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DR. SHAKUNTALA MISRA NATIONAL REHABILITATION UNIVERISTY

LUCKNOW

AN ASSIGNMENT ON

“Subsidiary Company”

(UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF Prof.Shail Shakya)

Assignment of Company Law

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY

Prof. Shail Shakya Gaurav Shukla

FACULTY OF LAW ROLL NO. 11

B.COM.LLB(HONS.)
DSMNRU, LUCKNOW 5TH SEMESTER.
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Subsidiary
company
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Literature Review

This literature review covers the following topics

1. Introduction
2. Aims and Objectives of Assignment
3. Sources to use for Assignment
4. Name of the Case Laws
5. Features of this assignment
6. Research methodology
7. Aims and Objectives of Research
8. Format

Introduction

A ‘subsidiary company’ or ‘daughter company’ is a company that is owned or controlled by another

company, which is called the parent company, parent, or holding company. The subsidiary can be a
company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a government or state-owned
enterprise. Subsidiaries are a common feature of business life, and all multinational corporations
organize their operations in this way. Examples include holding companies such as Berkshire
Hathaway, Time Warner, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM or
Xerox. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries,
often with multiple levels of subsidiaries.

Aims and Objectives of Assignment

The main Aim behind the making of this project is to illuminate that how the subsidiary
company works.

Sources to use for Assignment

“The sources are taken from the books and articles and also from the journals”

1. Avtar Singh, Company Law, (Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 16th Edn, 2015)
2. Dr. G.K Kapoor & Sanjay Dhamija, Company Law,(Taxman,19th Edn.)
3. http://mcaindia.co.in/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-a-subsidiary-company/
4. http://mcaindia.co.in/formation-of-subsidiary-company-in-india/

The following Case Laws are used to understand the assignment:-

Features of this assignment:

1. The title of the assignment “Subsidiary Company”

2. This assignment basically focus on the meaning and features of the subsidiary company and what are
the procedures for subsidiary company.
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Research methodology

The methodology used in this research project is simply based on the contents provided in the
different book and self-analysis as well-meaning thereby sources of this project are based on the
method of book reading.

Types of research

The type of this project is Doctrinal as the project is made by book reading and taking guidance
and assistance from the internet.

Format:

 The assignment is written in 10 pages.

 The assignment is typed in Times New Roman, Font Size 12 of paragraph and 14 of
heading are on A4 size paper on MS word.
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Table of contents

1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………
2. Meaning of Subsidiary company…………………………………………………………
3. Features of subsidiary …………………………………………………………………….

 Share Capital
 Ownership
 Control& Management

4. Advantages & Disadvantages………………………………………………...……………

5. Subsidiary Company – (Mergers & Acquisition)…………….…………………………...
6. Example………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………...
8. Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………...…
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Working Bibliography

Books

1. Avtar Singh, Company Law, (Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 16th Edn, 2015)

2. Dr. G.K Kapoor & Sanjay Dhamija, Company Law,(Taxman,19th Edn.)

Internet sources

http://mcaindia.co.in/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-a-subsidiary-company/
http://mcaindia.co.in/formation-of-subsidiary-company-in-india/
http://www.accountingtools.com/definition-subsidiary-company
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/subsidiary.asp