Reflections on The Companies Act, 2013

Given that The Companies Act, 1956 (the “1956 Act”) has been replaced by The Companies Act, 2013 (the “2013 Act”), the Michigan-Jindal Centre on Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy (the “Centre”) saw it fit to host a conference on the 24th of October, 2013 at the O.P. Jindal Global University campus. The conference attracted some of the best-known names in Indian corporate law - practitioners, policy makers and academicians.

The programme included the following speakers and topics:

• MR. SATWINDER SINGH - Partner, Vaish Associates Advocates “Mergers & Acquisitions under The Companies Act, 2013”

• MR. AVINASH SHARMA - Solo Practitioner and Panel Counsel to Competition Commission of India - “Serious Fraud Investigations and The Companies Act, 2013”

• MR. NAVEEN KUMAR GUPTA - Senior Manager, M/s S.Ramanand Aiyar & Co. - “Role and Responsibilities of Auditors appointed under The Companies Act, 2013”

• MR. ASHOK KAPUR, IAS (retd.) - Joint Managing Director, Institute of Directors - “Revisiting Corporate Social Responsibility from the Philosophical Perspective”

• MR. AMIT KUMAR MISHRA - Head of Dispute Resolution Practice Pathak & Associates - ‘‘Class Actions under The Companies Act, 2013”

• MR. KETAN MUKHIJA - Managing Associate, Luthra & Luthra - ‘‘Enhanced Disclosure and Accountability under The Companies Act, 2013’’

• MR. ARJYA B. MAJUMDAR - Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School - ‘‘Corporate Governance and The Companies Act, 2013’’

This seminar provided the students a much needed and timely understanding of the new concepts emerging under the 2013 Act. The next seven posts constitute a brief summary of the topics that the speakers addressed and the issues they raised.