By Mayank Agarwal (finserv@vinodkothari.com) Overview The global financial crisis of 2007-08 underlined the importance of maintaining a common global database that facilitates identification of parties to a financial transaction. Ambiguity of the dealing parties and a shortage of information led to a breakdown in the financial ecospace, contributing to the downfall of established stalwarts such […]
By Anita Baid, (finserv@vinodkothari.com) PML Second Amendment Rules The Ministry of Finance on 1st June, 2017 vide notification No. G.S.R. 538(E) issued the [1]Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “Second Amendment Rules”) mandating all account holders of the reporting entities i.e., banks and financial institutions to link […]
By Shreya Routh & Vallari Dubey, (resolution@vinodkothari.com) Brief facts of the case Petitioners had filed a writ petition with the Allahabad High Court, challenging the order[1] passed by the Debt Recovery Tribunal (“DRT”). Petitioners are the guarantors of M/s LML Limited, Kanpur (hereinafter referred as the “Company”). The State Bank of India filed an application […]
By Anita Baid, (finserv@vinodkothari.com) With an enlarged view of the Government to make India go cashless and straddle towards the concept of digitalisation, many companies, specifically NBFCs are seeking approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up business in Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI). Before getting into the present regulatory framework of such […]
GST Division, (gst@vinodkothari.com) Introduction Vehicle leasing business in India has been gaining popularity ever since its inception in the year 2005. In the past few years, the industry has picked up pace and become the preferred mode of procuring a vehicle given its temporary and simplistic structure. The vehicle leasing market in India is […]
By Pammy Jaiswal & Megha Saraf, (corplaw@vinodkothari.com) Introduction It seems that the prolonged postponement for transferring shares to IEPF is over. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) vide its Notification dated 13th October, 2017[1] has added yet another notification on Investor Education Protection Fund (“IEPF”), to its list. The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, […]