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The Pros And Cons Of The Companies Act 2013

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The companies Act 2013, consists of 470 sections spread over 29 chapters and 7 Schedules it repeals the previous Companies Act, 1956. As many as 188 Sections of the Companies Act,1956 have been dropped in the Companies Act, 2013.

The companies 2013 is an act of the Parliament which regulates incorporation of a company, directors, responsibilities of a company and dissolution of a company. These exemptions and relaxations are applicable only to the private companies which are not subsidiaries of the public company. Where as the existing compliance requirements and restrictions will apply like before to a public company and a private company which is a subsidiary of a public company.

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This came as one of the main disadvantages of the 2013 Act, and been the most resisted provision by the industry. It was expected that intra-group transactions between private companies be relaxed however, the act has been contingent on the condition that nobody corporate being a shareholder and debt. Equity ratio being no more than 2:1 substantially restricts the applicability of the exemption. It also remains to be decided whether convertible debt on the books of the company will be seen as debt or equity.

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According to which business houses are looked upon as trustees of the resources which they draw from the society and are expected to return them back to the society in various forms. CSR is an extremely important concept for sustainable development of all stakeholders which includes all the people on whom the business has an impact particularly the society at large. Critics argue that CSR distract the companies from the economic role and dwindles their progress report, however the importance of CSR cannot be undermined. With the amendments of the companies act,Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 contains provisions exclusively dealing with Corporate Social Responsibility. Where in the meaning of “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)” has been defined very clearly. A new provision relating to Corporate Social Responsibility has been introduces with the Act which provides that every company having specifies net worth or turnover or net profit during any financial year shall constitute the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee of it’s Board of Directors to formulate policies for the activities specified for the social and economic welfare of the people, particularly those who have remained deprived or neglected so

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