Last week, the LLP Rules, 2009 were amended (effective from April 1, 2022). The amendments are quite significant. One of the amendments relates to adjudication of penalties. Provisions are a bit similar to adjudication under the Cos. Act, 2013. These provisions in the...
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Certain provisions of Cos. Act, 2013 applicable to LLP
MCA has issued a Notification (dated Feb. 11, 2022) and has stated that certain provisions of Cos. Act, 2013 will be applicable to LLP (with modifications). This post relates to analysis of the said notification: Provisions of maintaining register of SBO now applies...
SEBI’s rules governing related party transactions requires immediate amendment
3 months back, when the SEBI board approved the proposal, I had mentioned that RPT amendments are made extremely stringent and would require another round of amendment. In fact, on the SEBI consultation paper on RPTs, I had written an article titled - Regulating...
Whether Related Party Transactions really need a relook?
Background: Recently, an article was published in Economic Times on the topic of Related Party Transactions (titled, Related Party deals in Companies Act need a relook). The article was in relation to the Annual General Meeting of Tata Sponge Iron Limited...
Whether examination for aspiring Independent Directors serves any logical purpose?
Background: Government plans to have examinations for individuals who want to become independent directors (‘IDs’) as part of bolstering the corporate governance framework, according to Union Minister P P Chaudhary. While there are stringent provisions under the...