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2. Limited Liability:
(a). Company Limited by Shares &
(b). Company Limited by Guarantee
3. Perpetual Succession:
Company is unaffected by the death/departure of any
member and remains the same entity, despite total
change in the membership.
Nature and characteristics of
Company(contd.)
A company’s life is determined by
MOA(Memorandum of Association).
4. Separate Property:
A company is capable of owning, enjoying and
disposing of property in its own name.
Nature and characteristics of
Company(contd.)
Relevant Cases:
(a). R.T. Perumal vs. H. John Deavin, AIR 1960 Mad.43
(b).Gramophone and Type Writer Co. vs.
Stanley(1906)2 K.B. 856;
(c). Mrs. Bacha F. Guzdar vs. The C.I.T., Bombay, A.I.R.
1955 S.C. 74.
5. Transferability of Shares:
Company's shares are transferable from one person to
another.