PENALTIES Flashcards
124
“Failure to comply with
Unpaid Dividend account provisions”
Company
Fine: Minimum 5,00,000 ; Maximum 25,00,000
Officer-in- default
Fine: Minimum 1,00,000 ; Maximum 5,00,000
127
Failure to pay dividend within 30 days of declaration of dividend
Director
“(i) Imprisonment: Maximum 2 years; and
(ii) Fine: Minimum: Rs. 1,000 per day for each day of default.”
Company
Liable to pay simple interest @ 18% per annum
128(6)
Contravention of Sec. 128 (Maintenance of proper books of account)
Persons responsible
“(i) Managing director
(ii) Whole-time director in charge of finance
(iii) Chief Financial Officer
(iv) Any other person of a company charged by the Board with such duty”
Punishment for contravention
“(i) Imprisonment upto 1 year, or
(ii) Fine: Minimum Rs. 50,000; Maximum Rs. 5,00,000.
(iii) Both
134(8)
“Contravention of Sec.
134 (Board’s Report)”
Company
Fine: Minimum Rs. 50,000; Maximum Rs. 25,00,000.
Every officer in default
“(i) Imprisonment upto 3 years; or
(ii) Fine: Minimum Rs. 50,000, Maximum Rs. 5,00,000; or
(iii) Both”
135
Corporate Social Responsibility
Company
i) Fine: Minimum Rs. 50,000; ii)Maximum Rs. 25,00,000
Every officer in default
“i) Imprisonment upto 3 years
ii) Fine: Minimum Rs. 50,000; iii)Maximum Rs. 5,00,000
iv) Both”
136(3)
“Contravention of Sec.
136 (Circulation of”
Company
Fine: Rs. 25,000
137(3)
“financial statements)
Contravention of Sec. 137 (Filing of financial statement and other documents with the Registrar)”
Every officer in default
Fine: Rs. 5,000
Company
“Penalty of Rs. 1,000 for every day during which the failure continues but which shall not be more than Rs. 10 lakh.
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, w.r.e.f. 2-11-2018”
MD and CFO
“(i)Penalty-Min:1lakh
(ii)Continuingfailure-100/day upto5lakh”
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, w.r.e.f. 2-11-2018
In case there is no MD and CFO, a director who is charged by the Board with the responsibility of complying with the provisions of this section, shall be liable to punishment. However, if no director is so charged by the Board, then, all the directors of the company shall be liable to punishment.
140(3)
Contravention of Sec. 140(2) (Failure to file the Statement in Form ADT – 3 by the auditor within 30 days of resignation)
Person liable for contravention
The auditor
Punishment for contravention
“(i) Minimum Penalty: Rs. 50,000 orremunerationwhicheveris less
(ii)Continuingfailure-500/day upto5lakh
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, w.r.e.f. 2-11-2018”
"147(1) and 148(8)" "Contravention of Sec. 139 to 146 OR" Contravention of Sec. 148
Company "(i) Minimum Fine: Rs. 25,000 (ii) Maximum Fine: Rs. 5,00,000" Officer in default "(i) Maximum Imprisonment: 1 year, or (ii) Fine: Minimum Rs. 10,000; Maximum Rs. 1,00,000; or (iii) Both"
“147(2)
and 148(8)”
“Contravention of Sec. 139, 143, 144 or 145 by the auditor
OR” Contravention of Sec. 148 by the cost auditor
Person liable for contravention
“(i) The auditor
(ii) The cost auditor”
Punishment for contravention
“(a) Fine: Minimum Rs. 25,000; Maximum Rs. 5,00,000 orfour timestheremunerationofthe auditor,whicheverisless
(b) If a contravention is committed knowingly or wilfully with the intention to deceive the company or its shareholders or creditors or tax authorities, then punishment shall be-
(a) Maximum Imprisonment: 1 year; and
(b) Fine: Minimum Rs. 1 lakh; Maximum Rs. 25 lakh oreight timestheremunerationofthe auditor,whicheverisless
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, w.e.f 9-2-2018”
159
Contravention of Sec. 152, 155 and 156
PenaltyuptoRs 50,000plusuptoRs.500perday incaseofcontinuingdefault. Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, w.r.e.f. 2-11-2018
165(6)
A person accepts directorships exceeding the maximum number of directorships
Penalty Rs. 5,000 for during every day after the first which the contravention continues.Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, w.r.e.f. 2-11-2018
166(7)
Contravention of Sec. 166 (Duties of directors)
The director shall be punishable with-
(i) Minimum fine of Rs. 1 lakh:
(ii) Maximum fine of Rs. 5 lakh.
167(2)
A person functions as a director even when his office is vacated
(i) Imprisonment upto 1 year; or
(ii) Fine: Minimum Rs or . 1 lakh; Maximum Rs. 5 lakh;
(iii) Both
172
“Contravention of any provision of Chapter XI of CA, 2013 (viz. Sec.
149 to 172) for which no specific punishment is provided”
The company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be punishable with-
(i) Minimum fine of Rs. 50,000
(ii) Maximum fine of Rs. 5 lakh
173(4)
Failure to give notice of Board meeting
Person liable for contravention "Every officer of the company whose duty is to give notice of Board meeting." Punishment for contravention Penalty of Rs. 25,000
178(8)
Contravention of Sec. 177 or 178 (Audit Committee, Vigil “Mechanism and
Nomination and Remuneration Committee)”
Company "(i) Minimum Fine: Rs. 1 lakh (ii) Maximum Fine: Rs. 5 lakh" Officer in default "(i) Maximum Imprisonment: 1 year (ii) Fine: Minimum Rs. 25,000; Maximum Rs. 1 lakh; or (iii) Both"
182(4)
Contravention of Sec. 182 (Political contribution)
Company
Fine: Upto 5 times the amount so contributed
Officer in default
“(i) Imprisonment upto 6 months, and
(ii) Fine upto 5 times the amount so contributed”