This Bare Act provides a concise and authoritative version of the Companies Act 2013, featuring amended, updated, and annotated text in a convenient ‘Pocket-size’ format. It also includes provisions from other Acts referenced in the Companies Act 2013 and judicially noticed words and phrases.

This book is invaluable for legal professionals, company secretaries, corporate executives, academicians, and law students.

The Present Publication is the 13^th Edition | 2025 and updated upto 25^th November 2024. This book is edited by Taxmann’s Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Taxmann’s Series of Bestseller Compact Books] on Company Laws
• [Follows the Six-Sigma Approach] to achieve the benchmark of ‘zero error’
• [Guide/Short Commentary] on the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020

The contents of the book are as follows:

• Companies Act, 2013
  • Arrangement of Sections
  • Annotated text of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended up to date
  • Appendix I: Provisions of other Acts referred to in Companies Act, 2013
  • Appendix II: Words & Phrases judicially noticed
  • Subject Index
• Guide to Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020
  • Amendments made by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 at a Glance
  • Guide/Short Commentary on the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020