Which section of the Companies Act delas with the

Solution

The Companies Act, 2013 section dealing with the prohibition on issuing shares at a discount is  Section 53 , which states that shares generally cannot be issued below their face value, with limited exceptions like sweat equity or debt restructuring under RBI guidelines, making the issued shares void and punishable if contravened.  Section 53:  Explicitly prohibits issuing shares at a discount, making such shares void, except for permitted instances like sweat equity shares (Section 54) or debt-to-equity conversion under RBI rules.