Appointment and remuneration of managing director and whole-time director under companies act 2013 A Managing Director and Whole-time Director have been categorised as Key Managerial Personnel under Section 203 of Companies Act 2013. Apart from playing a key role in the overall growth and administration of the company, the Companies Act 2013 contains elaborate provisions […]
Share markets are a common conversation topic at all social gatherings. whether she is 20 or 50, or whether she is an engineer or doctor, everyone has her own opinion as to how and when to invest. This hype about the share market is to a considerable extent justified. Share markets apart from being a […]
With the festival season now gone by, all energies and attention would be directed towards the December attempt of the CS exam. With less than two months left, as study time tables and exam strategies are being formulated, I thought it apt to pen down the ‘Mantra to score 80 plus in CS theory exams’..: […]
Background: SEBI formed a committee on corporate governance in June 2017 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Uday Kotak with a view to enhancing the standards of corporate governance of listed entities in India. The committee comprised of stalwarts from diverse fields viz. the government, industry, professional bodies, stock exchanges, academicians, lawyers, proxy advisors, etc. The […]
Introduction Dividend in ordinary parlance is the portion of the profits of a Company which is distributed among its shareholders. Thus for a shareholder, dividend is the return on his investment in the Company. Dividend is declared on the face value of the shares. When a company earns profits, it can deal with the same […]
Article discusses Impact of Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018 which are Effective from November 2nd 2018. Vide Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018, 31 amendments were made in Companies Act, 2013 which are discussed in the article. Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018 Re-categorise compoundable offences to in house adjudication framework, Amends adjudication of penalties, Imposing penalty for repeat defaults, Enhances […]
The provisions relating to Oppression and Mismanagement have been dealt under Chapter X of the Companies Act 2013 viz. Section 241 to 244 and the Companies (Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement)Rules, 2016. These have to be read in conjunction with the NCLT Rules 2016. Following is an illustrative note on the major provisions relating to […]
Background: SEBI formed a committee on corporate governance in June 2017 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Uday Kotak with a view to enhancing the standards of corporate governance of listed entities in India. The committee comprised of stalwarts from diverse fields viz. the government, industry, professional bodies, stock exchanges, academicians, lawyers, proxy advisors, etc. The committee […]
Background: SEBI formed a committee on corporate governance in June 2017 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Uday Kotak with a view to enhancing the standards of corporate governance of listed entities in India. The committee comprised of stalwarts from diverse fields viz. the government, industry, professional bodies, stock exchanges, academicians, lawyers, proxy advisors, etc. The […]
This article seeks to analyse Section 185 of Companies Act, 2013, before and after the Companies Amendment Act 2017. An effort is also made to ascertain the impact of the amendment in Section 185 vide Companies Amendment Act 2017 on other provisions of the Companies Act 2013.
