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Shell Companies Cracked!

Shell companies are in focus in India today. Given this context, what a shell company means is very different from what is generally understood, especially as there is no legal definition for it in India. US Security Exchange Commission (SEC) provides a narrow definition of the shell company as a publicly held company in [...]

By | 2017-09-19T15:34:15+00:00 September 19th, 2017|Uncategorized|1 Comment

The First Bonus Shares Issue: East India Company, 1682 CE − Origin and Rationale for this practice

On December 31, 1600, East India Company was formed by the grant of a charter by the English Parliament. Though not the first joint stock company to be formed, it was perhaps the most influential company in the global corporate history, surviving for over 270 years before being liquidated on June 1, 1874. During this [...]

By | 2020-04-28T16:47:28+00:00 August 6th, 2017|First of First|0 Comments

Compounding of Offences: Origin and Rationale for this practice

Law is distinct from all other aspects of regulations, as its breach involves punishment. This punishment may be either a monetary penalty or loss of personal freedom for specific duration or both, and in some extreme cases, loss of the human life itself. Given that the punishment in itself is quite harsh and carries [...]

By | 2017-09-02T12:25:32+00:00 July 6th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

‘The Landing on the Moon’ Moment in the Indian Regulatory world

Landing on the moon, Neil Armstrong said ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’. On a similar vein, Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Jt. Secretary to the Government of India may as well have remarked, ‘One small notification issued, one giant leap for enforcing the company law.’ By notification dated June 13, [...]

By | 2017-06-15T12:21:36+00:00 June 15th, 2017|Uncategorized|5 Comments

The Paradox of Digital Signatures in India?

Imagine a banking customer handing over their ATM card and PIN number to another person for withdrawing cash. What do we make of that person? A gullible fool, an imbecile or a digital idiot. How many such persons would exist in India today? A handful, tiny, miniscule minority of the ATM customers at the [...]

By | 2017-09-02T11:55:07+00:00 June 6th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Are Private Companies Promoters’ Private Affair?

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on April 29th brought into public domain something that is well known to the corporate professionals, 8-9 lakhs of the 15 lakh registered companies in India do not file their annual return with the Ministry of Company Affairs. A brief review and enquiry for this wide-spread non-compliance reveals three specific [...]

By | 2017-05-05T16:38:35+00:00 May 5th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Four Contours of Good Corporate Remuneration Philosophy

The recent debate generated by the compensation recommended to the Chief Operating Officer in Infosys has brought into focus the need for defining the contours of a well-crafted Remuneration Philosophy. While opinions can vary, what needs to be assessed is the consistency with which the articulated remuneration philosophy is practiced. This need is recognized [...]

By | 2017-04-13T05:18:02+00:00 April 10th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Male Dominance Prevails, despite Growing Feminine Presence in CS Profession

As we completed our analysis for the Secretarial Audit Reports: Trends and Practices in 2016, we found a few data points of interest that attracted our attention. As in the previous year our population for this study was S&P BSE 500 Companies, which represents the cream of Indian Corporate Sector. It is possible that [...]

By | 2017-04-13T05:23:54+00:00 March 5th, 2017|Uncategorized|1 Comment

A Numeric View of MCA 21: Company Law Compliance in India

4R’s form the basis for enforcement of any law; Companies Act, 2013, is no exception. Registration, the first R give the registrant a right which is denied to others. Company law too requires registration for giving registrants the benefit of limited liability by giving them a certificate of incorporation along with a unique Company [...]

By | 2017-04-13T05:26:14+00:00 February 13th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Related Party Transactions: What is the Role of a Company Secretary? by Gaurav Pingle

A critical test of good corporate governance for a company is how it deals with Related Party Transactions (RPTs). While the Companies Act, 2013 has laid down what should be done, it is the job of the Company Secretary to ensure that it gets done. Conceptually the Companies Act, 2013 identifies four basic aspects [...]

By | 2017-04-13T05:27:42+00:00 January 10th, 2017|Uncategorized|1 Comment
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