Corporate Law Articles

Corporate Social Responsibility under the Companies Act, 2013

Posted by CS DHANAPAL 03 December 2013 202389 Views

INTRODUCTION Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been in existence for a long time and is almost as old as civilization. It is based on the Gandhian Principle of trusteeship concept whereby business houses are looked upon as trust

Independent Directors under Companies Act 2013

Posted by CS DHANAPAL 03 December 2013 53233 Views

Independent directors as the name suggests are directors on Board of a company who are independent individuals, not having any other relationship or transaction with the company. The concept of Independent directors gained momentum in the late 1980s

Different Committees as per the Companies Act, 2013 - Part III

Posted by Vandana J Doshi 02 December 2013 41060 Views

Hello Friends,Once again thanks a lot for your warm response to my previous articles. In continuation of my previous two articles on the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (click here) and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee (click her

Issue of Shares with Differential Voting Rights

Posted by CS DHANAPAL 30 November 2013 86979 Views

PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH DRAFT RULES Companies Act 2013 has tightened many of the lose ropes prevailing in the Companies Act of 1956. One such area where the provisions have been made more stringent is Issue of sha

Liability of Auditors under the Companies Act, 2013

Posted by CS DHANAPAL 30 November 2013 130924 Views

Auditors, Watch Out!! Lord Justice Topes had once famously remarked that: The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound. Companies Act, 2013 does not seem to echo this thought! The kind of stringent measures prescribed against auditors

Employee's Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

Posted by Sagar Gupta 30 November 2013 37827 Views

Provident Fund scheme was started by few concerns even before the enactment of the act. The government in 1952 framed this act for the benefit and welfare of the employees. This a

Provisions relating to issue of Share Certificates

Posted by CS DHANAPAL 29 November 2013 148397 Views

PROVISIONS RELATING TO ISSUE OF SHARE CERTIFICATES UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013 Share Certificates which are duly issued and held in compliance with provisions of law are deemed to be evidence of title of the person to the shares contained therein. It is

The Companies Act 2013 - Provisions relating to Financial Statements

Posted by G S Rao 29 November 2013 442078 Views

Introduction: The Companies Act, 2013(the Act or New Act) brought in many changes which directly impact preparation of financial statements and require understanding of the new definitions and provisions relating to related party disclosures, deposit

How to file ROC Return ?

Posted by Member (Account Deleted) 29 November 2013 182914 Views

How to file ROC 1) Why we file Return of CompaniesBecause under Companies Act every company is required to file annual return. 2) When and what information is required to file. Companies having Share Capital Companies having no shar

Enforcement & Prosecution under the Companies Act, 2013

Posted by CS DHANAPAL 27 November 2013 49410 Views

PROSECUTION AND ENFORCEMENT ARCHITECTURE UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2013 FOREWORD The Companies Act 1956 contains more of general penalty provisions under Section 629A. Certain penal provisions provide for imposition of penalty of fine as well as penalt