https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=11286 Small and retail shareholders cannot dematerialise shares because corporate and securities registries lack a unified searchable name-history, depository rules restrict cross-depository Basic Services Demat Account access and certain securities are dematerialisable only on one depository, and PAN/linkage and unclaimed-transfer processes lead to automatic transfers; the author urges registry transparency, cross-depository BSDA access, harmonised demat eligibility, and a physical-to-holding-receipt procedure to enable later demat and collect PAN data. en-us Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:14:59 +0530 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:14:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=11286 Small and retail shareholders cannot dematerialise shares because corporate and securities registries lack a unified searchable name-history, depository rules restrict cross-depository Basic Services Demat Account access and certain securities are dematerialisable only on one depository, and PAN/linkage and unclaimed-transfer processes lead to automatic transfers; the author urges registry transparency, cross-depository BSDA access, harmonised demat eligibility, and a physical-to-holding-receipt procedure to enable later demat and collect PAN data. Articles Corporate Laws / IBC / SEBI Thu, 06 Apr 2023 10:14:59 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=11286