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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 2013, Section 453

Punishment for Improper Use of "limited" or "private Limited"

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Companies Act, 2013, Section 453 is part of Companies Act, 2013, - Punishment for Improper Use of "limited" or "private Limited". Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If any person or persons trade or carry on business under any name or title, of which the word "Limited" or the words "Private Limited" or any contraction or imitation thereof is or are the last word or words, that person or each of those persons shall, unless duly incorporated with limited liability, or unless duly incorporated as a private company with limited liability, as the case may be, punishable with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but may extend to two thousand rupees for every day for which that name or title has been used.

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What does Companies Act, 2013, Section 453 provide?

Section Section 453 of the Companies Act, 2013, (Punishment for Improper Use of "limited" or "private Limited") is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 2013,. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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