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Date: 2020-11-10 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses c and d of subsection 2 of section 38A, read with subsection

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends the Company Secretaries Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases Rules, 2007. The amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (November 10, 2020), introduce provisions for electronic modes of communication, payment, and hearings. The aim is to modernize and streamline the investigation process. Key Points / Main Content: * **Definitions:** * Defines "electronic mode" to include electronic filing of documents, online payments, video conferencing for hearings, and electronic service of notices. * **Complaint Filing:** * Allows complaints to be filed in triplicate or through electronic mode. * Allows documents to be uploaded to an online portal. * **Fee Payment:** * Fees can be paid through electronic mode. * **Communication:** * Allows for communication via email or other recognized electronic modes. * **Hearings:** * Allows hearings through electronic mode. * Parties can appear through electronic mode even if the hearing is scheduled in physical mode. * **Order Copies:** * Final orders can be sent via registered post, speed post, email, or other recognized electronic modes. * **Form I Amendment:** * Form I is amended to include fields for Email address, Mobile number, and Landline number. * Requires enclosing proof of identity and address (Aadhaar Card, Voter Election Card, Passport, Driving License). Impact Analysis: Company Secretaries: * Impact: Company Secretaries can now file complaints, pay fees, attend hearings, and receive communications electronically. The amendments to Form I require them to provide additional contact information. * Action Required: Company Secretaries should familiarize themselves with the new electronic procedures and update their contact information as required. Board of Discipline and Disciplinary Committee: * Impact: These bodies are now authorized to conduct hearings and communicate with parties electronically. * Action Required: The Board and Committee should implement the necessary infrastructure to support electronic hearings and communications. Central Government: * Impact: The Central Government is responsible for enforcing the amended rules. * Action Required: Ensure effective implementation and oversight of the amended rules.

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Company Secretaries Act, 1980: A law governing Company Secretaries, referenced as the basis for the amendments. Company Secretaries Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases Rules, 2007: The principal rules being amended by this notification. Central Government: The authority making the amendments to the rules. Board of Discipline: An entity involved in disciplinary proceedings as per the rules. Disciplinary Committee: An entity involved in disciplinary proceedings as per the rules. New Delhi: The city where the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is located and the notification was issued. Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The government ministry issuing the notification. Manoj Pandey: The Joint Secretary of F. No. 372015PI.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअI.D-E1x0x1x 12020-223030 CG-DL-E-10112020-223030 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 572] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, नवम्ब र 10, 2020/ कार्ततक 19, 1942 No. 572] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020/KARTIKA 19, 1942 कारपोरेट काय यमत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 10 नवम् बर, 2020 सा.का.जन. 696(अ).—केन्‍द रीय सरकार, कंपनी सजचव अजधजनयम, 1980 (1980 का 56) की धारा 21 की उपधारा (4) और धारा 21ख की उपधारा (2) तथा उपधारा (4) के साथ पठित धारा 38क की उपधारा (2) के खडं (ग) और खडं (घ) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, कंपनी सजचव (वृजिक और अन्‍दय अवचार के अन्‍दवेषणों और मामलों के संचालन की प्रदिया) जनयम, 2007 का और संिोधन करन ेके जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथायत ् :-- 1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ—(1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम कंपनी सजचव (वृजिक और अन्‍दय अवचार के अन्‍दवषे णों और मामलों के संचालन की प्रदिया) संिोधन जनयम, 2020 ह ै। (2) ये रािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत् त होंग े । 2. कंपनी सजचव (वृजिक और अन्‍दय अवचार के अन्‍दवेषणों और मामलों के संचालन की प्रदिया) जनयम, 2007 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 2 के उपजनयम (6) म,ें खंड (घ) के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथायत् :-- “(घघ) “इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत” स े जनम्नजलजखत अजभप्रेत ह ैऔर इसके अंतगयत ह ैं:-- (i) ई-मेल द्वारा या दकसी अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलैक्ट्राजनक माध्यम से या ऑन लाइन पोटयल के माध्यम से पठरवाद, जलजखत कथन, प्रत्युिर िपथपत्र, जनवेदन और दकसी अन्‍दय दस्ट्तावेि का फाइल दकया िाना ; (ii) ऐसी जवजहत फीस या खचय या िुमायने की रकम का ऑन लाइन संदाय, िो अनुिासन बोडय या अनुिासन सजमजत द्वारा अजधरोजपत दकया िाए ; 5460 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (iii) वीजडयो कान्‍दरेंस या अन्‍दय श्रृव्य दश्ृ य साधनों के माध्यम स ेहाजिरी या सुनवाई ; (iv) ई-मेल या दकसी अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलक्ट्ै राजनक साधनों द्वारा नोठटसों या समनों या संसूचनाओं की तामील;”। 3. उि जनयम के जनयम 3 म,ें -- (क) उपजनयम (1) म,ें -- (i) “तीन प्रजतयों म”ें िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स”े िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे ; (ii) परंतुक म,ें-- (अ) “डाक स े या कूठरयर स”े िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम से” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े; (आ) “जनदेिालय म ें प्राप्त होती ह”ै िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या पोटयल पर अपलोड की िाती ह”ै िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे ; (ख) उपजनयम (6) म,ें “संख्या सजहत” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत या” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे । 4. उि जनयम के जनयम 4 के उपजनयम (2) में, “अवजस्ट्थत ह,ै” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स े या” िब्द अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे । 5. उि जनयम के जनयम 7 के उपजनयम (1) म,ें “या कूठरयर स”े िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम से” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे । 6. उि जनयम के जनयम 8 के उपजनयम (1) म,ें -- (i) खडं (क) म,ें “उसके वृजिक पते पर” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या संस्ट्थान के अजभलेखों या अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के अनुसार ई-मेल पत े पर” िब्द अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएगं े ; (ii) खंड (ख) म,ें-- (क) “उसके मुख्य कायायलय के पते पर” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या संस्ट्थान के अजभलेखों के अनुसार ई-मेल पत े पर” िब्द अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएगं े ; (ख) “संस्ट्थान” िब्द के पश्चात्, “या ऐसे अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजतयों” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े । 7. उि जनयम के जनयम 10 के उपजनयम (1) में, “अजभस्ट्वीकृजत रजिस्ट्रीकृत डाक द्वारा या स्ट्पीड पोस्ट्ट द्वारा” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “या संस्ट्थान के अजभलेखों या अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के अनुसार ई-मेल पत े पर” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े । 8. उि जनयम के जनयम 14 म,ें-- (i) उपजनयम (6) म,ें “सुनवाई की तारीख, घण्टा और स्ट्थान” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “, जिसमें इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स े सुनवाई भी ह,ै” िब्द अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे ; (ii) उपजनयम (6) के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथायत ् :-- “परंत ु अनुिासन बोड य पिकारों म ें स े दकसी भी पिकार को भौजतक पद्धजत म ें आयोजित की िाने वाली दकसी जनयत सुनवाई म ें इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स े उपजस्ट्थत होन े के जलए अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।”।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 9. उि जनयम के जनयम 15 के उपजनयम (3) में, “अंजतम आदेि की एक प्रमाजणत प्रजत” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “रजिस्ट्रीकृत डाक या स्ट्पीड पोस्ट्ट या ई-मेल या दकसी अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलक्ट्ै राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स”े िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े । 10. उि जनयम के जनयम 18 में,-- (i) उपजनयम (6) म,ें “सुनवाई की तारीख, घण्टा और स्ट्थान” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “, जिसमें इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स े सुनवाई भी ह,ै” िब्द अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे ; (ii) उपजनयम (6) के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथायत ् :-- “परंत ु सजमजत पिकारों और साजियों म ें स े दकसी भी पिकार को भौजतक पद्धजत म ें आयोजित की िाने वाली दकसी जनयत सुनवाई म ें इलैक्ट्राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स े उपजस्ट्थत होन े के जलए अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।”। 11. उि जनयम के जनयम 19 के उपजनयम (3) म,ें “अंजतम आदेि की एक प्रमाजणत प्रजत” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “रजिस्ट्रीकृत डाक या स्ट्पीड पोस्ट्ट या ई-मेल या दकसी अन्‍दय मान्‍दयताप्राप्त इलक्ट्ै राजनक पद्धजत के माध्यम स”े िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े । 12. उि जनयम के प्ररूप 1 म,ें -- (i) खडं (3) म,ें “अंजतम पता” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “, ई-मेल पता, मोबाइल नंबर और लडैं लाइन नंबर” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े; (ii) खंड (4) म,ें “वृजिक पता” िब्दों के पश्चात,् “, ई-मेल पता, मोबाइल नंबर और लडैं लाइन नबं र” िब्द अंत:स्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंग े; (iii) अंत म,ें जनम्नजलजखत ठटप्पण अतं :स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथायत ् :-- “ठटप्पण :--कृपया पहचान और पत े का कोई सुसंगत सबूत सलं ग्न करें : आधार काडय/मतदाता पहचान पत्र/पासपोटय/चालन अनुज्ञजप्त ।”। [फा. स.ं 3/7/2015-पीआई] मनोि पाण्डेय, संयुि सजचव ठटप्पण : मूल जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें अजधसूचना स.ं सा.का.जन. 111(अ), तारीख 27 फरवरी, 2007 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और अंजतम बार अजधसूचना स.ं सा.का.जन. 314(अ), तारीख 23 अप्रलै , 2015 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थ े। MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th November, 2020 G.S.R. 696(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section 38A, read with sub-section (4) of section 21 and sub-sections (2) and (4) of section 21B of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1949), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Company Secretaries (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007, namely:— 1. Short-title and Commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Company Secretaries (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 2. In the Company Secretaries (Procedure of Investigations of Professional and Other Misconduct and Conduct of Cases) Rules, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule (6), after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(dd) “electronic mode” means and includes-- (i) filing of complaint, written statement, rejoinder, affidavits, submissions and any other documents by email or any other recognised electronic means or through the online portal; (ii) online payment of prescribed fees or amount of fine or cost as may be imposed by the Board of Discipline or the Disciplinary Committee; (iii) appearance and hearing through video conference or other audio visual means; (iv) service of notices or summons or communications by email or any other recognised electronic means;”. 3. In the said rules, in rule 3,— (a) in sub-rule (1) ,— (i) after the words “in triplicate”, the words, “or through electronic mode” shall be inserted; (ii) in the proviso,— (A) after the words, “by post or courier” the words “or through electronic mode” shall be inserted; (B) after the words, “in the directorate”, the words “or uploaded on portal” shall be inserted; (b) in sub-rule (6), after the words, “acknowledged by”, the words, “electronic mode or” shall be inserted; 4. In the said rules, in rule 4, in sub-rule (2), after the words, “shall be paid”, the words, “through electronic mode or” shall be inserted; 5. In the said rules, in rule 7, in sub-rule (1), after the words, “or courier”, the words, “or through electronic mode” shall be inserted; 6. In the said rules, in rule 8, in sub-rule (1),— (i) in clause (a), after the words, “at his professional address”, the words, “or at email address as per the records of the Institute or such other recognized electronic modes”, shall be inserted; (ii) in clause (b), (a) after the words, “address of its head office”, the words, “or at email address as per the records of the Institute” shall be inserted; (b) after the words, “maintained by the Institute”, the words, “or such other recognized electronic modes” shall be inserted; 7. In the said rules, in rule 10, in sub-rule (1), after the words, “acknowledgement due or speed post”, the words, “or at email address as per the records of the Institute or such other recognized electronic modes” shall be inserted; 8. In the said rules, in rule 14,— (i) in sub-rule (6), after the words, “hour and place of hearing”, the words, ”including hearing through electronic mode” shall be inserted; (ii) after sub-rule (6), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that the Board of Discipline may allow any of the parties to appear through electronic mode at any hearing scheduled to be held in physical mode”.;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 9. In the said rules, in rule 15, in sub-rule (3), after the words, “a certified copy of the final order”, the words, “through registered post or speed post or email or any other recognized electronic mode” shall be inserted; 10. In the said rules, in rule 18,— (i) in sub-rule (6), after the words, “hour and place of hearing”, the words, “including hearing through electronic mode” shall be inserted; (ii) after sub-rule (6), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that the Committee may allow any of the parties and witnesses to appear through electronic mode at any hearing scheduled to be held in physical mode.”; 11. In the said rules, in rule 19, in sub-rule (3), after the words, “a certified copy of the final order”, the words, “through registered post or speed post or email or any other recognized electronic mode.” shall be inserted; 12. In the said rules, in Form I,— (i) in clause (3), after the words, “latest address”, the words, “Email address, Mobile number and Landline number”, shall be inserted; (ii) in clause (4), after the words, “professional address”, the words, “Email address, Mobile number and Landline number”, shall be inserted; (iii) at the end, the following note shall be inserted, namely:-- “Note:- Please enclose any relevant proof of identity and address: Aadhaar Card/ Voter Election Card/Passport/Driving License.”. [F. No. 3/7/2015-PI] MANOJ PANDEY, Jt. Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 111(E), dated the 27th February, 2007 and lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 314(E), dated the 23rd April, 2015. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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