In the dynamic and highly regulated business landscape, keeping with legal and regulatory requirements is essential for the smooth functioning of any organization. Secretarial services are critical in ensuring that companies adhere to these obligations, maintain proper corporate governance, and obtain necessary approvals from government authorities. In this blog post, we will explore the significance…
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Secretarial support services: Simplifying business operations
Running a business involves complying with various legal and regulatory requirements. Secretarial support services facilitate smooth operations and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In this blog, we will explore secretarial support’s benefits and its essential services, including registration facilitation, advisory services, certifications, drafting and maintaining board resolutions, and filings with government authorities. Facilitating…
Shareholder’s democracy: The era of shareholder’s supremacy
MEANING: Shareholder’s democracy can be demonstrated as the rule of shareholders, by shareholders’, and for a shareholder in the corporate enterprise, to which the shareholders belong. Shareholders can directly or indirectly manage the affairs of the company by electing a board of directors who are responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of the company. WHY…
Form CSR-2: A step in the right direction for CSR transparency
The Ministry of corporate affairs has vide its notifications dated 11th February 2022, has notified Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2022, and inserted rule 1A in rule 12 of Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014. As per amended rules, every company covered under u/s 135 shall furnish a report on Corporate Social Responsibility in E-Form CSR-2 to the…
Minority rights: Key to progress and equality in company
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS: To protect minority shareholders from misuse of authority, company law provides some rights to the minority which restricts the powers of the majority and allows the minority to express their grievances against the wrongdoing of the majority. The abovementioned rights are called minority rights which enable them to make an application to the…
The NCLT & NCALT Act
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified the constitution of the National Company Law Tribunal (‘NCLT’) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (‘NCLAT’) in the exercise of powers conferred under sections 408 and 410 of the Companies Act, 2013. The NCLT and the NCLAT act as quasi-judicial bodies which adjudicate/decide all disputes relating to companies…
Section 56 – Provisions of transfer of shares under companies act 2013
Conditions for Transfer When the transfer instrument has been presented late or lost Transfer instrument has been lost Provided that where the instrument of transfer has not been delivered within the prescribed period(within 60 days from the date of such execution)or the instrument of transfer has been lost, the company may register the transfer on…
Petition for CIRP
WHAT IS A CIRP? The Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2016 defines the expression “corporate insolvency resolution process” as “the insolvency resolution process for corporate persons under Chapter II of Part II of the Code.” A Corporate Insolvency Process means a process where – the financial creditors assess the viability of debtor’s…
Insolvency and bankruptcy code, 2016
WHAT IS INSOLVENCY? HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM BANKRUPTCY? Insolvent means a person who is not able to pay his/her/debts in the ordinary course of business. Insolvency is “the state of one whose assets are insufficient to pay his debts.” BANKRUPTCY. The word Bankruptcy has embedded in the trade that was carried out on Ponte Vecchio,…
Individual/ Firm Insolvency
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 define a separate insolvency resolution process for individuals/partnership firms which is different from that provided for the corporate bodies. Chapter III of Part III provides for the insolvency resolution process (RP) for individuals and partnership firms. The Adjudicatory Authority (AA) for the process enshrined under this Part is the…