Corporate Law Articles

Class Action Suits under Companies Act, 2013

CS DHANAPAL 14 December 2013 at 15:34

The concept of Class Action Suits is among one of the many novelties introduced by the Companies Act, 2013. Thought the concept per se is not new but in Indian context it has found statutory recognition an

Corporate Governance & its Importance

CA S K MISHRA 10 December 2013 at 17:58

Corporate Governance In todays globalize and interconnected world, investors, creditors and other stakeholders have come to recognize that environmental, social, and governance responsibilities of a company are integral

Valuation Under Companies Act 2013

CA S K MISHRA 09 December 2013 at 11:36

What is Valuation? International Valuation Standard Council has defined Valuation as the process of determining the Economic Worth of an Asset or Company under certain assumptions and limiting conditions and subject to the data

Highlights of 98 Sections of Companies Act, 2013

CS DHANAPAL 05 December 2013 at 10:49

An analysis of the important Sections! The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified 98 sections of the new Companies Act, 2013. These sections have come into effect from 12th September 2013. Subsequent to coming into effect of these Sections under

Corporate Social Responsibility under the Companies Act, 2013

CS DHANAPAL 03 December 2013 at 11:38

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

CS DHANAPAL 03 December 2013 at 11:37

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

Vandana J Doshi 02 December 2013 at 12:28

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

CS DHANAPAL 30 November 2013 at 15:36

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

CS DHANAPAL 30 November 2013 at 15:36

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

Sagar Gupta 30 November 2013 at 15:35

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