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Specific Contents to be recorded in minutes of Board Meetings under SS-1

SEBI - Specific Contents to be Recorded in Minutes of Board Meetings under SS-1 Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors 1. Attendance: The minutes should include the names of directors present at the meeting and specify if any director attended through electronic mode. If a director participated through electronic mode, his pa...

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Social Audit in India – A New Professional Avenue

SEBI - A social audit is a formal review of a company's endeavors, procedures, and code of conduct regarding social responsibility and the company's impact on society. A social audit is an assessment of how well the company is achieving its goals or benchmarks for social responsibility....

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Clarifying the Role of Company Secretaries as Trademark Agents: An Urgent Need for Clarity

SEBI - In recent times, a response letter dated 05.05.2023, related to an application for registration as a Trademark Agent, has been circulating on WhatsApp. This response has raised questions regarding the eligibility of Company Secretaries to act as Trademark Agents. The letter suggests that the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, does not list th...

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Opportunities under GST for Company Secretaries

SEBI - A Company Secretary can comprehensively interpret the law of GST and provide complete guidance and advisory to the business entities. Company Secretaries are more suited for their services because of their knowledge of laws and good communication skills....

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Concept & Importance of Maintenance of Minutes under Companies Act, 2013

SEBI - One of the primary reasons for maintaining minutes is that they serve as evidence of compliance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013....

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Company Secretaries in Practice can act as IPR/Trade Marks agent: ICSI

SEBI - Company Secretaries in Practice are allowed to be registered as Trade Marks Agent under Rule 144 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, read with the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 and the Regulations made thereunder....

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Format of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report

SEBI - (On the letter head of the Practicing Company Secretary) Secretarial Compliance Report of [●] [Name of the listed entity] for the financial year ended_________ We have conducted the review of the compliance of the applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by………………&...

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CS Executive Entrance Test (Cseet) – May 2023 Session on 08th May 2023

SEBI - Re-test will be conducted on Monday, 8th May 2023. In case the concerned candidates will not appear in the test scheduled to be held on Monday , 8th May 2023, they will be marked absent for the CSEET....

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ICSI Announcement Regarding Paper-Wise Exemptions

SEBI - ICSI decided that the students enrolling to Company Secretary (CS) Course under New Syllabus, 2022 shall be eligible for paper-wise exemption (s) based on the higher qualifications acquired by them...

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Empanelment of General Observers (GO) For CS Examinations

SEBI - Empanelment of General Observer has been extended up to 8th May, 2023. The members interested to empanel themselves as General Observer for the CS Examinations, June, 2023 can empanel through online mode via ICSI Observer Portal at https://observer.icsi.edu ....

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Appellate Authority shows displeasure for use of it to recover dues

Aakansha Vaid Vs ICSI (Appellate Authority of ICSI) - Aakansha Vaid Vs ICSI (Appellate Authority of ICSI) he Authority records its displeasure about the conduct of the Complainant during the entire proceedings. The Complainant lodged a comprehensive Complaint supported with several documents before the Institute on 3rd August 2017. He sent letter dated...

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Fees for certified copies sought under RTI cannot be charged under CS Act, 1980

ICSI Vs Paras Jain (Supreme Court of India) - Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretaries Act, 1980. We are cognizant of the fact that guidelines of the appellant, framed by its statutory council, are to govern the modalities of its day-to­day concerns an...

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Order on quantum of Punishment without providing opportunity of being heard is invalid

Gayathri Pasarakayala Vs Disciplinary Committee (ICSI Appellate Authority) - Gayathri Pasarakayala Vs Disciplinary Committee (ICSI Appellate Authority) It is clear that the Disciplinary Committee has not followed the due procedure as prescribed statutorily as no opportunity of being heard was provided to Ms. Gayathri Pasarakayala on the question of quantum of punishment irre...

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CS Guilty of Misconduct for suppressing Enrollment as Advocate

Shri Hitender Kumar Mehta Vs Shri Rajiv Bajaj (ICSI Discipilinar Committee) - Shri Hitender Kumar Mehta Vs Shri Rajiv Bajaj (ICSI Discipilinar Committee) The Disciplinary Committee, after considering all material on record, the provisions of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, the Regulations and Rules made there under; the legal opinions sought in the matter, the prima-facie ...

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ICSI dismisses Misconduct allegations against Ex-President CS Makarand Lele 

Shri Vikas Yashwant Khare Vs Shri Makarand M Lele (Board of Discipline, ICSI) - Shri Vikas Yashwant Khare Vs Shri Makarand M Lele (Board of Discipline, ICSI) The Board of Discipline of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India ( ICSI ) has dismissed a complaint filed against the former President CS Makarand Lele alleging several misconduct charges. A complaint was lodged ag...

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LODR Regulations Override Suggestions by ICSI on Related Party Transactions

Interpretive letter No.: SEBI/HO/CFD/P/OW/2023/22380 - (31/05/2023) - LODR Regulations take precedence over suggestions by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and other authorities regarding related party transactions (RPTs)....

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Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2023

Notification No.710/1(M)/2 - (03/04/2023) - Council shall hold at least four meetings in each Calendar Year with a maximum interval of one hundred and twenty days between any two consecutive meetings at such time and place (including electronic mode) as the Council may determine:...

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ICSI revises Membership & COP fees payable by Members

Notification No. ICSI/01 of 2023 - (28/03/2023) - ICSI Council revised Entrance Fees payable by applicants for admission as Associate and Fellow Member under Sections 4(3) and 5(3) of Company Secretaries Act, 1980...

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Result of ICSI Regional Constituency Election

Notification No. 1 of December, 2022. - (26/12/2022) - List of candidates declared elected to ICSI Council from Regional Constituencies (EIRC, SIRC, NIRC, WIRC) after counting of votes held from 19th to 22nd December, 2022...

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E-Voting In ICSI Elections-Good Initiative By MCA

Notification No. G. S.R. 866(E). - (08/12/2022) - MCAI notifies Company Secretaries (Election to the Council) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th December, 2022 G. S.R. 866(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 38A read with clause (a) of sub-section (...

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LODR Regulations Override Suggestions by ICSI on Related Party Transactions

Interpretive letter No.: SEBI/HO/CFD/P/OW/2023/22380 31/05/2023

LODR Regulations take precedence over suggestions by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and other authorities regarding related party transactions (RPTs)....

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Specific Contents to be recorded in minutes of Board Meetings under SS-1

Specific Contents to be Recorded in Minutes of Board Meetings under SS-1 Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors 1. Attendance: The minutes should include the names of directors present at the meeting and specify if any director attended through electronic mode. If a director participated through electronic mode, his pa...

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Social Audit in India – A New Professional Avenue

A social audit is a formal review of a company's endeavors, procedures, and code of conduct regarding social responsibility and the company's impact on society. A social audit is an assessment of how well the company is achieving its goals or benchmarks for social responsibility....

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA |

Company Secretaries in Practice can act as IPR/Trade Marks agent: ICSI

Company Secretaries in Practice are allowed to be registered as Trade Marks Agent under Rule 144 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, read with the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 and the Regulations made thereunder....

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA | ,

Clarifying the Role of Company Secretaries as Trademark Agents: An Urgent Need for Clarity

In recent times, a response letter dated 05.05.2023, related to an application for registration as a Trademark Agent, has been circulating on WhatsApp. This response has raised questions regarding the eligibility of Company Secretaries to act as Trademark Agents. The letter suggests that the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, does not list th...

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Format of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report

(On the letter head of the Practicing Company Secretary) Secretarial Compliance Report of [●] [Name of the listed entity] for the financial year ended_________ We have conducted the review of the compliance of the applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by………………&...

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA |

CS Executive Entrance Test (Cseet) – May 2023 Session on 08th May 2023

Re-test will be conducted on Monday, 8th May 2023. In case the concerned candidates will not appear in the test scheduled to be held on Monday , 8th May 2023, they will be marked absent for the CSEET....

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA |

ICSI Announcement Regarding Paper-Wise Exemptions

ICSI decided that the students enrolling to Company Secretary (CS) Course under New Syllabus, 2022 shall be eligible for paper-wise exemption (s) based on the higher qualifications acquired by them...

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA |

Empanelment of General Observers (GO) For CS Examinations

Empanelment of General Observer has been extended up to 8th May, 2023. The members interested to empanel themselves as General Observer for the CS Examinations, June, 2023 can empanel through online mode via ICSI Observer Portal at https://observer.icsi.edu ....

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA |

Admit card for CSEET being held on 6th May 2023

This has reference to your registration for appearing in the Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) which is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 6th May, 2023....

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Posted Under: CA, CS, CMA |

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