Description
Bloomsbury India Handbook On Investments, Loans, Guarantees, Securities, Deposits, Debentures And Preference Shares Under Companies Act, 2013 by Dr K R Chandratre
About the Book
The book provides law and procedures relating to Investments, Loans, Guarantees, Securities, Deposits, Debentures and Preference Shares under Companies Act, 2013. The idea behind this handbook is, that all relevant topics having common theme and significant practical importance and which fall under the broad head of investments, loans and borrowings, should be put together in one single book setting out legal and procedural framework.
The book is divided in seven chapters each dealing in detail with the topics mentioned above. Each of these chapters contains comprehensive commentary on the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 with the help of Indian and English case law, the emphasis being on the interpretative aspect of the provisions.
It would be immensely useful for Company Secretaries, Law professionals, Chartered Accountants and professionals working in Corporate.
Key Features
· Covering detailed analysis of provisions relating to Investments, Loans, Guarantees, Securities, Deposits, Debentures and Preference Shares under Companies Act, 2013.
· Each topic covers various English and Indian judicial pronouncements including the landmark judicial pronouncements.
· Various concepts are explained using relevant sections and rules of Companies Act, 2013.
· Provides comparative position of various topics among Companies Act, 2013 and Companies Act, 1956.
· Covers specimens of frequently used Resolutions at General Meetings pertaining to Investments, Loans, Guarantees, Securities, Deposits, Debentures and Preference Shares under Companies Act, 2013.
· Covers updated provisions of:
§ Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016.
§ Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993.
§ RBI Master Direction on Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016 and other relevant RBI Directions.
About the Author
Dr Chandratre is a Practising Company Secretary at Pune.
He has been in the profession of Company Secretary for over 30 years, before which he worked as a Lecturer in Commerce & Accountancy at R A Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai for three years. After serving Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. for 15 years, his last position being Director (Legal, Secretarial & HR) & Company Secretary, Dr Chandratre entered the practice as Company Secretary.
He has an impressive academic background. He holds Master's degree in Commerce, Law degree and Doctorate degree from the University of Pune. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
He has secured several academic and professional distinctions and honours. He was the President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India during 1996 and the Vice-President two years, 1994 and 1995.
He has copious published writings to his credit. He has so far authored over 1000 articles and 26 books on various subjects in the areas of Corporate Laws and Corporate Secretarial Practice. Many of his articles have bagged awards as best articles.
He is an active participant in seminars, workshops, conferences and conventions, Dr Chandratre so far addressed more than 500 such programmes, besides contributing papers at the National & International levels.
He was a member of the Working Group on Redrafting of the Companies Act, 1956 constituted by the Government of India in August 1996, to draft a new Companies Act to be substituted for the Companies Act 1956.
He was the Chairman of the Committee on 'Delisting of Securities' constituted by SEBI in March 1997. He was also a member of Advisory Committee on Primary Markets of SEBI during 1996.
He was a SEBI-nominated Public Representative Director and Chairman of the Board and the President of the Pune Stock Exchange, during April 2004 to April 2005.
He was a Member of the Expert Group constituted by SEBI in October 2004 under the Chairmanship of Justice Kania to suggest further amendments to the SEBI Act 1992.
He was the Chairman, Corporate Legislation Sub-committee of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Pune during 1997-98 and 1998-1999 and a member, Legal Affairs Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Bombay.
He was a member Secretarial Standards Board and Chairman of the Core Group on Secretarial Audit of the ICSI. He was also the Chairman of the Expert Advisory Group of the ICSI for the past four years.
He is a plain English activist and has been contributing to promote plain English in legal and business writing. He has written many articles and a book entitled Legal and Business Writing in Plain English.