Bharat's Companies Act with Rules – 46th Edition, October 2026

Bharat Law House presents the 46th Edition (October 2026) of its Companies Act with Rules — the bare Act of the Companies Act, 2013 printed section by section with the rules made under it, and with all exemption notifications extracted under the relevant sections. For anyone who works with company law daily, that last point is the whole argument for this book: the exemption a private company, a Government company, a Section 8 company or a Nidhi relies on appears at the section itself, not buried in an appendix at the back.

What this edition contains

• The Companies Act, 2013 as amended, with the rules framed under each chapter set out alongside the sections they belong to.
• All exemption notifications extracted under the relevant sections.
• Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 — CARO 2020 in full.
• The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020.
• Table of Fees.
• Sections notified till date.
• Comparative tables both ways — Companies Act, 2013 to Companies Act, 1956, and Companies Act, 1956 to Companies Act, 2013.
• Notifications, clarifications and orders issued under the Companies Act, 2013.

The rules covered

The chapter rules run across the whole Act, including the Specification of Definitions Details Rules, 2014 and the Restriction on Number of Layers Rules, 2017; Incorporation Rules, 2014; Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Rules, 2014; Share Capital and Debentures Rules, 2014; Acceptance of Deposits Rules, 2014; Registration of Charges Rules, 2014; Management and Administration Rules, 2014; Declaration and Payment of Dividend Rules, 2014; Accounts Rules, 2014; Audit and Auditors Rules, 2014; Appointment and Qualification of Directors Rules, 2014; Meetings of Board and its Powers Rules, 2014; Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel Rules, 2014; Inspection, Investigation and Inquiry Rules, 2014; Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations Rules, 2016; Registered Valuers and Valuation Rules, 2017; Removal of Names of Companies Rules, 2016; Winding Up Rules, 2020; Producer Companies Rules, 2021; Registration of Foreign Companies Rules, 2014; Registration Offices and Fees Rules, 2014 and the XBRL filing rules; Nidhi Rules, 2014; National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016; Mediation and Conciliation Rules, 2016; and the Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2014.

Why buy the 46th Edition

• Current to October 2026 — amendments, notifications and clarifications brought up to date.
• Section-wise layout, so the section, its rules and its exemptions are read together instead of cross-referenced.
• Table of Fees and sections notified till date — the two things most often checked in a hurry.
• Comparative tables both ways, indispensable when a 1956 Act authority or an old precedent has to be mapped to the 2013 Act.
• Paperback, and priced as a working desk copy rather than a library volume.

Who should buy this book

• Company Secretaries and CS students.
• Chartered Accountants and Cost Accountants, and CA/CMA students at the Intermediate and Final levels.
• Corporate lawyers and advocates appearing before the NCLT and NCLAT.
• Compliance officers, directors and finance teams of companies of every size.
• Registered valuers, insolvency professionals and auditors.
• Law and commerce students taking company law.

About the publisher

Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd. is one of India's established publishers of taxation and corporate law titles, and its Companies Act with Rules has run to 46 editions.