Articles by CS DHANAPAL

Secretarial standard on general meetings - SS2

CS DHANAPAL 26 October 2015 at 10:41

Section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013 which contains provisions relating to minutes of Board, General and other meetings and resolutions passed by postal ballot, contains in sub-section 10 that �Every company shall observe secretarial standard

Disclosures required on the website of the company

CS DHANAPAL 15 June 2015 at 11:44

One of the most outstanding features of the current regulatory era is the dedicated thrust and reliance on disclosure norms. Companies Act, 2013 an ambitious Act which has overhauled almost all the provisions dealing with the management and administr

Recent changes in voting methodology

CS DHANAPAL 13 June 2015 at 16:00

Companies Act, 2013 for the first time had mandated electronic voting for all listed companies and other unlisted public companies having not less than 1000 shareholders and the AGMs held for the financial year ended 31.03.2014 witnessed the applicat

Exemptions & relaxations to private companies

CS DHANAPAL 12 June 2015 at 11:29

The Ministry of corporate Affairs has released the much awaited exemptions for Private Companies, Government Companies, Nidhi Companies and Companies registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act). Since the introduction of the Companies

Shifting of registered companies under Co. Act,2013

CS DHANAPAL 06 April 2015 at 18:05

PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURE RELATING TO SHIFTING OF REGISTERED OFFICE UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 Provisions regarding registered office of a company are primarily contained in Section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013. As per Section 12, every company i

Companies Amendment Bill 2014

CS DHANAPAL 28 January 2015 at 10:52

Companies Act, 2013 (Act) which was notified on 29.08.2013 has brought about enormous changes in almost every sphere of Corporate Compliance, Management and Administration. Out of 470 sections in the Act, 283 sections and 22 sets of Rules correspondi

CLSS, 2014 - One time pending annual filing opportunity for Corporates

CS DHANAPAL 16 August 2014 at 11:56

COMPANY LAW SETTLEMENT SCHEME One time opportunity for companies to seek relaxation on filing fees for pending annual filing forms The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced the Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2014 (CLSS, 2014) vide its General C

E-voting under Companies Act, Rules and Listing Agreement

CS DHANAPAL 14 August 2014 at 11:27

In todays electronic age where almost everything has become virtual why should our voting rights be confined to physical means? Recognising the need to bring in the advantages of technology to the voting system, Companies Act, 2013 for the fir

Postal Ballot under Companies Act and Listing Agreement

CS DHANAPAL 09 August 2014 at 11:51

"In the Indian scenario, postal ballot is a relatively a new concept which was introduced in the Companies Act, 1956 by insertion of a new Section, namely Section 192A through an amendment made to the said Act in year 2001. The Companies Act, 195

Punitive Provisions relating to Statutory Auditors Under Companies Act, 2013

CS DHANAPAL 25 July 2014 at 12:38

Companies Act, 2013 seems to have laid lot of emphasis on audit which is evident from the fact that it has prescribed four different kinds of audits for companies, namely, Financial Audit, Internal Audit, Secretarial Audit and Cost Audit. In its purs