To acquire knowledge and develop understanding of the regulatory framework of companies with reference to various provisions of Companies Act and its schedules, rules, notifications, circulars, clarifications there under including case laws and Secretarial standards.
• Profit and Ascertainment of Divisible Profits
• Declaration and Payment of Dividend
• Treatment of Unpaid and Unclaimed Dividend
• Transfer of Unpaid and Unclaimed Dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund
Board’s Report and Disclosures
• Contents and Annexures to Board’s Report
• Directors’ Responsibility Statement – Preparation and Disclosures
• Compliance Certificate – Need and Purpose; Issue and Signing by Practicing Company Secretary
• Corporate Governance Report
• Statutory Books and Registers prescribed under various provisions of the Company Law – Maintenance, Authentication Place of Keeping and Inspection
• Filing of various Forms and Returns with the Authorities
• Procedure and Penalties for Delayed Filing
• Annual Return – Nature and Significance; Contents; and Certification by Practising Company Secretary
Inspection and Investigation
• Inspection of Documents
• Powers of the Inspector
• Seizure of Books And Documents
• Inspector’s Report
• Power of the Registrar of Companies
• Investigation into Affairs of the Company
• Law relating to Majority Powers and Minority Rights
• Shareholder Remedies – Actions by Shareholders; Statutory Remedies; Personal Actions
• Prevention of Oppression and Mis-Management
Merger, De-merger, Amalgamation, Compromises and Arrangements –An Overview
Producer Companies
• Concept, Formation, Functioning and Dissolution
Limited Liability Partnerships
• Concept, Formation, Membership, Functioning and Dissolution
• Banking
• Insurance
• Others
Offences and Penalties
• Introduction
• Officer in Default
• Penalties
• Compounding of Offences
• Concept and Modes
• Striking Off Name of Companies
An Introduction to E–Governance and XBRL