The document summarizes the process of comprehensively revising the Companies Act of 1956 in India. An expert committee headed by Dr. J.J. Irani was formed in 2003 and submitted recommendations in 2005. Based on these recommendations and stakeholder consultations, the Companies Bill 2008 was introduced in Lok Sabha in 2008 but lapsed due to the dissolution of the 14th Lok Sabha. The bill was reintroduced as the Companies Bill 2009 in August 2009.