General Circular No. 11/2012, In partial modification of para (b) (iii) of the General Circular No. 67/2011, dated 30th November, 2011, it has been decided to extend exemption from mandatory cost audit to all units located in the specified Zones such as Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and also to the 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs), subject to the following:

These rules may be called the Companies (Director Identification Number) Amendment Rules, 2012. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 29th May, 2012. 2. In the Companies (Director Identification Number) Rules, 2006,- (a) after FORM NO. DIN 1, in Annexure 1, for item (i) and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Section 77 essentially states that no company limited by shares, and no company limited by guarantee and having a share capital, shall have power to buy its own shares, unless the consequent reduction of capital is effected and sanctioned in pursuance of sections 100 to 104 or of section 402. Section 77(2) then furthers the objective of Section 77 (1) by providing that a company cannot give financial assistance for the purchase of its shares. This is to ensure, at least, that those who buy shares in companies do so from their own resources and not from those of the company.

The order of Sh. K.S.Mohi basically implements the resolution of DDCA dated 1.3.2007 and on which aspect I have already commented above that there is absolutely no resolution whatsoever dated 1.3.2007 and if even there is such a resolution, the same will be an illegal resolution because the same amounts to an amendment of the Memorandum of Association or Rules without prior sanction/approval of the Central Government as required under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, the license granted to the DDCA and as duly incorporated in Clause 4(vii) of the Memorandum of Association.Therefore, the order dated 12.4.2007 cannot bind the appellants/plaintiffs either on principle of res judicata or because there is no resolution dated 1.3.2007 of DDCA on which the order was passed, or on the ground even if there is a resolution dated 1.3.2007, the said resolution would be an illegal resolution in the absence of any prior sanction or approval from the Central Government.

If the requirements of Company Act and/or Accounting Standards are different from that of Revised Schedule VI, what is the treatment to be given? If requirements of a regulatory authority like RBI are different from that of Revised Schedule VI, what treatment should be given? Para 4.1.1 of the Revised Schedule VI necessitates that if compliance with the requirements of the Act and/or accounting standards requires a change in the treatment or disclosure in the financial statements, the requirements of the Act and/or accounting standards will prevail over the Schedule VI.

General Circular No. 10/2012 The Ministry had framed certain criteria for declaring a Financial Institution as PFI under section 4A, of the Companies Act, 1956 vide General Circular No. 34/2011 dated 2.6.2011. The issue has since been revisited and it has been decided that any Financial Institution applying for declaration as PFI shall fulfill the following criteria:-

There are various ways of converting a firm to a company, viz; slump sale, itemized sale, admitting the company as a partner, dissolution thereof and on dissolution, business being taken over by the company etc.,. Being a topic with a very vast ambit an attempt has been made hereinabove to briefly discuss two alternatives. In view of the choices available. Conversion should be made in a manner appropriate to a particular situation and in a way which is most beneficial.

General Circular No.09/2012 On requests received from various Corporates & Professionals and difficulties experienced by the stakeholders in filing Form No.8 and Form No.10 (for modification of charges under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFESI), it has now been decided to accept filing of the followings Forms:-

In view of providing better services to its stakeholders and ensuring correctness of names approved through online mode (i.e. through STP mode without backend processing by RoC user), Ministry has decided to provide a facility for verification of such names by the RoC user on a real time basis for immediate action.

MCA adds another payment gateway through Union Bank of India for Credit Card and Internet Banking payments w.e.f. 20th May, 2012. For credit card payments, Union Bank of India shall be charging the transaction charge of 1.6% (plus applicable Government Charges) over and above the MCA statutory payment.