# Companies Act 2013: 60 sections, quoted

> Each section reproduced verbatim under its official marginal note, verified against the bare Act on 17 August 2026. Nothing here paraphrases the statute.

- [Section 186: Loan and investment by company](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-186-loan-and-investment)
- [Section 188: Related party transactions](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-188-related-party-transactions)
- [Section 135: Corporate Social Responsibility](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-135-csr)
- [Section 139: Appointment of auditors](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-139-appointment-of-auditors)
- [Section 179: Powers of Board](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-179-powers-of-board)
- [Section 62: Further issue of share capital](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-62-further-issue-of-shares)
- [Section 42: Issue of shares on private placement basis](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-42-private-placement)
- [Section 180: Restrictions on powers of Board](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-180-restrictions-on-board-powers)
- [Section 149: Company to have Board of Directors](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-149-board-of-directors)
- [Section 152: Appointment of directors](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-152-appointment-of-directors)
- [Section 73: Prohibition on acceptance of deposits from public](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-73-acceptance-of-deposits)
- [Section 203: Appointment of key managerial personnel](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-203-appointment-of-kmp)
- [Section 123: Declaration of dividend](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-123-declaration-of-dividend)
- [Section 68: Power of company to purchase its own securities](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-68-buyback-of-shares)
- [Section 233: Merger or amalgamation of certain companies](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-233-fast-track-merger)
- [Section 230: Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-230-compromise-and-arrangement)
- [Section 92: Annual return](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-92-annual-return)
- [Section 96: Annual general meeting](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-96-annual-general-meeting)
- [Section 148: Central Government to specify audit of items of cost in respect of certain companies](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-148-cost-audit)
- [Section 56: Transfer and transmission of securities](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-56-transfer-of-securities)
- [Section 161: Appointment of additional director, alternate director and nominee director](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-161-additional-director)
- [Section 248: Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-248-striking-off)
- [Section 137: Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-137-filing-financial-statements)
- [Section 90: Register of significant beneficial owners in a company](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-90-significant-beneficial-owners)
- [Section 71: Debentures](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-71-debentures)
- [Section 232: Merger and amalgamation of companies](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-232-merger-and-amalgamation)
- [Section 204: Secretarial audit for bigger companies](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-204-secretarial-audit)
- [Section 61: Power of limited company to alter its share capital](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-61-alteration-of-share-capital)
- [Section 100: Calling of extraordinary general meeting](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-100-calling-an-egm)
- [Section 167: Vacation of office of director](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-167-vacation-of-office)
- [Section 169: Removal of directors](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-169-removal-of-directors)
- [Section 77: Duty to register charges, etc.](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-77-registration-of-charges)
- [Section 66: Reduction of share capital](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-66-reduction-of-share-capital)
- [Section 168: Resignation of director](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-168-resignation-of-director)
- [Section 63: Issue of bonus shares](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-63-bonus-shares)
- [Section 124: Unpaid Dividend Account](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-124-unpaid-dividend-account)
- [Section 12: Registered office of company](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-12-registered-office)
- [Section 13: Alteration of memorandum](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-13-alteration-of-memorandum)
- [Section 18: Conversion of companies already registered](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-18-conversion-of-company)
- [Section 54: Issue of sweat equity shares](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-54-sweat-equity-shares)
- [Section 79: Section 77 to apply in certain matters](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-79-charges-in-certain-matters)
- [Section 82: Company to report satisfaction of charge](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-82-satisfaction-of-charge)
- [Section 110: Postal ballot](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-110-postal-ballot)
- [Section 117: Resolutions and agreements to be filed](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-117-filing-of-resolutions)
- [Section 128: Books of account, etc., to be kept by company](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-128-books-of-account)
- [Section 129: Financial statement](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-129-financial-statement)
- [Section 134: Financial statement, Board’s report, etc](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-134-board-report)
- [Section 138: Internal audit](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-138-internal-audit)
- [Section 141: Eligibility, qualifications and disqualifications of auditors](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-141-auditor-eligibility)
- [Section 143: Powers and duties of auditors and auditing standards](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-143-powers-of-auditors)
- [Section 144: Auditor not to render certain services](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-144-auditor-services)
- [Section 164: Disqualifications for appointment of director](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-164-director-disqualification)
- [Section 173: Meetings of Board](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-173-board-meetings)
- [Section 177: Audit Committee](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-177-audit-committee)
- [Section 184: Disclosure of interest by director](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-184-disclosure-of-interest)
- [Section 185: Loans to directors, etc](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-185-loan-to-directors)
- [Section 197: Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-197-managerial-remuneration)
- [Section 447: Punishment for fraud](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-447-fraud)
- [Section 455: Dormant company](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-455-dormant-company)
- [Section 10A: Commencement of business, etc](https://www.oncompliance.ai/companies-act/section-10a-commencement-of-business)
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Content last updated: 10 August 2026. Reference information for Indian companies under the Companies Act 2013 — not legal advice.