Company Law Ready Reckoner 2026

Company Law Ready Reckoner is a comprehensive, practice-oriented reference work designed to serve as a single-volume operational manual for Indian company law under the Companies Act 2013. It is expressly conceived as a ready reckoner—a book to be consulted repeatedly in the course of daily professional work—rather than as a purely academic or theoretical treatise. The editorial philosophy of this book is grounded in practical necessity. It focuses primarily on routine, recurring, and compliance-critical issues faced by companies, directors, and professionals in corporate functioning. Matters that are not typically encountered on a day-to-day basis—such as detailed NCLT litigation or public issues of securities (largely governed operationally by SEBI)—are covered at a foundational level, thereby preserving the book’s usability, clarity, and speed of reference. The Edition reflects the mature, enforcement-oriented phase of Indian corporate regulation, in which governance standards, management accountability, procedural discipline, and electronic compliance systems play a central role.

This publication is intended for readers who apply company law in practice, including:

• Practising Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Advocates, and corporate consultants
• In-House Legal, Secretarial, Compliance, & Governance Teams
• Directors, Independent Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, and senior management
• Professionals engaged in ROC filings, board and general meetings, corporate governance, and statutory compliance
• Students of CS, CA, CMA, & Law, seeking a procedural and application-oriented understanding of company law beyond bare provisions

The Present Publication is the 18^th Edition | 2026, and is updated till 20^th December 2025. This book is authored by Taxmann’s Editorial Board with the following noteworthy features:

• [Ready-reckoner Design] Focused on routine, practical company law issues encountered in everyday corporate operations
• [Integrated Treatment of Law and Procedure] Explains not only statutory provisions but also approval routes, compliance steps, and filing realities
• [Governance-centric Coverage] Strong emphasis on shareholder democracy, board functioning, directors’ duties, and managerial accountability
• [Procedural & E-Governance Alignment] Extensive coverage of MCA-21, electronic filings, registers, records, and returns
• [Compliance-at-a-Glance Tools] Use of structured summaries and tabular presentations to enable quick decision-making
• [Drafting and Practical Guidance] Includes drafting-oriented discussion where customisation is commonly required (e.g., Articles of Association)
• [Clear Scope Delimitation] NCLT matters and public issue mechanisms are addressed at a basic level, maintaining focus on day-to-day compliance
• [Comprehensive Indexing] Section-wise and subject indexing ensure fast and precise navigation