SEBI : The term ‘subsidiary’ or ‘subsidiary company’ as defined under the Companies Act, 2013[1] (‘Act’) refer to a company i...
Company Law : MCA has issued several notifications either to clarify or broaden the ambit of Schedule VII. This Notification is yet another step...
Company Law : Background With the advancement of web-based facilities, the world is becoming technology driven to a very large extent. Connectin...
Fema / RBI : In this article we shall discuss the concept of Payment Aggregator and Payment Gateway. Further, we intend to cover the applicabil...
Company Law : Currently, only companies that follows calendar year as financial year have been granted a 3-months relaxation from holding their ...
Income Tax : The manner of distribution of the assets of a company during liquidation is fraught with ambiguity and settlement of such claims a...
Company Law : NCLT held that the principle of imposition of minimum penalty is non-mandatory in compounding of offenses cases, it is necessary t...
SEBI : In one of the recent rulings of the SAT, Mumbai, the interim order passed by SEBI in the matter of Neesa Technologies Limited(Comp...
Fema / RBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter known as SEBI) in its Board Meeting held on 21st January, 2015 has approved pr...
The Business Responsibility Report has been outlined as a tool to help companies understand the principles and core elements of responsible business practices and start implementing improvements which reflect their adoption in the manner the company undertakes its business.
Of late, the Information Technology made it practicable to have all kinds of meetings through Video Conferencing. Meetings through Video conferencing has telescoped the world and has made it look smaller than ever before. Now throughout the world, every Tom, Dick, and Harry is approachable just at a click of the mouse.
During the past one year we have seen number of initiatives taken by Indian Government to boost the economy. Over the time, foreign investment limit in several sectors has also relaxed but still the inflows from overseas have not reached at its helm.
The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014, introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, proposed as many as 21 changes in various provisions of the Act, which was passed by the previous UPA regime. This Bill received the approval of both Houses of Parliament and finally received the assent of the President of India on 25th of May, 2015.
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry released the consolidated Foreign Direct Investment policy of 2015 effective from May 12, 2015. We list below the key changes. Further, a detailed comparative of changes incorporated in FDI Policy 2015 juxtaposed with the consolidated FDI policy of 2014 is specified in Annexure A.
On 24th April, 2015, the erstwhile Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 received the assent of the Governor, to be called as the Maharashtra Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2015[1]. Various changes have been made in the principal act and some new provisions have been inserted for more clarity in understanding.
MCA have issued an order to be called as Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2015 (referred to as CARO, 2015) dated 10th April, 2015 specifying only 13 matter required to be specified in the Auditor’s Report for the financial year ending 31st March, 2015.
International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) is a hub of financial services within a country, which has laws and regulations different from the rest of the country. Usually these centres have low tax rates and flexible regulations for securities and currency trading, banking and insurance, which makes them attractive for foreign investment.
One of the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (Act 2013/Act) which has almost got sleepless nights to all as we are approaching 31st March is the provisions of section 74. With the introduction of section 74 which was notified on April 01, 2014, any deposit accepted by a Company had to be repaid in terms of section 74 (1). But are all the companies in a position to do it? What if the companies cannot repay? Below we discuss the shortcomings faced by companies for complying with section 74.
CS Nidhi Bothra, CS Vinita Nair Metamorphosis of Company law rules that went bad, changed a caterpillar into an ugly frog. Under the erstwhile (read outdated) system of holding general meetings where the resolutions were put to vote by way of show of hands or a poll could be demanded. Since only such members who […]
