The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified amendments to the Companies (Specification of Definitions details) Rules, 2014 on 19th February 2021 (“Amendment Rules”). The aforesaid amendment has excluded certain classes of companies from the ambit of the definition of “listed companies”. As per the Amendment Rules, following companies are exempted: Public companies that do not have... Continue Reading →
FUND RAISING UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
The nature of instrument to be issued by a company depends to a large extent on the valuation of the company obtained through different mechanisms.
COVID-19 – Advisories and Relief measures extended by Courts, State Government, MCA, DoT (PART 1)
On 11th March 2020, World Health Organisation, declared Novel Coronavirus Disease (“COVID-19”) outbreak as a pandemic and reiterated the call for countries to take immediate actions and scale up response to treat, detect and reduce its transmission. The Prime Minister's Office, Group of Ministers, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Cabinet Secretary are closely... Continue Reading →
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – KEY AMENDMENTS
Since our previous posts on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) [which can be accessed here, here and here], there have been numerous changes to the governance of CSR in India. Key Changes in 2019 Exemptions to Start-ups: Complying corporations which are freshly incorporated and have not completed 3 years of establishment, the amount to be spend... Continue Reading →
RBI CIRCULAR ON ECB REGULATIONS – END USE RELAXATIONS
The ECB Circular attempts to overhaul the nature of uses for which borrowers may adopt the ECB route and therefore, avail debt funding from foreign lenders. The relaxation in permitted end uses via the ECB Circular conveys the RBI’s intent to liberalise external debt funding opportunities for Indian entities thereby reducing their dependence on equity based funding.
Incorporation under Companies Act 2013 – Road towards simplification
Introduction Doing business in India has entered an exciting phase owing to the launch of start-ups providing niche services as per their sectoral expertise. In order to encourage the growth of start-ups in the country, the Government has from time to time attempted to simplify the incorporation process and promote ease of doing business in... Continue Reading →
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