NFRA’s investigations inter alia revealed that the TDL’s Auditors for the FY 2018-19, had failed to meet the relevant requirements of the Standards on Auditing (‘SA’ hereafter) in a number of significant aspects and demonstrated a serious lack of competence. They failed to evaluate their potential conflict of interest and failed to maintain their independence […]
Non-Appointment of CS – Penalty reduced on closely held private company and further imposing maximum penalty by the Registrar of Companies on the company, its Managing Director and other directors is harsh, burdensome on the Company.
Company is having a Managing Director and imposing penalty on non-executive director for Non-Appointment of CS should not have been made.
Non-Appointment of CS – MCA reduces penalty as all shareholders of Company are family members, no public interest is involved.
MCA reduces penalty as candidates who have consented for relocation to remote area for appointment as Company Secretary in company demanded a higher pay scale (above and beyond industry standards)
(a) due to Covid-19 pandemic, Company was unable to appoint Whole Time Company Secretary as none shown interest despite company’s effort during that period. (b) company is having negative reserves and surplus during the year 2021-2022. It has incurred losses during the year 2021.
NFRA’s investigations inter-alia revealed that the MACEL’s Auditor for the FY 2019-20 failed to meet the relevant requirements of the Standards on Auditing (‘SA’ hereafter) in a number of significant aspects and demonstrated a serious lack of competence. The EP failed to exercise professional judgement & skepticism during audit of fraudulent borrowings of Rs. 4,438.37 […]
Non-Appointment CS – penalty reduced – Ac imposing maximum penalty by Registrar of Companies on company, its Managing Director and other director is very harsh, burdensome on Company.
As Rule 8A (Appointment of Company Secretaries in Companies Not Covered Under Rule 8) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (w.e.f 09.06.2014), a company other than a company covered under Rule 8 which has a paid-up share capital of five crore rupees or more shall have a whole-time company secretary. […]
ub-section (5) of Section 203 of the Act provides that if any company makes any default in complying with the provisions of this section, such company shall be liable to a penalty of five lakh rupees and every director and key managerial personnel of the company who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of fifty thousand rupees and where the default is a continuing one, with a further penalty of one thousand rupees for each day after the first during which such default continues but not exceeding five lakh rupees.
