LMP Corporate Compliance & Law By Dr. K R Chandratre 1st Edition Feb 2026

Corporate Compliance & Law By Dr. K R Chandratre

Corporate Compliance & Law By Dr. K R Chandratre

About The Book

This book brings together my writings on diverse and frequently encountered domains of corporate compliance, with the objective of offering practitioners, scholars, and students a reliable and structured guide to complex legal questions.

The chapters span a wide spectrum of topics namely registers and returns, corporate contracting, related party transactions, registration and enforcement of charges, arbitration-related issues before company law forums, corporate social responsibility, interpretation of “acting in concert and “control” under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, jurisdictional contours of the National Company Law Tribunal, and an extensive treatment of defaults and liabilities under the Companies Act.

Highlights of the Book

• Detailed analysis of statutory registers, returns, inspection rights, and procedural compliance
• Authoritative guidance on the capacity of companies to contract, nominee shareholding, and pre-incorporation contracts
• Exhaustive examination of related party transactions, including section 188, definitions under the Companies Act and SEBI LODR. arm’s length standards, exemptions, and various transaction categories.
• Extensive coverage of charges-creation, registration, modification, satisfaction, consequences of non-registration, and judicial principles governing enforceability.
• Insightful discussion on interplay between arbitration agreements and company law proceedings.
• Clear interpretation of Corporate Social Responsibility provisions and underlying principles.
• Analytical treatment of “acting jointly/in concert” and “control” under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
• Jurisdictional and procedural guidance relating to NCLT, including meetings under section 230, contempt powers, and supervisory jurisdiction.
• Comprehensive study of defaults, non-compliance, directors’ liabilities, misfeasance, officer- in-default provisions, and related penal consequences under company law.

About The Author

Dr. K R Chandratre is a Practising Company Secretary of about 23 years’ standing. He has been associated with the profession of Company Secretary for over 45 years. Prior to entering the profession, he served for three vears as a Lecturer in Commerce and Accountancy at R. A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai.