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OPPRESSION & MISMANAGEMENT UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

Posted on June 14, 2013 | 10 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

Class Action is one of the youngest additions to Indian jurisprudence particularly, in Indian Corporate Jurisprudence. Class Action aims to prevent Oppression and Mismanagement in Companies. The Provisions relating to Oppression and Mismanagement are in Chapter XVI of the Companies Bill, 2012.

In this post, I will cover Section 241 – 244 which deals with normal provisions.

In next post, I will discuss Section 245 dealing with Class Action and after that Section 246 read with Section 373 to 341.

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Posted in chapter XVI - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Board of Directors, class-action suits, Companies Bill 2012, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, India, Legal Reforms, Members, Members and Shareholders, Ministry of corporate affairs, Mismanagement, NCLT, Oppression, Oppression and Mismanagement, Reforms, Tribunal

Interests of Director and Related Party Transactions

Posted on June 7, 2013 | 15 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST BY DIRECTOR (SECTION 184, SUB SECTION 1):

Every director shall disclose his concern or interest in any company or companies or bodies corporate, firms, or other association of individuals which shall include the shareholdings, in such manner as may be prescribed. Such disclosure shall be made on three particular point of time:

(i) At the first meeting of the Board in which he participates as a director;

(ii) At the first meeting of the Board in every financial year; and

(iii) Whenever there is any change in the disclosures already made, then at the first Board meeting held after such change.

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Posted in Chapter XII - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Arms Length Transaction, Companies Bill 2012, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Disclosure of Interest, Independent Director, Interest, Legal Reforms, Office or Place of Profit, Reforms, Related Party, Related Party Transaction, Relative, RPT, Voidable Contract

POWER OF BOARD UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

Posted on May 31, 2013 | 5 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

In February 2013, I wrote “FOOTSTEPS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN COMPANIES BILL 2012” and thereafter try to cover all relevant topics related to Corporate Governance. Even though, day-to-day management of company is function of KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (sometime designated as out of Board Directors); Board of Directors is indeed most Significant body, which virtually rule a company. Not only, APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR as well as their DUTIES, VACATION, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL are subject to close scrutiny by investors, professionals and regulators. Board of Directors has a set of Executive Directors who are APPOINTMENT and MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION has some other significant aspect of Corporate Governance. The Appointment of INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS is one of the most significant contributions of this Bill to Corporate Governance practices in India. This all-powerful company Board exercises its powers in BOARD MEETING but it has some statutory and other BOARD COMMITTEES. Now we will discuss Power of Board of Directors under present Bill.
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Posted in Chapter XII - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Accounts, Board Committee, Board of Directors, Board Powers, Boards’ Report, CG, Companies Bill 2012, Contribution to bona fide Charitable and other funds, Contribution to National Defence Fund, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Independent Director, India, Legal Reforms, Ministry of corporate affairs, Political Contribution, Power of Board of Directors, Profit and Loss Account, Reforms, Resolutions in Board Meeting, Restrictions on Power of Board, Special Resolution

BOARD MEETING UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 | 4 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

The Board of Directors is most powerful body in a company. The Corporate governance is until now is governance of the Board.

The Companies Bill 2012 has dedicated chapter i.e. Chapter XII dealing with Board meetings and its power. In this blog I will discuss Board Meetings and in a future post power of Board of Directors.

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Posted in Chapter XII - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, Company Secretary, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility, Secretarial Standards

Tagged Board of Directors, Board Resolution, Companies Bill 2012, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Independent Director, Key managerial personnel, Manager, Managerial Remuneration, Managing Director, Minutes of Meeting, Notice, Quorum, Reforms, Related Party Transaction, Resolution by Circulation, Whole – time Director

BOARD COMMITTEES IN COMPANIES ACT 2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 | 7 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

Delegation of Power is buzz word in this Companies Bill 2012. This delegation is not only from legislature to Executive but also from Board of Directors to its committees. Committees are not new to Indian Corporate Jurisprudence. Audit Committee was introduced in the present Companies Act, 1956 twelve years ago in year 2000. Schedule XII also has Remuneration committee.

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Posted in Chapter XII - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Accounts and Audit, Audit Committee, Board Committee, Board of Directors, Companies Bill 2012, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Cost Audit, CSR, CSR Committee, Director, Independent Director, Internal Audit, Investor grievances, Key managerial personnel, Legal Reforms, Managerial Remuneration, Managing Director, Ministry of corporate affairs, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Reforms, Related Party Transaction, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Statutory Audit, Whistle blower, Whole – time Director

MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION IN CASE OF IN ADEQUATE PROFIT

Posted on May 10, 2013 | 16 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

Managerial remuneration is one of major corporate governance issue in India. Promoters and controlling shareholders consider themselves owner of company and get maximum remuneration. Difference between corporate tax rate and income tax rate also priority to withdraw much money from “owned” company. Indian concept of “owned company” and corporate governance has co – existence in last two decades.

In my last post, I did not analyse legal issues of managerial remuneration in case of inadequate profit under Companies Bill 2012 (Now the Act).

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Posted in Chapter XII - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Board Committee, Board of Directors, Companies Bill 2012, CorpLaw, Corporate, Corporate Law, Director, Key managerial personnel, Legal Reforms, Manager, Managerial Remuneration, Managing Director, Reforms, Whole – time Director

APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR AND MANAGER

Posted on May 3, 2013 | 101 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

[NOTE: The law stated in this post is effective from 1^st April 2014 till 11^th September 2018. For the law applicable from 12^th September 2018, please visit here]

Managing Director is Key Managerial Personnel of utmost importance. He is the face of a company and its decision-making mechanism. A person gains significant advantages as Managing Director which may not be there, in case of his appointment as Manager or Chief Executive Officer. While Chief Executive Officer has no special advantage except his clubbing as Key Managerial Personnel with Manager and Managing Director, Manager has some. Their definitions speak themselves. Appointment of Managing Director, Whole – Time Director and Manager is governed by the provision of Section 196 of the Bill. They all are a different class of Key Managerial Personnel and has the specific provision of appointment in addition to Section 203, discussed in an earlier post.

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Posted in Chapter XIII - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Board Committee, Board of Directors, Companies Bill 2012, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, India, Key managerial personnel, Legal Reforms, Manager, Managerial Remuneration, Managing Director, Ministry of corporate affairs, Reforms, Whole – time Director

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IN COMPANIES ACT 2013

Posted on April 26, 2013 | 13 comments

(UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

When I was reading Section 149 of the Companies Bill, 2012 for an earlier post “Appointment and Qualification of Director”, I have not discussed provisions related to independent director. As mentioned in that post every listed company shall have at least one-third of total number of directors as Independent directors. The central government may prescribe minimum number of independent directors in other class or classes of public companies. Independent director is a genre of directors and all law related to duties, vacation, resignation, removal will also be applicable to them also. do not forget; they are not key managerial personnel or officer in default.

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Posted in Chapter XI - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Board Committee, Board of Directors, Code for Independent Directors, Companies Bill 2012, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Independent Director, Independent Directors, India, Law, Legal Reforms, Liability of Independent Directors, Ministry of corporate affairs, Profession, Reforms, Related Party Transaction, Whistle blower

DIRECTOR: DUTIES, VACATION, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL

Posted on April 19, 2013 | 28 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

In my last post, I stopped myself from further reading midway due to length of the post “Appointment and Qualification of Director”. Now, this is time to resume reading. Let us start with Additional Director, Alternate Director and Nominee Directors.

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Posted in Chapter XI - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Additional Director, Alternate Director, Board of Directors, Companies Bill 2012, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Law, Director, Director in Casual Vacancy, Duties of Directors, Independent Director, India, Legal Reforms, Ministry of corporate affairs, Nominee Director, Reforms, Removal of Director, Resignation of Director, Vacation of Office of Director, Whole – time Director

APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR

Posted on April 12, 2013 | 42 comments

UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

I discussed in my last post that it is first time that concept of “Key Managerial Personnel” has been introduced in India. Hopefully, present Companies Bill will change status of Corporate Governance in India. The qualified Directors and transparency in appointment of directors is single most important key for success of public corporate and corporate governance. As I discussed, appointment of “Key Managerial Personnel” is discussed in Section 203 but specific provisions of Chapter XI should be taken care of in case of appointment of Directors as they are specific provisions for them. Chapter XI consists of 23 Section from Section 149 to Section 172.

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Posted in Chapter XI - CA2013, Companies Act 2013, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Board of Directors, Companies Bill 2012, Company Secretary, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Disqualification of Directors, Key managerial personnel, Legal Reforms, limit on directorship, Ministry of corporate affairs, Profession, Qualification of Directors, Reforms, Retiring Directors

FOOTSTEPS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN COMPANIES ACT 2013

Posted on February 8, 2013 | 4 comments

(UPDATE: on 30^th August 2013: Companies Bill became the Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013). Post updated accordingly)

In my blog post titled “Corporate Governance: Regulatory Frameworks under Consideration” I mentioned that some of the provisions related to corporate governance and voluntary guideline on corporate governance issued by Ministry of Corporate Governance has been incorporated into new Companies Bill, 2012 [now, the Companies Act, 2013]. In this post, I will examine these provisions and their effect on corporate governance.

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Posted in Companies Act 2013, Company Secretary, CorpGov, Governance and Responsibility

Tagged Audit Committee, Auditor, Board Committee, Boards’ Report, Chartered Accountant, Class Action, Companies Bill 2012, Company Secretary, CorpGov, CorpLaw, Corporate Governance, Director, Independent Director, India, National Financial Reporting Authority, NFRA, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Profession, Related Party Transaction, Secretarial Audit, Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Introducing: AishMGhrana Governance Professional

Posted on May 25, 2012 | Leave a comment

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has its Continuing willingness to present itself as a world leader as professional body of Corporate Governance professionals. This is a welcome transformation of Company Secretary from a mere clerk to Corporate Governance professional. The ICSI said as a member of CSIA it will ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to include corporate governance and related areas in its mode of business classification.

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OPPRESSION & MISMANAGEMENT UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

POWER OF BOARD UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION IN CASE OF IN ADEQUATE PROFIT

APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR AND MANAGER

DIRECTOR: DUTIES, VACATION, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL

APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR

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