CS Professional - Drafting, Pleadings & Appearances case studies
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Drafting, Pleadings & Appearances is a paper within the ICSI CS Professional Programme, the second stage of the Company Secretary qualification in India. It suits candidates who have cleared the Executive Programme and are moving toward membership, and it rewards people who intend to work at the intersection of corporate law and litigation support - drafting board documents one day and assisting with a petition or an appearance before a tribunal the next. The CS Professional - Drafting, Pleadings & Appearances case studies are 5 cases and about 4,456 words.
1Short Notice, Interested Director and the Borrowing Cap
Aster Components Private Limited has five directors - A (Chairman), B, C, D and E - and its articles fix the board quorum at three. On 10 June 2025 the company secretary emailed a notice for a board meeting on 13 June 2025.
970 words, about 5 min2The Liability Cap, the Indemnity and the One-Sided Arbitrator
Meera entered into an agreement dated 12 February 2023 to purchase Rakesh's flat in Pune for ₹1.2 crore. She paid ₹12 lakh as earnest money; the balance was payable on 31 August 2023, when Rakesh was to execute the sale deed and hand over possession.
944 words, about 5 min3Dilution, Removal and the Wrong NCLT Bench
Suresh holds 12% of the equity shares of Meridian Hospitality Private Limited, which has eight shareholders and four directors. In April 2025 the company allotted 2,00,000 fresh shares at face value to a company owned by the promoter family.
765 words, about 4 min4The Undervalued Sale Deed and the Possession Trap
Ramesh agreed to sell his Thane flat to Nisha for ₹1.5 crore. The agreement dated 5 January 2025 records earnest money of ₹5 lakh, with the sale deed to be executed by 30 April 2025.
944 words, about 5 min5Conflicting Clients, Confidences and a False Compliance Certificate
P, a company secretary in practice, has advised Beta Industries' promoter for three years on a shareholders' agreement and has access to Beta's board papers. P is also Beta's secretarial auditor.
833 words, about 4 min