Requirement by Independent Directors of inclusion of their names in the data bank of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar and clearance of Proficiency Test The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs/the Central Government, vide its notification dated ...

Can an Audit firm be re-appointed for a term less than 5 years – Answer is ‘YES’ Meaning of appointment: Appointment includes re-appointment. Term: Term means a period of five consecutive years Transition Period: Three years from the commencement of Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereunder applicable for companies which woul...

In many Indian corporate frauds, it is found that independent directors either were just mute spectators or failed to detect an early signs of fraud. In some companies, it was found that watchmen, drivers, maids and other assorted individuals lent their name, identity and consent to become an independent director without aware of their ro...

The companies Act, 2013 has a special provision for Loans to director covered under section 185 which seems to be a small section but there is more to the story. First of all, this section applies to Public as well as private companies regardless of their paid up capital. There are major amendment under The […]...

With the increased focus on shareholders’ wealth maximisation as the key corporate objective, regulators worldwide have understood the role independent directors can play to safeguard the interests of minority shareholders....

WHETHER A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP REGISTERED UNDER LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT, 2008 CAN BE THE SUBSIDIARY OF A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013- We can come up with the conclusion after reading through the analysis of following table. TITLE OF DEFINITION COMPANIES ACT, 2013 LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP ACT, 2008 ...

The MCA has launched a new and simplified web based service R.U.N. (Reserve Unique Name) for reserving a name in place of INC-1. This has also removed the requirement to use a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) during name reservation. It was another value addition to Ease of Doing Business in India....

SHIFTING OF REGISTERED OFFICE FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER STATE A registered office is the official address of a company to which all official letters, notices and reminders will be sent by any person, any government or non-government or regulatory body. In terms of Section 7 of the Companies Act, 2013  (Act), all registered companies [&he...

The Companies Act, 2013 has come with a change in the theory of Loan and Investment by Company. The new Act provides that inter-corporate investments not to be made through more than two layers of investment companies. T...

In the corporate world nowadays, increase in the rate of frauds has generated the need for the companies to analyze the requirements wrt to fraud reportings, in order to be proactive in tightening their internal systems for preventing the same. Keeping in mind the need of the hour, we have prepared a guide to fraud reporting under Compani...