Defination of Relative

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Monica (Querist)
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08 June 2009 Whether Brother's Daughter is a relative under section 6 and Schedule IA of Companies Act, 1956.

Pl help.
Thanks / Monica

Jitender

Jitender (Expert)
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08 June 2009 yes.

Monica

Monica (Querist)
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08 June 2009 But the same is not written in the schedule nor in the section.

can u validate ur Yes if poss with supportings

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Vipul J. Bhavsar

Vipul J. Bhavsar (Expert)
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08 June 2009 No. Brother's Daughter is not a "Relative" under section 6 and /schedule IA of the Companies Act,1956. The "relatives" in the aforesaid section include as follows:

1. Father.

2. Mother (including step-mother).

3. Son (including step-son).

4. Son's wife.

5. Daughter (including step-daughter).

6. Father's father.

7. Father's mother.

8. Mother's mother.

9. Mother's father.

10. Son's son.

11. Son's Son's wife.

12. Son's daughter.

13. Son's daughter's husband.

14. Daughter's husband.

15. Daughter's son.

16. Daughter's son's wife.

17. Daughter's daughter.

18. Daughter's daughter's husband.

19. Brother (including step-brother).

20. Brother's wife.

21. Sister (including step-sister).

22. Sister's husband.

Ankur Garg

Ankur Garg (Expert)
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08 June 2009 Agree with Vipul.

Relative outside the preview of section 6 and schedule IA of the Companies Act,1956 can not be consideed as relative for the purpose of companies act, 1956

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Manmohan ACA, CS

Manmohan ACA, CS (Expert)
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08 June 2009 Agree with Vipual
section 6 read with schedule IA of Cos Act, 1956 gives exhaustive list of relative. hence brother's daughter not included