Salient Features Of The Companies Act, 2013
- The companies act has introduced a new concept called the class action suits for shareholders with the view of making the shareholders understand and provide them with enough knowledge on their rights.
- The Act gives more powers to shareholders regarding the approval of certain transactions.
- The Act stipulates the appointment of at least one woman director on the board.
- The Act demands a certain class of companies to set aside a certain amount of money for activities that promote corporate social responsibility.
- The companies act has proposed a simple procedure for mergers and amalgamations of a certain class of companies after getting approval from the government
- The Act has increased the number of shareholders in a Private limited Company from 50 to 200.
- The Act provides for the entrenchment of articles of association.
- It is mandatory for every company to have at least one director who has stayed in India for not less than 182 days in the previous calendar year.
- The Act allows the rotation of auditors and audit firms in case of publicly traded companies.
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