Company Law

In pictures: The five global CEOs who will interact with PM Modi today

Here's a quick look at these five names and the likely significance of their meeting.

The government has extended by one year the tenure of the Company Law Committee, which was constituted back in 2019

'Proceedings against independent directors may be initiated only once there is prima facie evidence of their possible involvement in the matter, rather than as a matter of course,' says CII

May be asked for regular financial results

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Allowing the plea filed by the MCA, a two-member bench of the appellate tribunal said the NCLT's direction was "beyond the power" and amounted to "imposition of a new rule in a compelling fashion".

Legal experts said that unlike many civil law jurisdictions, in India, force majeure is a contractual right, and not a right codified under the law

The fear of enforcement action often undermines the objective of achieving quality in corporate governance

The NCLAT direction came on a plea filed by a member of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of the company

Disputants must always try to find, directly or through well-wishers, a way to arrive at a compromise

Several of these companies have gone bankrupt and are under the resolution process

As many as 16 minor offences have been re-categorised as "purely civil defaults" which would help de-clog special courts