SEBI Circular, SEBI/HO/ISD/ISD/CIR/P/2020/168 dated September 09, 2020: Automation of Continual Disclosures under Regulation 7(2) of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 – System driven disclosures: Purpose: Purpose of this Circular is to automates the disclosure requirements under 7(2) of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 by Stock Exchanges. 1. This circular supersedes the […]
Reserve Bank of India in its RBI Working Paper Series No. 09 dated September 22, 2020, published a paper on its website which measures the financial stress in India focusing on the construction of financial stress indices for the Indian financial system using market-based indicators and three different aggregation methods. The paper finds that these […]
The Government has issued a fresh Notification No. S.O. 3265(E) dated 24th September, 2020 extending the suspension of Sections 7, 9 and 10 [meant no fresh insolvency filings could be made by financial creditors, operational creditors, and the corporate debtor itself] of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by another three months. The suspension was due […]
REPRESENTATION BEFORE MINISTRY OF FINANCE W.R.T. EXPLANATION TO SEC 194-O: BEING DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT AND INCONSISTENT WITH SECTION 198 OF INCOME TAX ACT The Finance Bill 2020 has introduced a new Section 194-O to mandate Electronic Commerce Operators for deducting TDS in respect of the amount payable to the seller on sale of goods and […]
We are a society with set and preferred precedents. We meet a small boy and ask him what he wants to become when he grows up. We show admiration for him if he says Doctor, Engineer, Scientist, Pilot, IAS or IPS. We say – wow! What a choice! We meet a small girl and ask […]
Corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) can be commenced when a corporate debtor commits a default – section 4(1) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The default should be minimum Rs. one lakh. The amount can be increased by Central Government but shall not exceed Rs. one crore – proviso to section 4(1). ‘Default’ means non-payment of […]
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister for Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, on March 17, 2020.The Bill get passed by Lok Sabha on Sep 19, 2020 The Union Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moved the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for passing in the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) on […]
Section 465 of the Companies Act, 2013: All the Sections of Companies Act, 2013 has already been notified till date , except section pertaining to producer Company. The same shall be still govern by chapter IXA of Companies Act, 1956. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed by Lok Sabha mentions to incorporate a new Chapter […]
Process Incorporation of Foreign Subsidiary / Wholly owned Subsidiary (WOS):- To incorporate a Company in India as ‘Subsidiary” or “Wholly owned Subsidiary (WOS)” of a Company incorporated outside India. Information/ Documents required from foreign Company:- a) Apostille / Notarized copy of resolution of foreign Company ‘mentioning the name of authorized representative, no. of subscription of […]
In my personal opinion, provisions as recommended by the Goods and Services Tax Council of India (hereinafter referred to as the GST Council) for levy and collection of goods and services tax (hereinafter referred to as the GST) by the States are not in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India (hereinafter […]
