Section 46 of Companies Act, 2013– Share Certificate? (1) A certificate, issued under the common seal, if any, of the company or signed by two directors or by a director and the Company Secretary, wherever the company has appointed a Company Secretary], specifying the shares held by any person, shall be prima facie evidence of […]
What Is An Annual General Meeting? An annual general meeting (AGM) is a mandatory yearly gathering of a company’s interested shareholders. At an AGM, the directors of the company present an annual report containing information for shareholders about the company’s performance and strategy. Provisions As Per Companies Act, 2013 Related To Annual General Meeting: 96 (1) […]
Q. Why concept of UDIN is launched by an Institution? In an attempt to pursue heightened sense of self-governance and strengthen the practising side of the profession of Company Secretaries, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has rolled out a unique initiative in the form of Unique Document Identification Number or UDIN. Aimed at […]
Meaning Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting votes. … It may encompass a range of Internet services, from basic transmission of tabulated results to full-function online voting through common connectable household devices. Applicability As per rule 20(2) the provisions of e-voting are […]
Section 10A of Companies Act, 2013- Commencement of business etc. (1) A company incorporated after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 and having a share capital shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing powers unless— (a) a declaration is filed by a director within a period of one hundred and eighty days of […]
Deposits have been defined under the Companies Act, 2013 to include any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form by a company. However deposits do not include such categories of amounts as may be prescribed in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Chapter V of the […]
In some situations, a company would consider it economically viable to increase its subscribed capital after its incorporation. This is because such a further issue would substantially increase its financial reserve and incentivize the shareholders of the company, thereby ensuring the healthy functioning of the company. Such a company which is desirous of increasing its […]
Transfer of Securities: Transfer of shares means the voluntary handing over of the rights and possibly, the duties of a member (as represented in a share of the company) from a shareholder who wishes to not be a member in the company any more to a person who wishes of becoming a member. Thus, shares […]
What are Sweat Equity Shares? ‘Sweat equity shares’ are such equity shares, which are issued by a Company to its directors or employees at a discount or for consideration, other than cash, for providing their know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions, by whatever name called. Sweat […]
Meaning of Prospectus In general parlance prospectus refers to an information booklet or offer document on the basis of which an investor invests in the securities of an issuer company. It has been defined under section 2(70) so as to mean any document described or issued as a prospectus and includes a red herring prospectus […]
