Section 2(1)(b) in Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018
(b)"associate" in relation to a person shall include another person:(i)who, directly or indirectly, by himself, or in combination with other persons, exercises control over the first person;(ii)who holds control of atleast twenty percent of the total voting power of the first person;(iii)who is a holding company or a subsidiary company of the first person(iv)who is a relative of the first person;(v)who is a member of a Hindu Undivided Family wherein the first person is also a member;(vi)such other cases where the Board is of the view that a person shall be considered as an associate based on the facts and factors including the extent of control, independence, conflict of interest;