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Companies Act, 2013

Section 10

Registration of companies in certain cases

Quick Answer Reference: Section 10 Companies Act

  • Provision: Section 10 of Companies Act
  • Act: Companies Act, 2013
  • Classification: corporate
  • Jurisdiction: India
Statutory Content

What does Section 10 of Companies Act say?

A company may be registered under this Act in the following cases, namely: (a) where the company is to be formed by transfer of undertaking or a part of undertaking of a company or a limited liability partnership or a partnership firm or a Hindu undivided family or an association of persons or a body corporate or any other entity; (b) where the company is to be formed by division of a company or a limited liability partnership or a partnership firm or a Hindu undivided family or an association of persons or a body corporate or any other entity.

Indian StandardSection 10, Companies Act, 2013
Bluebook (21st ed.)Companies Act, 2013, § 10 (India)
Court Pleading StandardSection 10 of the Companies Act, 2013
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What is Section 10 of Companies Act?

Section 10 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act) defines and regulates "Registration of companies in certain cases". The section states: A company may be registered under this Act in the following cases, namely: (a) where the company is to be formed by transfer of undertaking or a part of undertaking of a company or...

Landmark Case Laws

Landmark Judgments under Section 10 Companies Act

2017 10 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

2013 2 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

2014 8 SCC 273

Supreme Court of India

1978 1 SCC 248

Supreme Court of India

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