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END TERM EXAMINATION, APRIL-2018
B.A.LL.B. (HONS.)
SEMESTER-VI
Corporate Law-II
Max. Marks: 60 Time Allowed: 3:00 Hrs.
Note: Answer five questions including Question No. 1 which is compulsory. The number of marks carried by each question is
indicated at the end of the question.
1. Answer the following (each answer should be in approximately 100 words) (Marks
a. Additional Director
b. Distinguish between windup and dissolution
c. Distinguish between director and manager
d. Principle of Non-Interference
e. Modes of winding up
f. Class action suit
g. Principles of corporate governance
h. Minority rights
i. Protection against mismanagement
j. Corporate abuse and role of central government
2. Answer the following: (Marks
a. State the modes of appointment of director.
b. X was appointed as managing director for life by the Article of Association of a private company
incorporated on 1st june1999. The article also empowered X to appoint successor. X appointed G by will
to succeed him after his death. In relation to the above facts answer the following:
i. Can G succeed X as managing director after the death of
ii. Is it possible for the company in general meeting to remove X from his office of directorship
during his lifetime?
3. What is meant by oppression? State weather the aggrieved party would succeed in obtaining relief from
tribunal on the ground of oppression in following cases?
a. The majority of the board of directors override the minority directors and minority directors apply to the
tribunal complaining oppression by majority directors.
b. A petition by majority shareholders complaining oppression by minority shareholders. (Marks
4. Explain the need of Corporate Governance and its relevance in the present day. How far you agree that
Companies Act, 2013 contain important provisions to improve the quality of corporate governance in India.
(Marks 10)
5. Answer the following: (Marks
a. What is winding up? When can a company be wound-up by the Tribunal? Who are the persons entitled
to present petition for such winding-up and when?
b. A and B formed a private limited company in which they were the only directors and shareholders
having equal voting rights. Differences arose between them. They were not even on speaking term. One
of them shareholders filed a winding -up petition. Will he succeed in getting a winding -up order?
6. Explain the powers of company liquidator under the Companies Act? (Marks 10)
7. Explain the following: (Marks
a. State the circumstances in which director is compelled to vacate the office.
b. CSR under companies Act, 2013 and its utility