Tag: Dematerialisation
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Demat and Pre-2019 Transfers: Implications of SEBI’s Proposed for Listed Companies
[Gungun Sharma and Vibhor Maloo are 4th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] On October 17, 2025, Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a consultation paper proposing amendments to the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR Regulations”) to resolve a long-standing issue of transfer of shares executed in physical form before
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Rights for Wrongs: Potential Deprivation of Shareholders’ Property Rights under the Mandatory Demat Rule
[Payal Agarwal is a Partner at Vinod Kothari & Co] The mandatory dematerialisation provisions under the Companies Act, 2013 require companies to issue their securities and facilitate transfer requests in dematerialised form. For private companies, the mandate has become effective since 30 June 2025. Hence, every private company (barring a small company) is now required to
