CORPORATE LAW

COMMITTEE

EVENT REPORT AS

A PART OF THE

DECENNIAL

CELEBRATION,

2017.

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 3

REPORT ON THE SEMINAR ............................................................................................................ 3

EVENT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 5

DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEAKERS ............................................................................................ 6

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ........................................................................................................... 7

PROPOSED BUDGET ............................................................................................................. 12

PHOTOGRAPHS .................................................................................................................... 14

REPORT ON THE GUEST LECTURE ........................................................................................................ 15

EVENT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 16

DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEAKERS .......................................................................................... 16

PROPOSED BUDGET ............................................................................................................. 17

PHOTOGRAPHS .................................................................................................................... 19

INTRODUCTION

Corporate law Committee organised and hosted two events, A Seminar and a Guest Lecture

as a part of the Decennial Celebration with the aim to impart knowledge in the field of

Corporate Law and bridge the gap between theoretical and practical field in relation to the

same. A detailed report of the same is given below.

REPORT ON THE SEMINAR

SEMINAR ON REGULATING PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES-ISSUES AND CHALLENGES, 2017

The Corporate Law Committee, School of Law, Christ University, organised a seminar on the

topic „Regulating Public Listed Companies in India : Issues and Challenges‟ as a part of its

Decennial Celebration. This seminar was conducted on 11th

September 2017, between

12:30pm and 5:30pm at Room No. 911, Central Block, Christ University.

This Seminar was organized with the objective to discuss and deliberate the legal regime and

the complex legal issues in the regulation of Public Listed Companies in India, with the help

of experts in the field of Corporate Law. The seminar received an overwhelming response

and was attended by Students, Academicians, Advocates, Company Secretaries, Chartered

Accountants, and several other interested persons from across the country.

The seminar comprehensively covered the following Sub-Themes:

1) The role of Independent Directors in strengthening corporate governance;

2) Prohibition of Insider Trading: Issues and Challenges;

3) Challenges under SEBI Takeover Regulations, 2011;

4) Regulating Intermediaries: Role of SEBI.

Experts in various fields of corporate law comprehensively dealt with each of these sub-

themes. Mr. Yashasvi Mohan Ram, a Partner at Platinum Partners, deliberated upon the sub-

theme “The role of Independent Directors in strengthening corporate governance”. This

session involved discussions on the issues involved in achieving the real objective of

appointing independent directors for corporate governance in the Companies Act, 2013.

Mr. Pramod S.M., a Senior Partner at BMP & Co., presided over the second and third

sessions of the seminar, on the sub-themes “Prohibition of Insider Trading: Issues and

Challenges” and “Challenges under SEBI Takeover Regulations, 2011”. In the second

session, the need for a revamp in the law regulating insider trading, as well as the salient

features of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 were discussed. The

third session involved deliberation upon the Takeover Regulations, and their role in meeting

corporate governance requirements during a takeover in order to ensure equality, fairness in

opportunity and transparency.

The last session of the seminar was conducted by Mr. CS Harish, a Manager at Bangalore

Regional Office, Central Depositories India Ltd., who deliberated upon the sub-theme

“Regulating Intermediaries: Role of SEBI”. Highlighting the importance of several

intermediaries in the securities market, including merchant bankers, stock brokers, bankers

and registrars to issues, debenture trustees, portfolio managers, share transfer agents, etc., the

session focused upon the regulation of the same. Several issues such as the need for investor

protection under the existing intermediary regime, lacunae in the law, and the need for

unification and codification of intermediary regulations were addressed.

The seminar was an enriching experience for all students and other participants. Participants

were provided with folders, concept note and stationery. Lunch was provided to all external

participants after the first session of the seminar and snacks were provided after the third

session to all the participants. The seminar was formally concluded by a „Vote of Thanks‟

given by the Convenors of the Corporate Law Committee.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

DATE OF THE EVENT 11th

September, 2017

VENUE Central Block, Room no. 911

TIME 12:30- 6:00 PM

NO. OF RESOURCE PERSONS 3

NAMES OF RESOURCE PERSON 1. Mr. C. S. Harisha

2. Mr. Yashasvi Mohan Ram

3. Mr. Pramod S.M

SUBJECT MATTER “Regulating Public Listed Companies: Issues and

Challenges”

NUMBER OF SESSIONS 4

DURATION OF EACH SESSION 1 hr

TOPICS FOR THE SESSIONS 1. The Role of Independent directors in

strengthening corporate governance.

2. Prohibition of Insider Trading: Issues and

Challenges.

3. Challenges under SEBI takeover

Regulations.

4. Regulating Intermediaries: Role of SEBI.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 37- External participants ( 32 attended)

96- Internal Participants

NATURE OF PARTICIPANTS Students

REGISTRATION FEES 500 per person, (no fees for SLCU Students)

INVITATION PROCESS Registration through online portal

THINGS AND FACILITIES PROVIDED TO

THE PARTICIPANTS

Stationary, Certificate of participation, Lunch,

snacks (No accommodation, No Travel)

THINGS AND FACILITIES PROVIDED TO

THE GUESTS

Honorarium, Stationery, Lunch, snacks, Travel

DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEAKERS

1. Mr. Yashasvi Mohan Ram is a partner at Platinum Partners, Bangalore. He

graduated from NLSIU Bangalore in 2001 and completed his MBA at Indian School

of Business Hyderabad. Until 2008 he had been at Platinum partner‟s pre-cursor firm

Daulet-Singh & Associates in Delhi. He then joined Platinum partners in 2010, after

having worked at White and Case‟s Singapore office for a little more than a year.

2. Mr. Pramod S.M. is a Senior Partner at BMP & Co. and is a specialist in corporate

law; mainly corporate compliance and risk management with 17 yrs of experience.

Apart from being a bachelor in law he is also a fellow Company Secretary.

3. Mr. C.S. Harisha is the manager at Bangalore Regional Office Central Depositories

India Ltd. He is also a law graduate and has worked in the field of capital markets for

18 years and has also served as the head of compliance and operations at Bangalore

stock exchange for 9 yrs.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

External Participants

SR.

NO.

Name College Name Attendance

1. Pragya Sharma R.N.Patel Ipcowana School of law Present

2. Barkavi. P Sastra University, School of Law, Tamil Nadu Absent

3. Rohitaa Babu Sastra University, School of Law, Tamil Nadu Absent

4. Komal Sharma Sastra University, School of Law, Tamil Nadu Present

5. Sowmya A.E Sastra University, School of Law, Tamil Nadu Present

6. Pooja Pradeep Sastra University, School of Law, Tamil Nadu Present

7. Thrinayana Sastra University, School of Law, Tamil Nadu Present

8. Vishal Nag Alliance University, Bangalore Present

9. R. Priyanka Sastra Law School, Tanjavur Present

10. Santhosi.E.B. Sastra University, Tamil Nadu Present

11. Gaurav Tripathi UPES, Dehradun Present

12. Gopal Ram

Subhramanyam

Designated Chief Consultant GR Resources,

Bangalore

Absent

13. Dhanya Mukund Alliance University, Bangalore Present

14. Akansha Maliya Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, UP Present

15. Aditya Prakhar

Srivastiva

Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, UP Present

16. Rahmathullah.M School of Legal Studies Cusat Present

17. Aishwariya Ravi

Kumar

School of Legal Studies Cusat Present

18. Devika Praveen School of Legal Studies Cusat Present

19. Karun Sanjaya School of Legal Studies Cusat Present

20. Shilpa B.P Assistant Prof Jagad Guru Renukachar College of

Law

Absent

21. Arun Sosalye Principal, Dr Ram Namar Mohiya College Absent

22. Rohan Amol Vidwans VIT University Chennai Present

23. Sadeshwari VIT University, Chennai Present

24. Sowburnika.Y VIT University, Chennai Present

25. Gabriela Micheal VIT University, Chennai Present

26. Hamsimi.S VIT University, Chennai Present

27. Saranya Bai VIT University, Chennai Present

28. Kabilan Ilangovn VIT University, Chennai Present

29. Ritula Mizam VIT University, Chennai Present

30. Chandra Priya VIT University, Chennai Present

31. Arvind J VIT University, Chennai Present

32. Chavi Shukla SLS Pune Present

33. Gautam Krishna Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies Present

34. Shamli Patgiri Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies Present

35. Ashni Das Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies Present

36. Ipshita Mukhrjee Advocate Present

37. Sonia S. Chandran Alliance University Present

Internal Participants

Sr no. Name Registration Number and Class

1) Sai Muralidhar K 1750127 BA LLB A

2) Aiswarya Hormis 1750241 BA LLB B

3) Divyanshu Modi 1750113 BA LLB A

4) Kushal Prasad 1750254 BA LLB B

5) Elizabeth Vinod 1650456 BBA LLB A

6) Nikunj Mehta 1650318 BA LLB C

7) Amrita S Nair 1650339 BA LLB C

8) Chandan BR Reddy 1650108 BA LLB A

9) Twinkle 1650170 BA LLB A

10) Saloni mittal 1650567 BBA LLB B

11) Vartika rungta 1650574 BBA LLB B

12) Anusha G Rao 1650444 BBA LLB A

13) Aditya.G 1650102 BA LLB A

14) Anurag A Rao 1650411 BBA LLB A

15) Carol Elsa Zachariah 1650244 BA LLB B

16) Kyle D‟souza 1650210 BA LLB B

17) Arya Kuttan 1650445 BBA LLB A

18) Aishani Rai 1650337 BA LLB C

19) Deepa Padmar 1650345 BA LLB C

20) Sanah Javed 1650361 BA LLB C

21) Shefali G 1650364 BA LLB C

22) Shrutika Lakhotia 1650366 BA LLB C

23) Ajay Noronha 1650174 BBA LLB A

24) Gowwtham Thelak V 1650420 BBA LLB A

25) Bodhi Satwa Som 1650307

26) Karan r Punjabi 1650423

27) Abhirami B 1650442

28) Somya Singh 1650571

29) Mehul Seth 1650528

30) Anushka Ambli 1650543

31) Manish Reddy 1650527

32) Pushkar Mankar 1650122

33) Mahaveer Jain 1650216

34) Rohan Jacob 1550539 BBA LLB B

35) H S Suhas 1550225 BA LLB B

36) Dewansh vashishth 1550121 BA LLB A

37) Aditya Choudhari 1550405 BBA LLB A

38) Amber kumrawat 1550403 BBA LLB A

39) Shikhar Gupta 1550376 BA LLB C

40) Dhanushwali R R 1550321 BA LLB C

41) Abhinaya Sridharan 1550502 BBA LLB B

42) Kruthika Venkatesh 1550530 BBA LLB B

43) Aswin Seshadri 1550421 BBA LLB A

44) Adith Victor 1550404 BBA LLB A

45) Aman Varma 1550107 BA LLB A

46) Shirisha B Reddy 1550360 BA LLB C

47) Harsh 1550125 BA LLB A

48) Aditye arora 1550406 BBA LLB A

49) Karann Damani 1550423 BBA LLB A

50) Kashika Gera 1550424 BBA LLB A

51) Shreyasee Mukherjee 1550262 BA LLB B

52) Shivam Bhargav 1550163 BA LLB A

53) Eshita Pallavi 1550122 BA LLB A

54) K.Mythiraye 1550422 BBA LLB A

55) Vikram V 1550373 BA LLB C

56) ANIRUDH A. KULKARNI 1650104 BA LLB A

57) Kritanjali Sarda 1550333 BA LLB C

58) Yeshwanth M C 1550572 BBA LLB B

59) Prateek Virmani 1550465 BBA LLB A

60) C.K.Anisha 1550510 BBA LLB B

61) Sanketh HK 1550447 BBA LLB A

62) Meghna Menda 1550137 BA LLB A

63) Sanjana Reddy 1550258 BA LLB B

64) Shubhika Saluja 1550551 BBA LLB B

65) Vyshak Manikanta S 1550276 BA LLB B

66) Bharat S 1550414

67) Niranjan E.V 1550343

68) Adithya V.J 1550305

69) Ankita Horo 1550310

70) Shyam Harindra 1550264

71) Ritika S 1550351

72) Aarthi S 1416059 4 BA LLB A

73) Aakash Raman Sinha 1416404 BBA LLB B

74) Akshay Agrawal 1416466 BBA LLB B

75) Nirupama Valluru 1416454 BBA LLB B

76) Eldho Jacob Philip 1416034 BA LLB A

77) Abhinav Benjamin 1416014 BA LLB A

78) Romario V 1416027 BA LLB A

79) Arjun Nair 1416435 BBA LLB B

80) Sajal Awasthi 1416263 BA LLB C

81) Harsha Srinivas Kuna 1416415 BBA LLB B

82) Kunal Jain 1416403 BBA LLB B

83) Rohini Gupta 1416455 BBA LLB B

84) Naman Arora 1416208 BA LLB C

85) Arindam Baruah 1416006 BA LLB A

86) Shivani Shetty 1416029 BA LLB A

87) Ayusshi Agarwal 1416458 BBA LLB B

88) Siddharth Nunes 1416406 BBA LLB B

89) Mohit BM 1416223 BA LLB C

90) Arlin Koshny 1416017 BA LLB A

91) Mayuri Menon 1416037 BA LLB A

92) Abhinandan jain 1316202 BA LLB C

93) Mythili 1316425 BBA LLB B

94) C.Ramya 1316407 BBA LLB B

95) Krutika Khare 1316125 BA LLB B

96) Debjyoti Saha 1316410 BBA LLB B

PROPOSED BUDGET

1. TRAVEL EXPENSES

Details Break-up Total

Taxi Fare For Four

Speakers

Pick-up & Drop Rs. 1000 x 4 4000/-

Total Rs. 4000

2. HONORARIUM

Details Break-up Total

Honorarium For

Four Speakers

Honorarium + 18%

GST

Rs. 3540 x 4

(3000+540) x 4

14160/-

Total: Rs. 14160

3. HOSPITALITY (FOR FOUR SPEAKERS)

Particulars Break-up Amount Total

Lunch For Four Speakers Rs. 100 x 4 400 + 12%

GST

(400+48)

448/-

Tea and Snacks For Four Speakers Rs. 50 x 4 200 + 12%

GST

(200+24)

224/-

Bouquet Rs. 150 x 4 600 + 12%

GST

(600+72)

672/-

Total: Rs. 1344/-

4. FOR PARTICIPANTS

Particulars Break-up Total

Tea & Snacks For 150 Participants Rs. 30 x 150 4500 + 12%

GST (4500

+540)

5040/-

Folder – Only 50 Participants Outside

The College

Rs. 55 x 50

2750 + 12%

GST (2750

+330)

3080/-

Certificates – 200 Participants Rs. 10 x 200 2000 + 12%

GST (2000

+240)

2240/-

Lunch - Only 50 Participants Outside

The College

Rs. 100 x 50 5000 + 12%

GST (5000

+600)

5600/-

Total Rs. 15960/-

5. MISCELLANEOUS:

Petrol, Phone Bill, Photo Copy, etc 500/-

TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR

SEMINAR

Rs (4000+14160+1344+15960+500)

= Rs 35964

PHOTOGRAPHS

REPORT ON THE GUEST LECTURE The Corporate Law Committee, School of Law, Christ University, organised a guest lecture

on the topic „Corporate Insolvency Process under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016‟ as

a part of its Decennial Celebration. This guest lecture was conducted on 12th

September 2017,

between 9:30 am and 12:30pm at Room No. 911, Central Block, Christ University.

The Guest Lecture was organized with the objective to provide a platform for deliberations

and discussions on the reforms brought out as well as the issues and concerns arising out of

the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 with the help of experts in the field of corporate

law. The lecture was attended by all students of the 4th

Year from School of Law, Christ

University.

Experts in the field comprehensively dealt with all aspects of insolvency and bankruptcy law

in India. Mr. Vasanth Kumar, current Chairmen at the Bangalore Chapter of Institute of

Companies Secretaries of India (ICSI) and a qualified Insolvency Professional deliberated

upon the position of law regarding insolvency and bankruptcy prior to the introduction of the

Code. The need for the Code as well as its salient features were also highlighted in this

session.

Mr. Hari Babu Thota,an Insolvency Professional, and Ex-Chairmen at the Bangalore Chapter

of Institute of Companies Secretaries of India (ICSI) was the speaker for the second session

of the guest lecture. In this session, all aspects of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

were covered in detail and several important details of the code were also discussed.

The final session of the guest lecture was covered by Mr. Dushyanta Kumar, an Insolvency

Professional and currently the Company Liquidator of the United Breweries Ltd. & the

Kingfisher Ltd. He deliberated upon important judicial decisions regarding insolvency and

bankruptcy, as well as the road ahead for the implementation of the Code.

The guest lecture was an stirring and enlightening experience for all student participants, and

was concluded by a formal „Vote of Thanks‟ given by the Convenors of the Corporate Law

Committee.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

DATE OF THE EVENT 12th

September, 2017

VENUE Central Block, Room no.911

TIME 9:30 AM- 1 PM

NO. OF RESOURCE PERSONS 3

PROPOSED NAMES OF RESOURCE

PERSONS

Mr. Vasantha Kumar, Mr. Dushyanta Kumar,

Mr. Hari babu Thota, Mr. V.N Dubey.

TOPIC “Insolvency and Bankruptcy code”

PARTICIPANTS Compulsory for All 4th

Year Students of

School of Law, Christ University

REGISTRATION FEES Nil

INVITATION PROCESS Registration through online portal

DESCRIPTION OF THE SPEAKERS

1. Mr. Vasantha Kumar: Mr. Vasanth Kumar is currently the Chairmen at the

Bangalore Chapter of Institute of Companies Secretaries of India (ICSI). He has also

been appointed as an Insolvency Professional under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy

Code, 2016.

2. Mr. Hari babu Thota: He is currently an Insolvency Professional, and has also been

the Chairmen at the Bangalore Chapter of Institute of Companies Secretaries of India

(ICSI).

3. Mr. Dushyanta Kumar- Mr. Dushyanta Kumar is currently the Company Liquidator

of the United Breweries Ltd. & the Kingfisher Ltd., he has also been appointed as the

Insolvency Professional.

PROPOSED BUDGET

1. TRAVEL EXPENSES

Details Break-up Total

Taxi Fare For Three

Speakers

Pick-up & Drop Rs. 1000 x 3 3000/-

Total Rs. 3000

1. HONORARIUM

Details Break-up Total

Honorarium For

Three Speakers

Honorarium + 18%

GST

Rs. 3540 x 3

(3000+540) x 3

10620/-

Total: Rs. 10620

2. HOSPITALITY (FOR THREE SPEAKERS)

Particulars Break-up Amount Total

Lunch For Three Speakers Rs. 100 x 3 300 + 12%

GST (300

+36)

336/-

Tea and Snacks For Three

Speakers

Rs. 50 x 3 150 + 12%

GST (150

+18)

168/-

Bouquet For Three Speakers Rs. 150 x 3 450 + 12%

GST (450

+54)

504/-

Total: Rs. 1008/-

3. MISCELLANEOUS:

Petrol, Phone Bill, Photo Copy, etc 500/-

TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR

GUEST LECTURE

Rs (3000+10620+1008+500) =

Rs 15128

PHOTOGRAPHS