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Kuchhal, M. C.; Modern Indian Company Law; 21st Revised Edition, 2004, Shree Mahavir Book Depot Publishers, Delhi, India, pp. 450, Price Rs. 140/
The company legislation in India has a history of about one and a half century. It was developed on lines almost parallel to company legislation in England. The origin of Indian Company Law can be traced back to the year 1850, when the first Indian Companies Act providing for the registration of joint stock companies was passed in the year 1850, on the lines of English Companies Act of 1844. In 1857 another Act was passed on the lines of the English Companies Act of 1885, according to which the privilege of limited...