Entries by Vinod Kothari Consultants

Maharashtra Stamp Act amended to clarify legal stand in case of mortgage deeds executed for distinct transactions

The Ordinance additionally plugs gaps on differential rates in case of different mortgages Aanchal Kaur Nagpal aanchal@vinodkothari.com Introduction – Stamp duty computation, especially in case of complex transactions involving multiple transactions being given effect vide a single instrument, received the sanctity of Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC) in a landmark judgement in case of Controlling Revenue […]

Investment window for FPIs widened

Permitting FPIs to invest in defaulted debt securities   -Aanchal Kaur Nagpal (aanchal@vinodkothari.com)   While the Indian equity market has consistently shown a rigorous growth, the bond market in India has mostly been relatively lagging behind. The size and performance of the Indian bond market has been quite inappreciable as compared to the developed economies […]

SEBI aligns disclosure formats with amended PIT Regulations

Carries out certain clarificatory modifications. By CS Aisha Begum Ansari, Assistant Manager, Vinod Kothari & Company aisha@vinodkothari.com   Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) had specified the formats for disclosures under Regulation 7 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (‘PIT Regulations’) on 11th May, 2015[1] and thereafter revised the formats on 16th […]

SC uses ‘smoke-test’

Classifies persons as ‘related parties’ on the basis of ‘intermingled transactions’  -Sikha Bansal & Megha Mittal (resolution@vinodkothari.com) While in general, in order to classify a transaction as a related party transaction, one needs to first determine whether the parties involved are ‘related parties’; however, in a recent case Phoenix Arc Private Limited v. Spade Financial […]