What do you understand by certificate of incorporation of a company? What are the principal documents to be filed for the purpose of incorporation of a company?

The certificate issued by the registrar after a company is registered is called the Certificate of
incorporation. Section 25 of the Act states that the Certificate about the following matters:
1. All the requirements of the Act have been complied with respect of registration and matters
precedent and incident thereto;
2. The association is a company authorized to be registered and duly registered under the Act; and
3. The legal existence of the company begins from the date of issue of the certificate.
To obtain a certificate of incorporation the following documents need to submit:
1. Memorandum of association signed by each subscriber and dated.
2. The signature must be witnessed by a third party.
3. Articles of association signed, dated and witnessed as same subscribers.
4. A statutory declaration that all the legal formalities have been complied.
5. Notice of situation of registered office.
6. Particulars of directors, managing agent and Manager
7. A list of persons who have consented to become directors.
8. A written consent of the directors to act as such.
9. Thereafter, the proper stamp duty for registration has to be paid and the register shall enter the
name of the company on the register of the companies and issue a certificate of incorporation.