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Promoters and Their Role : Legal Position, Duties, and Liabilities under the Companies Act, 2013
Introduction to Promoters I n company law, the concept of a promoter occupies a unique and complex position. A promoter stands at the threshold of corporate existence, operating in a legal space where the company is not yet born but is already being shaped. Unlike directors or shareholders, promoters do not derive their authority from incorporation or statutory appointment. Instead, their influence flows from initiative, control, and the practical reality that without promoters, the corporate entity would not come into existence at all. Indian company law has historically struggled with how to legally characterise promoters. They are neither agents in the strict contractual sense, because a company does not exist at the time of promotion, nor are they trustees in the classical sense. Yet courts have consistently imposed fiduciary-like obligations on promoters, recognising that they stand in a position of dominance and confidence vis-à-vis the future company and its investors. The ...