Author name: Akash Tiwari

UMESH K. MODI (Appellant) Vs. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT [DEL] (Respondent)

Criminal Appeal No. 568 of 2008 S. Muralidhar, J.[Decided on 31/07/2014] Foreign Exchange Regulation Act,1973- section 68- offences by company- director’s vicarious liability-nonexecutive director- non submission of proofs of imports – SCN issued to the company and its directors- no specific averments in the SCN- reply of the director not considered by Assessing officer (AO)–

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Jyoti Limited & Others (Appellants) Versus Bharat J. Patel & Others (Respondents)

Case Decided On: 17-03-2015 J. Chelameswar & R.K. Agrawal, JJ. [Decided on 17/03/2015] Section 186 of the Companies Act 1956 read with section 9 of Civil Procedure Code,1908 – disputes in holding general meeting – civil court admitted the suit filed by respondent – appellants contested that the issue should go before CLB – whether

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Independent Directors

The provisions relating to Independent Directors have been taken from Sections 149, 150 of Companies Act, 2013 and Schedule IV read with Rule 4, 5 & 6 of the Companies ( Appointment and Qualification of Directors) rules, 2014 ESSENCE : The Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”), aims to overhaul the provisions relating to independent directors completely

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Germany Corporate Governance

DEFINITION: “Corporate Governance involves a set of relationships between a company’s management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders. Corporate governance also provides the structure through which the objectives of the company are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance are determined.” INTRODUCTION: The German Corporate Governance Code presents essential statutory

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