69 key terms used in company law and corporate governance in India. It lists the term name and corresponding clause number from the relevant legislation for each defined term. Some examples of defined terms include company, director, share capital, annual general meeting, board of directors, and subsidiary company.
This document contains definitions for 69 key terms used in company law and corporate governance in India. It lists the term name and corresponding clause number from the relevant legislation for each defined term. Some examples of defined terms include company, director, share capital, annual general meeting, board of directors, and subsidiary company.
1 1 Abridged prospectus 2 2 Accounting standards 3 3 Alter or Alteration 4 5 Articles 5 6 Associate company 6 7 Auditing standards 7 8 Authorised capital or Nominal capital 8 10 Board of Directors or Board 9 11 Body corporate or Corporation 10 12 Book and Paper and Book or Paper 11 13 Books of account 12 14 Branch office 13 15 Called-up capital 14 16 Charge 15 17 Chartered Accountant 16 18 Chief Executive Officer 17 19 Chief Financial Officer 18 20 Company 19 21 Company limited by guarantee 20 22 Company limited by shares 21 26 Contributory 22 27 Control 23 30 Debenture 24 34 Director 25 35 Dividend 26 36 Document 27 37 Employees' stock option 28 38 Expert 29 40 Financial statement 30 41 Financial year 31 43 Free reserves 32 44 Global Depository Receipt 33 45 Government company 34 46 Holding company 35 50 Issued capital 36 51 Key Managerial Personnel 37 52 Listed company 38 53 Manager 39 54 Managing Director 40 55 Member 41 56 Memorandum 42 57 Net worth 43 58 Notification 44 59 Officer 45 60 Officer who is in default 46 62 One Person Company 47 63 Ordinary or special resolution 48 64 Paid-up share capital or share capital paid-up 49 65 Postal ballot 50 66 Prescribed 51 68 Private company 52 69 Promoter 53 70 Prospectus 54 71 Public company 55 74 Register of companies 56 75 Registrar 57 76 Related party 58 77 Relative 59 78 Remuneration 60 84 Share 61 85 Small company 62 86 Subscribed capital 63 87 Subsidiary company or Subsidiary 64 88 Sweat equity shares 65 89 Total voting power 66 90 Tribunal 67 91 Turnover 68 92 Unlimited company 69 93 Voting right