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Compliance Checklist on SS-1 (Meetings of Board of Directors)

Corporate Law : Review essential compliance steps for SS-1 meetings of the Board of Directors, ensuring proper documentation and procedural adhere...

October 3, 2024 1173 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Secretarial Compliance Report: Analysis of ASCR of top 100 listed companies

SEBI : Explore the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report (ASCR) of top 100 listed companies. Analyze non-compliances, key observations, an...

July 1, 2024 645 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Audit: An Overview

Company Law : Learn about secretarial audit in India, its significance, objectives, scope, and appointment process as per the Companies Act, 201...

May 7, 2024 2187 Views 0 comment Print

Comprehensive Guide to Secretarial Audit

Company Law : Discover the comprehensive guide to secretarial audit, covering its applicability, scope, professional responsibility, and who can...

April 15, 2024 1815 Views 0 comment Print

Highlights of Revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2)

CA, CS, CMA : Discover the major highlights of the revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by ICSI, effective from April...

April 1, 2024 2136 Views 0 comment Print


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Format of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report

CA, CS, CMA : Learn the format, requirements, and analysis of the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for listed entities. Explore key regulati...

May 11, 2024 8325 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Announces Revised Secretarial Standards: SS-1 & SS-2

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the Institute of Company Secretaries of India's latest announcement on revised Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2) for Boa...

February 14, 2024 3591 Views 0 comment Print

Guidance Note on Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4)

CA, CS, CMA : To set out the explanations, procedures and practical aspects in respect of the various provisions contained in the Auditing Stand...

October 10, 2020 4341 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Audit for Bigger Companies under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : It is submitted to include Secretarial Audit for bigger private companies in the purview of secretarial audit. The suggested amend...

August 30, 2020 4242 Views 1 comment Print


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Non-compliance with Section 118(10) Companies Act: MCA imposes Penalty

Company Law : Anheuser Busch InBev India penalized ₹1,50,000 for violating Section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013, related to secretarial stan...

December 24, 2024 26127 Views 0 comment Print

Non Compliance with Secretarial standard provisions: MCA imposes Penalty 

Company Law : The MCA fined Anheuser Busch InBev India ₹1.5 lakh for non-compliance with Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, regarding...

December 24, 2024 822 Views 0 comment Print

Section 204 Secretarial Audit Violation: Penalty Reduced to ₹32 Lakh

Company Law : Regional Director, Eastern Region, modifies penalty for secretarial audit violations under Section 204, reducing it to ₹32 lakh ...

November 28, 2024 564 Views 0 comment Print

Non-Compliance with Secretarial Standards on Meeting Minutes: MCA Imposes Penalty

Company Law : MCA imposes Rs. 40,000 penalty on Triveni Nidhi Ltd. for non-compliance with Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Details o...

September 4, 2024 171 Views 0 comment Print

Failure to obtain & submit Secretarial Audit Report: MCA imposes penalty

Company Law : Faurecia India fined for failing to include Secretarial Audit Report in Board Report under Section 204 of Companies Act, 2013, by ...

August 23, 2024 2169 Views 0 comment Print


Checklist Annual Secretarial Compliance Report 2022

June 4, 2022 9210 Views 1 comment Print

Stay compliant with the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report (ASCR) for 2022. Learn about legal provisions, formats, and non-applicability criteria for listed entities. Get insights into the information required for issuing the report, including notices from stock exchanges, communication compliance, board meeting minutes, statutory record reviews, and more. Ensure adherence to SEBI regulations and guidelines for a robust corporate governance framework.

Board Meetings: Combined Analysis of Section 118, 173 & Secretarial Standards 1

June 23, 2021 17682 Views 0 comment Print

OVERVIEW Board Meetings are the meeting of directors to discuss and take decision on various corporate and non-corporate matters for smooth functioning of the Company and in today’s dynamic and changing scenarios, it is must needed to take regular updates on the matters affecting the business of the companies. The Board of Directors is the […]

Applicability of Secretarial Audit to Private Companies

May 10, 2021 71262 Views 2 comments Print

A. As per Companies Act 2013 RULE 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs(MCA) vide its Notification dated January3, 2020, mandated every Company(including Private Company):- having outstanding loans or borrowings from banks or public financial institutions of one hundred crore rupees or more. (Rs. 100 […]

Annual Secretarial Compliance Report

April 8, 2021 23790 Views 0 comment Print

Realising the need of growing Compliance Reporting mechanism in letter and spirit, SEBI came out with the Circular dated February 08, 2019 mandating Annual Secretarial Compliance Report to be submitted by a Company Secretary in Practice to the listed entity on an annual basis, regarding compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations and Circulars/ Guidelines issued […]

Secretarial audit: A proactive Governance Measure

March 25, 2021 3279 Views 0 comment Print

It is a fact that in the rapidly changing business world, every company, while pursuing its activities has to comply with numerous rules and regulations under Companies Act, SEBI, FEMA, and multiple other Laws.  Thus, under section 204 of the companies act, 13, the mechanism of secretarial audit has been included to examine the compliance […]

Secretarial Audit for bigger Companies

January 18, 2021 2955 Views 1 comment Print

Earlier, the word Audit was connected only with the finance. It revolves around checking company’s books of accounts, financial figures and reports but now the scope of word Audit has been widened after an enactment of Companies Act, 2013 which introduced the concept of ‘Secretarial Audit’. Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with […]

Secretarial Standard on Meetings of Board of Directors

October 20, 2020 5640 Views 0 comment Print

This Standard prescribes a set of principles for convening and conducting Meetings of the Board of Directors. This Standard is applicable to the Meetings of Board of Directors of all companies incorporated under the Act except One Person Company (OPC) in which there is only one Director on its Board and a company licensed under […]

Secretarial Audit- Objective and Scope

October 13, 2020 23826 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Audit is a compliance audit and it is a part of total compliance management in an organization. The Secretarial Audit is an effective tool for corporate compliance management. It helps to detect non-compliance and to take corrective measures. Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with the provisions of various laws and rules/ […]

Guidance Note on Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4)

October 10, 2020 4341 Views 0 comment Print

To set out the explanations, procedures and practical aspects in respect of the various provisions contained in the Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4), the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the Institute has brought out the Exposure Draft of the Guidance Note on Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4).

Secretarial Audit for Bigger Companies under Companies Act, 2013

August 30, 2020 4242 Views 1 comment Print

It is submitted to include Secretarial Audit for bigger private companies in the purview of secretarial audit. The suggested amendment in Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 as under:

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