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The corporate form of organization is increasingly emerging as the preferred vehicle for economic and commercial activity and has contributed significantly to the growth of the Indian economy and the emergence of service, information and knowledge-based enterprises. In this backdrop, a comprehensive review of the Companies Act, 1956 and drafting of a new Companies Bill was taken up by the Government on the basis of a detailed consultative process and the Companies Bill, 2009 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 3rd August, 2009.
UOI vs. R. Gandhi (Supreme Court – 5 Judges). Parliament is competent to constitute Tribunals for special Acts. However, the failure to ensure independence of judiciary and separation of judicial and executive power renders the Company Law Tribunal unconstitutional. Suggestions given on how to remedy the defects.
The law on nomination of shares held in companies has taken a new meaning with perhaps the first interpretation of the provisions governing nomination in the Companies Act, 1956 by the Bombay high court. Interpreting Section 109A of the Companies Act, the court has ruled that the rights of a nominee to shares of a company would override the rights of heirs to whom property may be bequeathed.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has suggested the Ministry of Corporate affairs to include about 10 secretarial standards in the Companies Bill 2009. The Bill already includes suggestions pertaining to general and board meetings of companies, said Vinayak S Khanvalkar, president, ICSI, at an interactive session here today.
The ministry of corporate affairs has upped its ante to weed out defunct companies. Firms that are no longer in operation but are still on the rolls of the registrar of companies (RoC) are identified as defunct. The plan is to come out with an amnesty scheme under which firms that have failed to file their annual returns and balance sheets with the RoC for the last two years will be allowed to do so and carry on with their business.
The Government has said that the Companies Act, 1956 does not provide for appointment of Independent Directors. But, as per clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, all the listed companies are required to appoint Independent Directors. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, the Minsiter for Corporate Affairs,
The corporate affairs ministry is tightening the noose around retail companies — a sector which has been left largely untracked due to the absence of a designated sectoral regulator.
The Government has said that according to a recent study, it takes an average of about 10 years to complete a company liquidation process in India. Giving this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minsiter for Corporate Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid told the House that the Companies Bill, 2009, which seeks to replace the existing Companies Act, 1956 provides for summary winding up proceedings in case of companies having assets of book value not exceeding one crore rupees.
I was of the opinion that the technological advancements and the schemes like MCA providing for on-line corporate filing, will be of help to the corporates. I was also of the opinion that the MCA scheme will also boost the pace in which the companies are being incorporated in India. There is a positive side of MCA scheme providing for speedy and risk-less corporate filing, however, I want to now focus on the negative issues of MCA scheme and as to how the scheme is being misused.
Over 3.7 lakh companies have not filed annual returns and balance sheets, which is mandatory under the Companies Act, for the fiscal year 2008-09, Parliament was informed on Friday.
