law: Companies Act, 2013 
  14.
  
    Alteration
  
  of articles.
  1.      Subject to the
  
  provisions of this Act and the conditions contained in its memorandum, if any,
  
  a company may, by a special resolution, alter its articles including
  
  alterations having the effect of conversion of—
  a.     
  
    a
  
  private company into a public company; or
  b.    
  
    a
  
  public company into a private company:
  Provided
  
  that where a company being a private company alters its articles in such a
  
  manner that they no longer include the restrictions and limitations which are
  
  required to be included in the articles of a private company under this Act,
  
  the company shall, as from the date of such alteration, cease to be a private
  
  company:
  Provided
  
  further that any alteration having the effect of conversion of a public company
  
  into a private company shall not take effect except with the approval of the
  
  Tribunal which shall make such order as it may deem fit.
  1.     
  2.      Every alteration of
  
  the articles under this section and a copy of the order of the Tribunal
  
  approving the alteration as per sub-section (1 ) shall be filed with the
  
  Registrar, together with a printed copy of the altered articles, within a
  
  period of fifteen days in such manner as may be prescribed, who shall register
  
  the same.
  3.      Any alteration of the
  
  articles registered under sub-section (2 ) shall, subject to the
  
  provisions of this Act, be valid as if it were originally in the articles.