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Section 195 of Companies Act, 1956 says that where minutes of the proceedings of any general meeting of the company or of any meeting of its Board of directors or of a committee of the Board have been kept in accordance with the provisions of section 193, then, until the contrary is proved, the meeting shall be deemed to have been duly called and held, and all proceedings thereat to have duly taken place, and in particular, all appointments of directors or liquidators ma.. Full Article

Hon’ble Shri R.V. Easwar, Judicial Member, has been elevated as Senior Vice President and posted to the Mumbai Bench of the Tribunal with effect from 25th November 2009. Shri. Easwar has qualified as LLM and ACA and practised as a lawyer from 1975 to 1991 in Chennai. After his elevation to the Bench in 1991, he has served the Kolkota, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore Benches. He has been a party to several landmark judgements such as Mid East Portfolio 87 ITD 537 (Mum) (SB).. Full Article

The regulator has decided to allow registered brokers (including trading members) of stock exchanges to provide security market access to their clients through authorised persons. The regulation follows the recommendations made by the Secondary Market Advisory Committee of Sebi and discussions with the stock exchanges. Full Article

Various Laws Applicable to Co-op. Societies 1) The Maharashtra Co-op. Societies Act, 1960 (MCS Act) – having 167 sections effective from 26/1/1962 and The Maharashtra Co-op. Societies Rules, 1961 – having 110 rules effective from 23/12/1963. Full Article

The accounting regulator, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has urged the government on centralising the procedure for the allotment of auditors. The institute is of the view that auditors should be appointed by a regulator since the management presents the accounts and is an interested party. ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal told, “In [...] Full Article

Expression of interest from firms of Chartered Accountants for inclusion of their names to the existing panel of Statutory Auditors / Additional Auditor/ Concurrent Auditor for  BOT/BOT (Annuity ) Projects of NHAI (based upon new MCA) in various States of India.  National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awards concessions for Highways construction to the selected [...] Full Article

Accounting regulator ICAI today issued a clarification saying that internal auditors appointed as tax auditors can continue to do their work if their selection for the job took place before December 12 last year.  The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India decided that with effect from December 12 last year internal auditors cannot be appointed [...] Full Article