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Enforcement action or shoot at sight?

The fear of enforcement action often undermines the objective of achieving quality in corporate governance

Why, how, and to what extent AI could enter the decision-making boardroom?
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Somasekhar Sundaresan
Corporate India is heaving a si­gh of relief. In emphatic itera­tion, the Ministry of Co­rporate Affairs (MCA) issued last week, a “standard operating procedure” directing that legal proceedings for non-co­m­pliance with company law must not be routinely taken up against independent directors and non-executive directors. 
 
Titled “clarification” on prosecutions filed or adjudication proceedings initia­ted against such persons, the circular ma­kes it clear that the key managerial personnel and whole-time directors who are associated with managing the day-to-day functioning of a company must be liable for defaults of a company. While one can think of this as a welcome development,
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