Legal Advice on Company Registration and Firm Registration

The Companies Act 1956 lays down the guidelines for the formation and registration of a Company in India. This Act applies to the whole of India and to all types of Company’s thus making it an important legislative body governing all registrations and closures.

The start of a company means a lot of work. It’s like giving birth to a child. It’s an exciting phase with a lot of anxiety and hope. Every new business requires company registration by law of the land. One should follow the state law as well when registering a Company.

The offices of the registry of the records have all the information regarding all the companies registered in India and the Registrar of Companies has all the authority and responsibility of registering a company in various states and union territories. It is to be noted that all the companies registered have to comply with all the statutory compliances falling under this Company Act.

Some points should be kept in mind when getting registering for the new business is done.

Legal advice:

The first and foremost important step is to ensure that the legal angle is taken care of. One should get the Director Identification Number for the business. Then is the chance of Company registration and then submitting the necessary documents to the government. Some basic documents are mandatory for company registration like, address proof, PAN card, photographs.

One should remember to select at least four suitable names for the new company. It should not be a copied one and should not violate the copyrights and patents.

Once the name is approved by the Registrar of companies, one can move ahead for company registration.

The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association are legal documents which should be drafted by legal experts, different opinions sought and finally printed.

The application for registering a company has to be forwarded to the Registrar of Companies and should be accompanied with names, Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association besides other requisite documents.This has to be filed with theRegistrar of companies of the state where the company is being set up.

Under the Companies Act 1956, one can form two types of Companies, Private Company or a public company and get them registered as per the procedures laid down in the statute of the Companies Act.

Once the company is registered, one can patent a product or get a copyright to protect your company.