minority shareholders

Despite the clear regulations in the Companies Act, 1956 as to how every Company should record its transactions, maintain books of account and should submit the approved Financial Statements with the ROC, financial transactions in some closely held companies would be really interesting to note and dealing with the cases of this kind would really be very complicated. The logic behind the settled accounting principles, the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 dealing with mai.. Full Article

399. (1) The following members of a Company shall have the right to apply under section 397 or 398:- a) in the case of a company having a share capital, not less than one hundred members of the company or not less than one-tenth of the total number of its members, whichever is less, or any member or members holding not less than one-tenth of the issued share capital of the company, provided that the applicant or applicants have paid all calls and other sums due on their .. Full Article

I have been continuously focusing at the complications in the corporate world and especially about the protection to the shareholders in a Company. I have seen cases where the majority does everything in order to deny the rightful share of the minority shareholders or the group; or to make the company a shell company. Full Article

On 17th August, 2010, news on acquisition of the shareholding of Cairn Energy (`CEL’) in Carin India Limited (`CIL’) (BSE and NSE listed) by Vedanta Resources Plc (`VEDANTA’) at Rs. 405/-($8.66) per share became public. Closing price of each shares of CIL on the NSE on 14th August, 2010 was Rs.355/-. Vedanta will have to incur $ 9.6 billion (Rs 44,928 Crore) for acquiring CIL. Deal between the parties was concluded in London. Full Article

To prevent misuse of class action suits, the new Companies Act may specify a minimum number of shareholders or creditors of companies for exercising the right to file such cases, the Corporate Affairs Minister, Mr Salman Khurshid, has said. This is a major change from the current position on class action suits as mentioned in the Companies Bill, 2009, which is now before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. Full Article

an effective enforcement of provisions like 397/398 of the Act and the protection of rights of all shareholders without any scope for misuse or abuse is very important for the growth of industry or the corporate world. It is true that we have good regulations regulating the functioning of listed public companies, but, a good focus also to be made on the regulations governing private limited companies and especially the rights of shareholders in a private limited companie.. Full Article

Section 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, 1956 deals with “oppression” and “mismanagement” by the majority in a Company against the Minority Shareholders. How to construe “minority” for the purpose of section 397/398 is dealtwith under section 399 which prescribes qualification to approach the Company Law Board under section 397/398 of the Act. What amounts to “oppression” and is oppression completely different from “mismanagement” as dealwith under s.. Full Article

It is well established position that Articles of a Company are constituent document and are binding on the Company and its Directors. As aforesaid, the intention of Article 57 is that the share capital of the Company remains within the close knit group and nothing more. On the plain language of the said provision and the intent behind it, the regime of Article 57 has no application to transfer of shares between member to member of the Company interest. There is force in .. Full Article