Mandatory conversion of share warrants issued under CA 1956 into demat securities – Snippet on MCA Notification
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Investments from neighbouring countries under stringent scan of GoI
– Prapti Kanakia | corplaw@vinodkothari.com
Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has implemented a series of amendments which relates to investments in India by foreign nationals or entities incorporated in a country which shares a land border with India. These amendments are in tandem with the amendment made by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in FDI Policy and by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, in FEM (Non Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (NDI Rules).
DPIIT amended the FDI policy vide press note no. 3 dated 17 April, 2020 to curb the hostile takeovers of Indian Companies by nationals/entities of neighbouring countries. Erstwhile, only a citizen of Bangladesh & Pakistan or an entity incorporated in Bangladesh & Pakistan were required to take government approval for investing in India. Pursuant to amendment, any entity incorporated in a country, citizen or beneficial owner of a country, which shares land border with India, needs to obtain government approval for investing in the equity instrument of the Indian Company. Thus, nationals/entities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh can invest in India only under approval route.
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