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Corporate Governance & Fraud Risk Management
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Corporate Governance & Fraud Risk Management

by Balwinder Singh
January 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
92 pages
3h 17m
English
Pearson Education India
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86 | Chapter 10
Lifting the Corporate Veil
In normal course regulatory agencies use various
regulatory tools of technical scrutiny, inspection etc
by treating each company as a separate legal entity.
However the approach of the regulators and en-
forcement agencies need to change when it comes
to tackling the problem of shell companies and
front companies that are used as tools for fraudu-
lent activities. In such cases, it becomes necessary
to lift the corporate veil and identify the individu-
als responsible directly. In the Skipper Construction
Company case, the Supreme Court has very clear-
ly laid down this principle. The fact that promot
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ISBN: 9789332540866