Cyril Shroff, Zia Mody and Nisith Desai are big names in India’s legal profession. They are among the most-in-demand corporate lawyers in the country for their experience, expertise as well as their image. Branding has become crucial for law firms competing in a marketplace where cross-country takeovers, mergers and copyright disputes are commonplace.
Inter-departmental consultations between Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs including Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are at advance stage of maturity for rolling out “relaxed and enlightened” regulations for private equities (PEs) and Venture Capitalists (VCs) so that India attracts larger volumes of their investments in areas of infrastructure, healthcare and clean energy, according to R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Some of India’s large real estate firms are seeking exemption from adopting the proposed International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from the next fiscal year. All real estate companies that form part of the NSE’s Nifty-50 or BSE’s Sensex-30, will have to report financial returns according to the stringent revenue recognition norms laid down by the IFRS.
The Indian Premier League (IPL), which began a trend of auctioning cricketing talents by its franchises, seems to have signaled the beginning of a possible accounting issue in future. At least, the country’s apex accounting standards setting body, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), believes so.
Government on Friday said as many as 1,120 cases pertinent to corruption and economic offences are pending probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Prithviraj Chavan said a total of 1,120 corruption and economic offence cases are pending probe by CBI.
Agreement/contract with the multinational entity; (2) Terms and conditions for usage of name of multinational entity; (3) Arrangement for sharing of fees/profit with other Indian CA firms with similar/identical name and with the multinational entity; (4) Arrangement for sharing of human resources and infrastructure with other Indian CA firms with similar/identical name and with the multinational entity;
Dual Listing has been in the news in recent times due to the proposed alliance between Asia’s leading telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel and South Africa-based MTN Group that would help create the third largest mobile phone group in the world. This has created a buzz in the world of telecommunications. However, this alliance is dependent upon one important aspect or issue – it is of “Dual Listing”.
Notification dated 28th August, 2009 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (`MCA’) repealed the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969(`MRTP ACT’) with effect from 1st September, 2009. The repealed Act was replaced by the Competition Act, 2002 (`COMPETITION ACT’) as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act,2007.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Income Tax department has received certification under IS 15700:2005 from the Bureau of Indian Standards for excellence in public delivery system after audit of the Directorate of Organisation and Management Services (DOMS), the nodal agency for implementation of Sevottam scheme, and the Aayakar Sewa Kendra (ASK) unit at Pune. This certification signifies changing face of the department, from an exclusively enforcement agency of the government to a service-oriented and citizens-centric organization.
SEBI has since discontinued the EDIFAR system w.e.f from April 1, 2010. In view of this, Stock Exchanges are advised to carry out the consequential amendments in Equity Listing Agreement i.e. removal of words, “and also through the EDIFAR website” from Clause 32 and omission of Clause 51 from Equity Listing Agreement.
