ILLEGAL ASSOCIATION
Section 464 of Companies Act, 2013 defines that no association or partnership consisting
of more than 50 persons [fixed vide rule 10 of Misc Rules 2017] shall be
formed to carry on any business for gains unless it is registered under the
companies Act 2013.
But, there are certain exceptions to the above statement:
1. Entities legally registered under other a law such as LLP or HUF.
2.Not for profit Organisation formed for promoting Literary, scientific, or other charitable association.
Consequences
of Illegal association:
1. No legal existence.
2. Unlimited Personal liability
of members
3. Fine. May extend up to 1 lakh
[section 464(3).
However,
such illegal association is liable to income tax on profit earned by it. (Gopal
Ji & Co vs Commr. Of Income Tax, 1931)
Further,
it remains illegal in spite of subsequent reduction of members till it gets
registered (Madanlal vs. Jankiprashad) and subsequent registration will
not alter the position of past act (Gujarat Trading Co. Vs Tricumji)
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