CA, CS, CMA : The reform shifts routine compliance to para-professionals, creating fee pressure and client shifts. Professionals must move towar...
Company Law : This explains how Company Secretaries ensure legal, governance, and compliance preparedness before listing. The key takeaway is th...
CA, CS, CMA : Effective study strategies for CS students, including overcoming challenges like lack of focus and poor presentation. Learn tips f...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore how the role of a company secretary has transformed from a traditional administrative position to a strategic governance p...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of how AI is reshaping the role of Company Secretaries in India, from automating compliance tasks to new responsibilitie...
CA, CS, CMA : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced the first bi-annual Western Region Convocation for FY 2026–27...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI announced two Northern Region Convocation sessions on 9 June 2026 in Amritsar, mandating advance registration, identity proof...
Company Law : The issue concerns eligibility and participation rules for the convocation. ICSI has clarified that members who do not attend will...
Company Law : ICSI has proposed revising the CS syllabus to align with the National Education Policy and global practices. Stakeholder input wil...
Company Law : The Institute has proposed syllabus changes to align with modern industry, regulatory, and technological needs. Stakeholders are i...
Income Tax : Supreme Court held that as per regulation 114(4) of the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 election can be challenged by the ca...
Corporate Law : Sanjay Ghiya Vs Union Of India (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court held that CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Or COMPANY SECRETARIES ...
CA, CS, CMA : Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretar...
CA, CS, CMA : Working experience as an Assistant Company Secretary or a Management Trainee cannot be treated as equal to a Company Secretary so ...
Company Law, Corporate Law : Practicing professionals are prohibited from acting as full time directors. They can only act as non-executive directors not perfo...
Company Law : The Registrar of Companies found that the company remained without a whole-time Company Secretary from 2014 to 2020 in violation o...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority held that the company remained in continuous default for several years after becoming legally required ...
Company Law : The case involved non-compliance with mandatory appointment of a whole-time company secretary. The authority held that delayed rec...
Company Law : The authority penalized prolonged non-compliance with mandatory appointment requirements under Section 203. Despite later rectific...
Company Law : Holds that failure to appoint a whole-time Company Secretary within the statutory timeline attracts penalty under section 203(5). ...
Dear Professionals Hope you all are doing well there! As already mentioned in the Tagline that you cannot afford to miss this write up if you are planning to be a Practising Professional. Many of us from a fraternity of Company Secretary are struggling today to get even a single client to begin their career […]
Secretarial Audit for bigger Companies Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with the provisions of various laws and rules/regulations/procedures, maintenance of books, records etc., by an independent practising Company Secretary to ensure that the company has complied with the legal and procedural requirements and also followed due processes. It is essentially a mechanism […]
As per Section 203 of The Companies Act 2013, Every listed company and every other companies having paid up share capital of rupees 10 crores or more shall have a whole time company secretary in their board.
Secretarial Audit a system to check the overall compliance of Laws, Rules, Regulations, Circulars, Notifications etc, which are applicable on an Organization. Secretarial Audit ensure that the proper compliance system are in order. Why Secretarial Audit is Important? To Protect the interest of the stakeholders of the Company To avoid the fine, Penalties, Legal actions against […]
All banks whether listed or otherwise, shall have a Company Secretary who is bound by the professional standards of a Company secretary and The secretary shall report to the Chair of the board. Appointment of a Company Secretary has been one of the most talked topics in the recent times as Companies not just appoint […]
Checklist for Company Secretary to Plan for convening Annual General Meeting (AGM) through Electronic Means A. Background of provisions relating to Annual General Meeting When : Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)and para 2 of SS-2 requires that all companies registered in India, other than a One Person Company, is required to […]
(SS-1) on Meetings of Board of Directors The Board may, by a Resolution passed at a Meeting, delegate certain powers to any Committee of Directors, the Managing Director, the Manager or any other principal officer of the company or in the case of a branch office of the company, the principal officer of the branch office, on such conditions as it may specify.
RBI has released a discussion paper today i.e. 12th June 2020, on ‘Governance in Commercial Banks in India’ for public comments To align the current regulatory framework with global best practices while being mindful of the context of domestic financial system. Major Key Highlights – From Company Secretary (CS) Prospective: 1. Appointment of Company Secretary […]
As per Section 204 read with rule The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 of the Companies Act, 2013 Applicability of Secretarial Audit 1. Every listed company In case of unlisted Public company: 2.Every public company having a paid-up share capital of fifty crore rupees or more; or 3. Every public company […]
Clarification/ Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2). As you are aware, Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for mandatory observance of SS-1 and SS-2 by all companies.
