Company Law : Secretarial Audit is a corporate governance tool that analyzes a company's balance sheet to ensure financial transactions comply w...
Company Law : Secretarial auditors must maintain professional skepticism and judgment to detect fraud by company officers or employees, reportin...
Corporate Law : Review essential compliance steps for SS-1 meetings of the Board of Directors, ensuring proper documentation and procedural adhere...
SEBI : Explore the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report (ASCR) of top 100 listed companies. Analyze non-compliances, key observations, an...
Company Law : Learn about secretarial audit in India, its significance, objectives, scope, and appointment process as per the Companies Act, 201...
CA, CS, CMA : Listed entities must file an annual secretarial compliance report covering adherence to SEBI regulations, prepared by a company se...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore the Institute of Company Secretaries of India's latest announcement on revised Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2) for Boa...
CA, CS, CMA : To set out the explanations, procedures and practical aspects in respect of the various provisions contained in the Auditing Stand...
Company Law : It is submitted to include Secretarial Audit for bigger private companies in the purview of secretarial audit. The suggested amend...
Company Law : Holds that failure to appoint a whole-time Company Secretary within the statutory timeline attracts penalty under section 203(5). ...
Company Law : The case addresses non-maintenance of Board and General Meeting notices and dispatch proof. The authority imposed penalties, empha...
Company Law : ROC Chennai held that non-filing of the secretarial audit report violates Section 204. Directors were penalised for prolonged non-...
Company Law : The adjudication confirms that non-appointment of a secretarial auditor is a serious compliance breach. COVID-related explanations...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority held that exceeding the ₹100 crore borrowing threshold makes secretarial audit compulsory. Failure to...
Secretarial Standards are policies that define a typical structure and process for carrying out particular tasks within an organisation. Secretarial Standards covering a variety of subjects, such as Board of Directors and General Meeting meetings, the upkeep of registers and records, and the selection and compensation of directors, have been published by the ICSI.
Understand the applicability of Secretarial Audit under the Companies Act, 2013, including triggers, limits, and exemptions. Learn when Secretarial Audit is required.
Explore the key provisions of Secretarial Standards (SS-4) on the Report of Board of Directors under the Companies Act, 2013. Understand the prescribed format and disclosures for enhanced corporate transparency.
Discover how Zyden Gentec Limited faced an ₹8 Lakh penalty from MCA for not attaching Secretarial audit report (in form MR-3) for financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17, as required by Section 204 of Companies Act, 2013. Details of violation and penalties explained.
In a recent development, the Registrar of Companies, Rajasthan, Jaipur, has taken strict action against M/s INTERLINK EXPORTS LIMITED and its key personnel, Shri NARAYAN TUKARAM BADDI (CFO) and Shri ALOK NARAYAN BADDI (CEO), for their failure to comply with the provisions of Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. This non-compliance pertains to the […]
Learn about the applicability, scope, and procedure for appointment of secretarial auditors. Ensure compliance with company regulations and detect non-compliance.
Unlock the intricacies of Secretarial Standard-1 on Board Meetings (SS-1). Navigate the nuances of convening meetings, notice requirements, quorum rules, and more. Simplifying compliance for effective corporate governance. Applicable to all companies, except OPC and Section 8 Companies.
Learn about the SS-2 Secretarial Standard on General Meetings and its applicability to different types of meetings for companies under the Companies Act, 2013.
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.
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 […]
