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Manmohan ACA, CS (Querist)
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19 September 2009 Can u tell me the Maximum compliance certificate that can be issued by a CS and Maximum Annual return that can be singed by a CS. Is the limit applicable on both of them jointly or it is applicable individualy for compliance and individually for annual return

CS Vandana Kacholia

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19 September 2009 Hi

Maximum limit is eighty companies in aggregate.

for your refernce:

Guidelines for issuing Compliance Certificate and Signing Annual Return

In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Part II of the Second Schedule to the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), as amended by the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006, the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India hereby issues the following guidelines:-

A member of the Institute in practice who is entitled â€“
(i) to issue compliance certificate pursuant to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); and /or

(ii) to sign an Annual Return pursuant to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 161 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956),

shall be deemed to be guilty of professional misconduct if he â€“

- issues compliance certificates and/or

- signs Annual Return

for more than eighty companies in aggregate, in a calendar year. Provided, however, that in the case of a firm of Company Secretaries, the ceiling of eighty companies aforesaid would apply to each partner therein who is entitled to (i)sign the compliance certificate in terms of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956; (ii) sign Annual Return in terms of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 161 of the Companies Act, 1956.

These Guidelines are effective from Ist January, 2008.

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Vandana Kacholia

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Manmohan ACA, CS

Manmohan ACA, CS (Querist)
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19 September 2009 Thanks

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