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LLP Settlement Scheme 2020 & Modified LLP Settlement Scheme 2020

March 30, 2020

What is a Limited Liability Partnership? Limited Liability partnerships (“LLP”) is viewed as an alternative corporate business vehicle that provides the benefits...

Tata vs. Mistry – Case Analysis

March 18, 2020

The Tata-Mistry clash has been one of the most high-profile and publicly fought corporate battles in India. On December 18, 2019 the...

Private Placement of Non-Convertible Debentures

March 13, 2020

Background: A Company may raise loan from the public other than deposits by way of issuing instruments of debt against the Company....

Compounding of Offences under Section 441 of Companies Act 2013

March 7, 2020

What is an Offence? The term offence is not defined under the Companies Act, 2013 but in general parlance, an offence means...

Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order,2020 [CARO,2020] – Summary

February 29, 2020

Background: Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 [“CARO, 2020”] has been notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its order dated...

Changes in rules relating to the appointment of Company Secretary and applicability of Secretarial Audit

February 29, 2020

A.        Background: In exercise of the powers conferred in the Section 203 of the Companies Act,2013 read with section...

Case Study on Services rendered in case of Buy Back of Shares

February 27, 2020

About the client: R&A Associates has advised and assisted the client for buy-back of shares. The client is primarily engaged in the...

Director Disqualification, Consequences and process of Removal of Disqualification

February 18, 2020

Background: A Director is responsible for controlling, managing and directing the affairs of a Company and faces the risk of disqualification, if...

Case Study on Services rendered for Shifting of Registered Office from One State to Another

February 17, 2020

About the client: R&A Associates advised and assisted the client for shifting of its registered office from one state to another. The...

Significance of appointed date in case of Merger and Amalgamation of Companies in light of the recent circular issued by MCA

February 6, 2020

Background:  Section 232(6) of Companies Act, 2013 specifies that the scheme under this section shall clearly indicate an appointed date from which...

Case Study on Corporate Secretarial Services to a Listed Entity

January 27, 2020

About the client: R&A Associates has been providing Corporate Secretarial services to a Listed Entity (“Client”). The client is primarily engaged in...

Independent Directors Data Bank

January 13, 2020

Brief on Independent Directors (IDs) Databank The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification...

Reverse Merger

January 7, 2020

Merger is a legal consolidation of two entities into one as a result of which the ownership, risk, assets, liabilities and functions...

E-Show cause Notice by MCA

January 3, 2020

NEW ERA OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING MCA STARTED USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013/1956. The AI driven...

“Small Companies” Under Companies Act, 2013

December 17, 2019

Introduction: Small Companies are basically the companies with limited amount of investment and having the privilege of special status under the Companies...

Cessation Of Director In Case Of In-Active Companies

December 17, 2019

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) recently introduced the concept of Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE) which required filing of...

Mrs. Rashida Adenwala, Felicitated as the ‘Successful Women Entrepreneur’

November 28, 2019

It is a matter of great pride that Mrs. Rashida Adenwala, Co-Founder of R&A Associates has been felicitated as the 'Successful Women...

Strike Off/Closure Of Company Pursuant To Section 248 Of Companies Act, 2013

November 20, 2019

Companies that do not intend to carry on their operations can apply for removal of their names from the Register of Companies...