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In a recent case, Ravindranatha Bajpe Vs Mangalore Special Economic Zone Ltd, the Supreme Court of India held that a director of a company could not be "vicariously" held liable for criminal offences of a company.

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court, on 4 November 2019, pronounced its judgment on the issue of disqualification of directors of companies which had failed to file their returns / financial statements for a period of 3 or more ...

An IPO has been a great leveller for the shareholders until recently as the Securities and Exchange Board of India required that all shareholders in an IPO bound company should be treated at par (post IPO) ...

Under the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"), Employee Stock Option Plans (or "ESOPs") are plans primarily designed to have the employees invest in the stock of the employer sponsoring the same.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA"), by no fica on dated 31 December 2025, has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualifica on of Directors) Rules, 2014...

SEBI, vide circular dated June 6, 2024, has issued the Framework of Financial Disincentives for Surveillance Related Lapses ("SRL") at MIIs, ("Framework").

The Amendment brings about a welcome change to address the needs of the Trust, which considering their structure are inherently different from that of a company, ...

In a project being developed under a slum rehabilitation scheme, the eligible slum dwellers are to be paid transit rent, till the date of their new rehab tenement...

The purpose of the statutory audit is to determine whether a company is providing an accurate representation of its financial situation by examining the information, such as books of account, bank balance, and financial statements.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide circular DBR.Dir. BC.No.38/13.03.00/2015-16, dated September 16, 2015, allowed commercial banks to grant loans and advances to its Chief Executive Officer/ Whole Time Directors...

In comparison to banks, non-banking financial companies ("NBFCs") have always enjoyed higher net interest margins ("NIM") which is the amount of money that it is earning in interest on loans compared to the amount it is paying in interest on deposits.

On April 8, 2022, in the case of Noel Harper vs. Union of India, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of certain amendments made to the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 ...

The issuance of Employee Stock Options (ESOPs) to Chief Executive Officer/Whole-time Director/Managing Director of Insurers has been expressly recognized since 2016...

2018 was an eventful year for the corporate governance regulatory framework in India. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ...

In a fast-moving competitive environment, the Directors and Officers of an organization are required to take bold and crucial business decisions from time to time.

In a recent decision in the case of Shailendra Swarup v. Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate, the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that the liability of a director depends on the role such director played ...

The Act has received the assent of the President of India, the MCA, may from time to time notify different dates from which the different provisions of the Act shall come into force.