Vikas Sharma

Sections 6A to 7 and 10 to 12A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955: confiscation by the Collector, show cause notice and appeal, penalties, offences by companies, cognizance and summary trial6 Oct 2026 Essential Commodities Act, 1955: what an essential commodity is, the Schedule, how the Central Government controls production, supply and trade by orders under section 3, and delegation to the States6 Oct 2026 Statutory audit, investigation and forensic audit compared: purpose, who appoints, scope, powers, evidence and the report, and how a board commissions a forensic review6 Oct 2026 Forensic audit and investigation of a company in India: the laws under which it arises, who can order it, and what follows, under the Companies Act, the insolvency law and the money-laundering law6 Oct 2026 Intellectual property commercialisation: assignment, licence or franchise, how to choose between them, and what the trade mark, patent, copyright and design laws require for each6 Oct 2026 Intellectual property audit for a company: what it covers, the steps, the IP register it produces, and the gaps it usually finds in ownership, registration and contracts6 Oct 2026 Term sheet and share subscription agreement for a private company funding round: what each document does, the key clauses, conditions precedent, and the Companies Act steps that follow6 Oct 2026 Crisis management for a company board: the kinds of crisis, the response team, the first decisions, communication, statutory reporting and the review afterwards6 Oct 2026 Directors and officers liability insurance and the other protections for directors: section 197(13) on the premium, relief by the court under section 463, the limit in section 149(12), and indemnity in the articles6 Oct 2026 Shareholder activism under the Companies Act, 2013: requisitioning a general meeting, proposing a resolution, special notice to remove a director, inspection rights, and the Tribunal remedies for oppression and class action6 Oct 2026 Search and status report on the charges of a company: why a lender asks for it, the records examined under sections 77 to 87 of the Companies Act, 2013, and what the report sets out6 Oct 2026 Term loan sanction letter and loan agreement explained for borrowers: conditions precedent, financial and negative covenants, events of default, security and guarantees, and what to negotiate before signing6 Oct 2026