{"id":17582,"date":"2022-01-21T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-ptc-india-directors\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T20:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T14:30:59","slug":"biz-ptc-india-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-ptc-india-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"There will be fair inquiry into alleged corp governance issues at PFS, says promoter PTC India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3494821288\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>       New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) PTC India Chairman and Managing Director Rajib K Mishra on Friday said there will be a fair inquiry into alleged corporate governance issues at its subsidiary PFS where all independent directors resigned enmasse over the issues.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-1321351695\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p> In an unusual development, all three independent directors of PTC India Financial Services (PFS), which is a systemically-important Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) &#8212; put in their papers on Wednesday. Kamlesh Shivji Vikamsey, Santosh B Nayar and Thomas Mathew T had resigned on the grounds of corporate governance issues at the company.<\/p>\n<p> Against this backdrop, Mishra, who is part of the PFS board, said the company&#8217;s board will be meeting on January 22 (Saturday) while the board of PTC India will hold its meeting on January 27 (Thursday).<\/p>\n<p> Addressing a virtual press meet, Mishra said that a senior level committee is looking into the issues raised by the independent directors and the committee would be submitting its report to the board of PTC India.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-1547446131\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p> He assured a fair inquiry into the allegations.<\/p>\n<p> If there is need, then the company would rope in a third party to ensure independence and impartial inquiry, he said.<\/p>\n<p> Mishra also made it clear that the decision about a third party inquiry would be taken by the board of the PTC India after going through the senior level committee&#8217;s report.<\/p>\n<p> The committee has been constituted by the board of PTC India.<\/p>\n<p> About the three independent directors quitting the board of PFS, Mishra raised doubts about their intentions, saying that the resignation letters of two directors are almost the same.<\/p>\n<p> He also pointed out that there were many factual errors in the resignation letters of the directors.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-3040243044\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p> When asked about the agenda for the meeting of PFS board on Saturday, Mishra did not divulge any details, saying it was confidential.<\/p>\n<p> He assured that independent directors will be appointed on PFS board at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p> At present, Mishra and Pankaj Goel are nominee directors on the board of PFS while Pawan Singh is Managing Director and CEO.<\/p>\n<p> As per norms, PFS should have three independent directors on its board.<\/p>\n<p> On Thursday, a day after the enmasse resignations of the independent directors, PFS told the stock exchanges, &#8220;we are in receipt of resignations from three independent directors mentioning some reasons&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We refute the allegations by the outgoing directors, which were due to our adherence to best corporate governance practices under guidance of promoter, regulator and Government of India,&#8221; the company had said.<\/p>\n<p> It had also said the  matter will be addressed at the board level and subsequent update will be communicated to all the stakeholders appropriately.<\/p>\n<p> On Thursday, PTC India admitted that &#8220;there are difference of opinion at operation &#038; board level of PFS on few issues&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> In their resignation letters, the three independent directors had alleged that certain actions of the chairman of the board and managing director of the company are &#8220;ultra-vires&#8221; and &#8220;in violation&#8221; of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.<\/p>\n<p> The independent directors had also referred to issues regarding a Rs 125 crore bridge loan given to NSL Nagapatnam Power and Infratech Pvt Ltd, besides alleging that &#8220;no action&#8221; has been taken on certain corporate governance matters.<\/p>\n<p> Pointing out that independent directors&#8217; communications were blatantly ignored, they had said &#8220;such non-cooperation on the part of the management and the company is unfortunate and a deterrent to the spirit of the law and impedes the functioning of the independent directors on the board of the listed company.&#8221; \t PFS, promoted by PTC India, is registered with the RBI and is a systemically-important non-deposit taking NBFC. 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