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Impact on Stock Audit Engagements for Related-Party Debtors & Creditors

CA, CS, CMA : Focusing only on receivables can miss significant risks embedded in related-party payables. A bilateral review reveals internal gr...

June 5, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Approval Requirements for Related Party Transactions – Listed & Unlisted Companies

Company Law : The article explains when Audit Committee, Board, and shareholder approvals are required for Related Party Transactions. It provid...

May 29, 2026 942 Views 0 comment Print

Related Party Transactions: What Every Company Must Know About Approvals

Company Law : The article explains how Audit Committee, Board, and shareholder approvals apply to related party transactions under corporate law...

May 25, 2026 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Does Saving on Consolidation Cost You an RPT Approval?

Company Law : The analysis clarified that shareholder protection is ensured through ultimate parent consolidation. Hence, intermediate companies...

April 27, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

Note on Regulation 23 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

SEBI : The updated Regulation 23 framework introduces turnover-linked thresholds for related party transactions. Listed companies must re...

March 12, 2026 2322 Views 0 comment Print


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Companies Act, 2013 Penalties For Related-Party Transactions

Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs details measures to ensure transparency and prevent fund diversion in Related-Party Transactions...

August 7, 2025 1263 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI Proposes Changes to Related Party Transaction Rules

SEBI : SEBI is consulting on amendments to LODR Regulations regarding Related Party Transactions. Proposals include new materiality thres...

August 4, 2025 3015 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Series on Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction: Related Party Audits

Company Law : NFRA highlights auditor responsibilities in related party transactions, emphasizing compliance with Ind AS 24, SEBI regulations, a...

March 30, 2025 2547 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI Consultation on Secretarial Compliance, Auditor Appointment & RPTs

SEBI : SEBI seeks public feedback on strengthening secretarial compliance reports, auditor appointment criteria, and related party transa...

February 8, 2025 2157 Views 0 comment Print

Guidance Note on disclosure of Related Party Transactions

SEBI : What does ‘Where a transaction is undertaken between members of the consolidated entity (between the listed entity and its subsi...

April 25, 2022 23451 Views 0 comment Print


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CESTAT Allows Appeals as Manufacturer & Marketing Company Were Not Related Persons

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...

June 5, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Government Shareholders Not Automatically Considered Related Parties

Income Tax : In a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court held that government shareholders are not automatically considered related parties und...

November 12, 2023 600 Views 0 comment Print

SAT reduces penalty for non-serious LODR violations

SEBI : A detailed analysis of SAT Mumbai's decision to reduce SecureKloud Technologies' penalty for non-serious LODR violations, and its ...

September 4, 2023 3684 Views 0 comment Print

Section 188- Related Parties- Bar of Voting Operates Only At the Time of Entering Into Contract Or Arrangement

Company Law : Bar of voting as per Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 on related parties operated only at the time of entering into a contra...

May 7, 2022 2064 Views 0 comment Print

No section 263 Proceedings for related party transaction excluded from definition of specified domestic transaction

Income Tax : Commissioner issued a show cause notice under section 263 and ultimately passed impugned order; by that time the alleged domestic ...

July 16, 2021 2469 Views 0 comment Print


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ROC Imposes Penalty Due to Non-Disclosure of Related Party Loan in Board Report

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalised a company and its directors for failing to disclose a related party loan transaction in the Board’s Report ...

May 25, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposed Penalty for Related Party Transactions Without Proper Approval

Company Law : The authority penalized directors for executing related party transactions without fresh or valid approvals. It held that reliance...

March 26, 2026 924 Views 0 comment Print

Huge Related Party Transactions Without Approval: MCA imposes ₹20 Lakh Penalty

Company Law : The company relied on old resolutions for ongoing related party transactions. The authority held that fresh approvals are mandator...

March 26, 2026 777 Views 0 comment Print

Related Party Transactions without Approval: MCA imposes ₹15 Lakh Penalty on Directors

Company Law : The company continued related party transactions based on old approvals. The authority held that fresh approvals are mandatory, le...

March 26, 2026 600 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposed Penalty for Failure to Approve Related Party Transactions by Board

Company Law : The issue involved non-compliance with approval requirements for related party transactions. The authority held that absence of Bo...

March 25, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print


Key Takeaways of SEBI (LODR) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021

August 20, 2021 12000 Views 0 comment Print

Key Takeaways of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (LODR) SEBI vide its notification dated 03rd August, 2021 have amended Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR”) for the third time in 2021. Such an amendment has been published in the official gazette on 03rd […]

No section 263 Proceedings for related party transaction excluded from definition of specified domestic transaction

July 16, 2021 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner issued a show cause notice under section 263 and ultimately passed impugned order; by that time the alleged domestic transaction of purchase from related party was not required to be considered as a specified domestic transaction under section 92BA of the Act. It has been omitted, and therefore, no proceedings under section 263 should have been undertaken by the ld. Commissioner.

How to determine meaning of Ordinary Course of Business under Related party Transactions?

July 1, 2021 3798 Views 0 comment Print

How to determine meaning of Ordinary Course of Business under Related party Transactions? Who determines that the transaction with related party is in the ordinary course of business? Is it the Board or the Audit Committee? ♦ The Act does not clearly lay down tests for determining whether a transaction is in the ordinary course […]

Appointment of Related Party to any Office or Place of Profit

June 10, 2021 60396 Views 1 comment Print

If the office or place of profit is held by the director and obtains from the company anything by way of remuneration to which he is entitled as a director, whether as salary, fees, commission, perquisites, the right to occupy free of rent any premises as a place of residence or otherwise.

Related Party Transactions (RPT) under Companies Act, 2013

June 7, 2021 241377 Views 9 comments Print

Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) specifically deals with Related Party Transactions which further captivate other provisions of the Act including Section 166, 173, 177, and 184. In this article, an attempt is made to explain and amplify the coverage, scope, and intent of ‘Related Party Transactions.                

Related Party Transactions | Section 188 | Company Law

May 29, 2021 3696 Views 0 comment Print

According to Section 2(76) of The Companies Act, 2013, related party”, with reference to the company means: (i) a director or his relatives (ii) a Key Managerial personnel or his relative (iii) a firm, in which a director, manager or his relative is a partner (iv) a private company in which a director or manager […]

Related Party Transaction (RPT) | Section 188 | Companies Act, 2013

May 13, 2021 25476 Views 0 comment Print

This article is one of the very necessary tool in understanding the aspects of section 188 of companies act, 2013 also termed as RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION.  In this article, you will be learning about some basic principles, law & rules applicable to the transactions entered by the company with their related parties, so let’s begin, […]

Related Party Transactions – Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013

April 9, 2021 37287 Views 1 comment Print

How to Identify whether the proposed transaction is a Related Party Transaction u/s 188 of Companies Act, 2013 or not? 1st Stage (Preliminary test) 1. Is it a transaction (Contract or arrangement) that falls under Section 188(1)(a) to (g) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act)?; AND 2. Is it a related Party in terms […]

SEBI Guidance Note on disclosure of Related Party Transactions

April 1, 2021 17928 Views 1 comment Print

Question 1: When to submit disclosure of related party transaction? Answer: As per regulation 23(9), the listed entity shall submit within 30 days from the date of publication of financial results on half yearly basis.

Related Party Transactions- A note

February 26, 2021 30330 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction A company, in the course of conduct of its business, enters into various transactions with different parties, including its related parties. Companies also carry on their activities through subsidiary companies and associate companies. Accordingly, related party relationships are a normal feature of business. Due to this relationship, related parties may enter into transactions that […]

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