Companies Act, 2013
39.
Allotment
of securities by company.
1. No allotment of any
securities of a company offered to the public for subscription shall be made
unless the amount stated in the prospectus as the minimum amount has been
subscribed and the sums payable on application for the amount so stated have
been paid to and received by the company by cheque or other instrument.
2. The amount payable on
application on every security shall not be less than five per cent. of the
nominal amount of the security or such other percentage or amount, as may be
specified by the Securities and Exchange Board by making regulations in this
behalf.
3. If the stated minimum
amount has not been subscribed and the sum payable on application is not
received within a period of thirty days from the date of issue of the
prospectus, or such other period as may be specified by the Securities and
Exchange Board, the amount received under sub-section (1 ) shall be
returned within such time and manner as may be prescribed.
4. Whenever a company
having a share capital makes any allotment of securities, it shall file
with the Registrar a return of allotment in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. In case of any
default under sub-section (3 ) or sub-section (4 ), the company and
its officer who is in default shall be liable to a penalty, for each default,
of one thousand rupees for each day during which such default continues or one
lakh rupees, whichever is less.