Company Law : The framework under the Companies Act, 2013 requires companies to transfer unclaimed dividends after seven years to IEPF along wit...
Company Law : Procedure under the Companies Act, 2013 and IEPF Rules, 2016 Introduction Equity shares for which dividends have remained unpaid o...
Company Law : This explains why genuine shareholders face rejection in IEPF claims due to procedural lapses. The key takeaway is that compliance...
Corporate Law : Learn the legal process to recover dividends held by companies or transferred to IEPF. Takeaway: Timely action ensures shareholder...
Company Law : Form IEPF-5 updated from 6 Oct 2025. New provisions include entitlement and authority letters, share-only claims, and validation o...
Company Law : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has invited feedba...
Company Law : Proposed amendments aim to reduce timelines and simplify procedures for refunds of unclaimed shares and dividends. The changes foc...
SEBI : The review clarifies that unclaimed interest and redemption amounts for listed debt securities must be transferred to IEPF only af...
Company Law : IEPFA is launching a new portal to streamline investor claims. It will simplify low value claims integrate a call center and imp...
Corporate Law : Clarification on share certificate claims under Rs. 5 lakh, legal heir acceptance, and applicant authenticity measures by the Inve...
Company Law : The notification updates the IEPF Authority’s composition by appointing an RBI Executive Director as an ex-officio member. The k...
Corporate Law : MCA notifies amendment to IEPF Rules, 2016, substituting Form IEPF-5 with effect from 6 October 2025 under the Companies Act, 2013...
SEBI : SEBI has updated the Investor Protection and Education Fund Regulations, 2009, to include funds from certain delisting processes a...
Corporate Law : IEPFA issues final notice for companies to file Form IEPF-1A with Excel template by Aug 30, 2025, to ensure investor claims are pr...
Company Law : Smt. Deepti Gaur Mukerjee appointed as chairperson of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority by the Ministry of Corp...
Revisiting the Harshad Mehta Scandal: A critical study on corporate governance and investor protection failures leading to regulatory reforms in India.
This article explains the process of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government to promote investor awareness and protect their interests. Learn all about IEPF-5 and how to claim refund of unpaid dividend or matured deposits via section 125(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Chapter IV of the Delisting Regulations, which states that shares transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund’s account shall be excluded while calculating 90% of shares tendered by public shareholders for successful completion of delisting offer.
Learn the process of transferring shares to IEPF (Investor Education and Protection Fund) as mandated by the Companies Act, 2013. Discover the steps companies take and understand how to claim back these shares, ensuring compliance with the regulations.
IEPFA invites comments on consultation Paper on refund process at IEPFA to simplify & expedite process of claim refund filed under Companies Act 2013
The securities were distributed in the form of paper certificates prior to the emergence of the dematerialized mode of trading. Since these security certificates are in physical form, there is a high likelihood that they will be ripped, misplaced, and lost.
A dividend is a portion of a company’s profits that are given to each shareholder. The Board of Directors determines and declares the quantity and quality of dividends. A dividend can be final or interim; the former is announced at the conclusion of the fiscal year, while the latter is announced on a quarterly or semi-annual basis.
Claim Shares from the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority Unclaimed Shares for recovery of shares in India To recover the shares and dividend amounts transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Jurisdiction, the Shareholder must complete the steps outlined below: Shareholders must open a Demat Account with NSDL/ CDSL since shares will […]
In our last editorial, we have discussed about the Steps to claim shares/ dividend back from IEPF. We have received so many queries from public that ‘how to claim shares in the case original share certificate are lost’. In this editorial we will discuss step by step process of the same. However, we will also […]
In our last editorial, we have discussed about the procedure to claim shares/ dividend back from IEPF. We have received so many queries from public that ‘how to file IEPF-5’. In this editorial we will discuss step by step process of the same. However, we will also publish video on the same with all step by step process.
