The Companies Act, 2013, Lays down the guidelines that every company must maintain and keep books, registers and copies of returns, documents etc. at its registered office. These books are acknowledged as Statutory Books. Statutory Books are the official records kept by company relating to all legal and statutory matters. The registers that contain the…
Meetings of the Board are covered in Section 173 of the Act, while quorum is covered in Section 174. – According to the Act, the first Board meeting must be convened within 30 days of the company’s incorporation. A minimum of four Board meetings must be held annually, and no more than 120 days may…
The provisions pertaining to company accounting are covered in Chapter IX of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA 2013), which is comprised of Sections 128 through 128. According to Section 133 of CA 2013, the Central Government may specify accounting standards. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013…
A Global Depository Receipt is a negotiable instrument denominated in a foreign currency. Through a GDR, Indian companies can trade their shares on international exchanges other than the US. The depository receipt for an Indian company is issued by a foreign depository. On that country’s domestic exchange, depository receipts trade similarly to shares. As a…
A share certificate is a written document issued by a company to act as legal proof of ownership of the number of shares as specified in the certificate. It can also act as a receipt towards the purchase and ownership of shares of a company. In simple words, it certifies the shareholder with registered ownership of…
COMPANIES (CREATION AND MAINTENTENANCE OF DATABANK IN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) RULE,2019 Section 150: This is new section which provide the manner or selection of independent director and maintenance of databank by anybody, institute or association as may notified by cental government. This section also tells prescription power of cental government. Notification from the Government of India’s…
INTRODUCTION A Global Depository Receipt is a negotiable instrument denominated in a foreign currency. Through a GDR, Indian companies can trade their shares on international exchanges other than the US. The depository receipt for an Indian company is issued by a foreign depository. On that country’s domestic exchange, depository receipts trade similarly to shares. As…
Director Identification number [section 153-159] INTRODUCTION No person shall be appointed as a director of a company unless he has been allotted the Director Identification Number under section 154 which is issued by the central government. The Company shall within 15 days furnish the DIN of all directors to the registrar (ROC) on a prescribed…
As per the notes to the clause of the Companies Bill, 2011, “this clause corresponds to section 84 of the Companies Act, 1956 and seeks to provide that a certificate issued by a company shall be prima facie evidence of the title of the person to such shares. It provides the manner for issuance of…
Meaning of Voting right: The term ‘voting right’ is defined in Section 2(93) of Act, as “Voting right” is the right of a member of a company to vote in any meeting of the company or by means of postal ballot. As per dictionary “voting rights” means “delegable right of a common stock (ordinary share)…
