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Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, namely: – 1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2017.
Central Government hereby makes the following amendments to Schedule IV of the said Act, namely:- 2. In the Companies Act, 2013, in Schedule IV, -(i) in paragraph III, in sub-para (12), for the words acting within his authority, the words act within their authority shall be substituted;
The Undersigned is directed to state that a GST Facilitation Cell has been constituted under Dr. Mohan Chutani, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate’ Affairs (MCA). The GST Facilitation Cell will aim to ensure smooth and successful roll out of GST and will be in touch with all stakeholders as well as professional institutes and industry associations.
And, whereas, re-appointment of liquidators by companies which had passed resolutions for voluntary winding up under the 1956 Act before 1st April, 2017 and making of report by the Official Liquidators to the High Court (wherein reports have been made by liquidators to the Official Liquidators) would create difficulties;
Pending proceeding relating to voluntary winding up.- All proceedings relating to voluntary winding up of a company where notice of the resolution by advertisement has been given under sub-section (1) of section 485 of the Act but the company has not been dissolved before the 1st day of April, 2017 shall continue to be dealt with in accordance with provisions of the Act.
A notification proposing amendments to the Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Rules, 2014 containing the above prescription has been drafted and is available, along with a background/explanatory note, on the online portal of the Ministry, www.mca.gov.in.
Paid up share capital limit for rotation of auditors in case of private companies has been increased from rupees twenty crore to rupees fifty crore or more. There are no changes in other criteria.
Ministry has decided to constitute following Regional Committees under the Chairmanship of Regional Director(s) of the concerned region(s) who would review all the prosecutions/pending litigations in their region(s) including cases filed by the Official Liquidators and furnish a report to the Ministry within two months.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 462 and in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 462 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, in the interest of public, hereby amends the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, vide number G.S.R. 464(E) dated the 5th June, 2015 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 5th June 2015
Appointment of Directors- Chapter XI, subsections (6) and (7) of section 152. Shall not apply to – (a) a Government company, which is not a listed company, in which not less than fifty-one per cent. of paid up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments or by the Central Government and one or more State Governments; (b) a subsidiary of a Government company, referred to in (a) above
