Articles by Payel Jain

Another money market instrument - short term NCDs

Payel Jain 30 June 2010 at 12:33

Another money market instrument – short term NCDs Vinod Kothari & Payel Jain Vinod@vinodkothari.com payel@vinodkothari.com In order to regulate and control money market instruments – that is, short term debentures of 3-12 months

Amnesty Schemes introduced by the MCA

Payel Jain 31 May 2010 at 11:52

The much awaited amnesty scheme has finally been notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs whereby companies that have not filed their returns for more than one year can make a one-time settlement by paying some penalty. The Ministry vide General

The Perils of Taking Arbitration clause easy

Payel Jain 22 May 2010 at 17:01

"Finance Companies Take Note: The Perils of Taking Arbitration Clause Easy" Manoj Kumar Banthia, ACA, ACSThe treatment of arbitration proceedings by finance c

Supreme Court gives green signal to constitution of NCLT

Payel Jain 14 May 2010 at 12:32

Supreme Court gives green signal to constitution of independent Company Law Tribunal Manoj Kumar Banthia The Supreme Court of India on 11 May 2010, gave a ruling holding as valid the provisions of Companies (Second Amendment) Act 2002 pert

An insight into SEBIs Insider Trading Regulations

Payel Jain 30 April 2010 at 10:55

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations 1992 requires that a person who is connected with a listed company and is in possession of any unpublished price sensitive information likely to materially affect

Incidence of stamp duty on merger-demerger

Payel Jain 29 April 2010 at 10:57

Payel JainVinod Kothari & Companypayel@vinodkothari.com Whether an order under section 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 would attract payment of stamp duty was an issue in dispute for a considerable period of time. The Delhi High Court has added t

Decoding the SEBI Takeover Code

Payel Jain 16 April 2010 at 12:40

Decoding the “Takeover Code” [SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations 1997] By Payel Jain Vinod Kothari & Company Main idea behind the Coding of Takeover Code Some group of individuals commonly referred