Companies Act with Rules – 44th Edition (Pocket Edition) 2026

Companies Act with Rules | POCKET – Paperback is a compact yet exceptionally comprehensive statutory and compliance reference on the Companies Act 2013, meticulously updated. Despite its pocket-sized format, the book delivers the entire operational universe of company law—integrating the Act, Rules, prescribed Forms, exemptions, circulars, notifications, Secretarial Standards, and interpretative aids into a single, continuously navigable volume. This publication is not a mere reproduction of statutory text. It is designed as a working compliance and interpretation manual, enabling professionals to move from section to section seamlessly → rule → form → exemption → regulatory guidance, without reliance on multiple external sources. This Edition reflects decades of editorial refinement, ensuring accuracy, cross-referencing precision, and real-world usability.

This Pocket Edition is ideally suited for professionals and institutions that require speed, statutory certainty, and procedural clarity, including:

• Company Secretaries (Practice and Employment)
• Chartered Accountants & Cost Accountants
• Corporate Lawyers, Legal Associates, & In-house Counsel
• Compliance Officers, Secretarial Departments, & ROC Filing Professionals
• Law Firms, Tribunals, & Regulatory Professionals
• Students of CS, CA, CMA, LL.B., & LL.M. seeking a reliable statutory base

The Present Publication is the 44^th Edition | 2026, updated upto 20^th December 2025. This book is edited by Taxmann’s Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Comprehensive Annotated Text of the Companies Act 2013] The book presents the complete section-wise text of the Companies Act 2013, accompanied by concise annotations that explain applicability, scope, and compliance implications. Each section is cross-referenced with:
  • Relevant Rules framed under the Act
  • Prescribed Forms (e-Forms and Physical Forms)
  • Date(s) of enforcement
  • Corresponding provisions under the Companies Act 1956
  • This structure ensures interpretative continuity and assists professionals dealing with legacy issues, transitional compliance, and litigation
• [Fully Integrated Rules and Forms Ecosystem] A defining strength of this publication is its Division-wise integration of Rules framed under the Companies Act, 2013, supported by a chapter-wise ‘Key to Prescribed Forms’. For every Chapter of the Act, the book identifies:
  • Applicable Rules
  • Form number and description
  • Mode of filing (electronic or physical)
  • Relevant section and rule references
  • This framework covers, inter alia:
    • Incorporation and Name Reservation (RUN, INC series)
    • Accounts, Audit and CSR Compliance (AOC series, CSR-1, CSR-2, XBRL forms)
    • Directors, KMPs and Secretarial Audit (DIR and MR series)
    • Nidhis (NDH series)
    • Foreign Companies (FC series)
    • Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations (CAA series)
    • NCLT and NCLAT procedures
    • Winding-up and Liquidation (WIN series)
  • The result is a compliance-executable statute, particularly valuable for practitioners and filing professionals
• [Exhaustive Coverage of Exemptions and Special Regimes] The book incorporates section-level exemptions and modifications, enabling immediate assessment of applicability for different categories of companies, including:
  • Private Companies
  • Government Companies
  • Section 8 (Charitable) Companies
  • Nidhi Companies
  • Unlisted Public Companies
  • Companies operating from IFSCs located in SEZs
  • Financial Products, Services, and Institutions regulated within IFSCs
  • IFSC-specific notifications, including regulatory substitutions (e.g., SEBI references replaced by IFSCA where notified), are embedded within the statutory framework rather than treated as appendices
• [Schedules Presented as Practical Compliance Tools] All Schedules to the Companies Act are included and mapped within the statutory flow, notably:
  • Schedule I – MOA and AOA templates (Tables A to J, including Table F)
  • Schedule II – Useful lives for depreciation
  • Schedule III – Financial Statement formats (including Ind AS and NBFC divisions)
  • Schedule IV – Code for Independent Directors
  • These schedules are positioned as operational templates, supporting drafting, reporting, governance, and audit functions
• [Circulars, Notifications and Governance Standards] The publication includes a systematic listing and integration of MCA circulars and notifications, clarifying enforcement timelines, transitional provisions, and procedural guidance. It also incorporates Secretarial Standards (SS-1 to SS-4) and references to SEBI Regulations and Listing Obligations wherever relevant, ensuring alignment with the broader corporate governance framework
• [Interpretative Aids and Cross-Statute References] To support advisory and litigation work, the book provides:
  • Appendix on Provisions of Other Acts referred to in the Companies Act 2013
  • Words & Phrases Judicially Noticed, offering case-law backed interpretations of key statutory terms
  • Cross-references to allied laws and regulatory instruments

The coverage of the book is as follows:

• Complete Companies Act 2013 (as amended)
• All Rules framed under the Act
• Chapter-wise prescribed Forms matrix
• Category-wise exemptions and special regimes
• IFSC and SEZ-specific statutory framework
• NCLT/NCLAT procedural architecture
• Winding-up, liquidation, and revival provisions
• Detailed Subject Index enabling topic-based navigation
• Despite its pocket format, the book spans over 1,800 pages, reflecting the full breadth of modern company law administration

The book follows a three-tier professional architecture:

• Division One – Companies Act 2013 with Schedules and section-wise annotations
• Division Two – Rules framed under the Act, integrated with a Key to Prescribed Forms
• Division Three – Circulars, Notifications, Schemes, and Secretarial Standards
• This is supplemented by appendices and an extensive subject index, ensuring both depth and speed of reference