Category Archives: other Acts

Issue of Convertible Notes by Indian startup companies -FEMA regulations 2016 notified

By | January 12, 2017

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (Foreign Exchange Department) (CENTRAL OFFICE) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 10th January, 2017 No.FEMA.377/ 2016-RB Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Fifteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 G.S.R. 16 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and Section 47… Read More »

Supreme Court dismissed writ against PMGKY scheme

By | January 11, 2017

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Siddharth Mehta v. Union of India DIPAK MISRA AND AMITAVA ROY, JJ. WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1013 OF 2016 DECEMBER  16, 2016 ORDER 1. Heard Mr. Dhruv Kapur, learned counsel for the petitioner in the presence of petitioner who is personally present. 2. The present writ petition is preferred under Article… Read More »

NBFCs -All you wanted to know-FAQ’s

By | January 11, 2017

All you wanted to know about NBFCs (Updated as on January 10, 2017) A. Definitions 1. What is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)? A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or… Read More »

Exposure Draft of Ind AS XBRL Taxonomy

By | January 11, 2017

Exposure Draft of Ind AS XBRL Taxonomy As per the roadmap issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in February 2015, certain class of companies have to prepare their financial statements as per Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) which are converged with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) w.e.f F.Y. 2016-17. MCA has also notified… Read More »

Loan to HUF is deemed dividend when shareholder-Karta has substantial interest in HUF

By | January 6, 2017

Facts of the Case The assessee is a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). During the previous year to the Assessment Year, the assessee had received certain advances from one M/s. G.S. Fertilizers (P) Ltd.   In the audit report and annual return for the relevant period, which was filed by it before the Registrar of Companies… Read More »

Exclusively listed companies on Dissemination Board ; Time extended by SEBI

By | January 6, 2017

CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/MRD/DSA/CIR/P/2017/5 January 05, 2017 All recognised/Non-operational /Exited Stock Exchanges. All Exclusively Listed Companies in the Dissemination Board (shares of companies available for buying and selling and not for companies referred as vanishing companies.) Dear Sir/Madam, Sub: Exclusively listed companies of De-recognized/Non-operational/exited Stock Exchanges placed in the Dissemination Board (DB). 1. SEBI vide circular dated… Read More »

SEBI Guidance Note on Board Evaluation

By | January 6, 2017

Guidance Note on Board Evaluation CIRCULAR SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2017/004 January 5, 2017 To All listed entities Sir / Madam, Sub: Guidance Note on Board Evaluation 1. The Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI LODR”) contain broad provisions on Board Evaluation i.e. evaluation of the performance of: (i) the Board as… Read More »