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). ...
MCA with vide notification dated January 03, 2019 has amended Rule 8A and 9 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 regarding Appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary and Scope of Secretarial Audit for Companies.
Recent Notification: Amendment in Rule 8A of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (In-Nutshell) Recent Notification by MCA has given a Shock to entire CS Fraternity as it has put-down many job opportunities for Company Secretaries. But at the same time there have been a slight increase in opportunity for a Practicing […]
Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) amends the limit for appointment of whole time Company Secretary on 06/01/2020 by Companies (appointment and managerial personnel) Amendment, Rules 2020. Amended provisions for appointment of Whole time CS: Section 203 read with Rule 8 and Rule 8A of Companies (appointment and managerial personnel) Rules 2014, as amended provides that […]
Change in Rules for Appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary and Scope of Secretarial Audit MCA with vide notification dated January 03, 2019 has amended Rule 8A and 9 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 regarding Appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary and Scope of Secretarial Audit for Companies. The Amended […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had vide notification dated January 03, 2020 notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 and amended the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Following are the glimpse of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020: 1. The attached rules […]
Introduction MCA has vide Notification dated 03rd January, 2020 notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 to amend the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 which has lead to an increase in the limit of paid up share capital for appointment of Company Secretary and widening of the […]
The amendment has substituted the rule by providing that every private company which has a paid-up share capital of Ten Crore INR or more shall have a whole-time company secretary.
Brief provision of applicability of Secretarial Audit Report with amendment in rules vide Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 The applicability of the Secretarial Audit is on the bigger Companies as per the Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, […]
Identity plays an important role in this world. As the world is moving towards digitalization, it is important to have a digital identity of a document to brings transparency and identification between original and fake. In this regard, we are summarised the following i.r.t. systems implemented in India by the different regulators, to provide identity to […]
It is mandatory for every Company Secretary to be it in practice or in employment to achieve mandatory Programme Credit Hours (PCH) as per the guidelines issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). Guidelines issued by ICSI for Compulsory Attendance of Professional Development Programmes for the Members (PCH Guideline) stated that in […]
