Company Law Articles, Notification and Circular

According to Section 299 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors of the Company place Form 24AA, when they are appointed in the Board and every year at the last month of the Financial Year after its renewal. The format of Form 24AA is prescribed under Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms, 1956. The Form 24AA is shown the nature of interest in any Contract or Arrangement of Directors. Full Article

The incorporation is the birth of the Company and thereafter the Company comes into existence. As soon as the Company is registered under the Companies Act, the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 is applicable on that Company. There are a lot of Sections under the Companies Act, 1956 which touch the Company but I am here to discuss only sub section (2) of Section 166 of the Companies Act, 1956. Full Article

In order to deter chief executives and other senior functionaries from indulging in Satyam type accounting fraud, the Companies Bill 2011 stipulates that such officials will have to refund the remuneration received in case the accounts are re-stated. Full Article

In order to provide enhanced services to its stakeholders, MCA in a joined up service with the Trademark department has provided a facility for searching the trademark database before applying for Name availability. You can now use the link 'Public Search of Trade Marks' available on the MCA21 portal before applying for a company name to verify that the name is not subjected to any trademark or pending for trademark registration. Full Article

The government withdrew the Companies Bill and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill on Wednesday after the BJP opposed the first and coalition ally Trinamool Congress withdrew its support for the other. Full Article

NOTIFICATION [F. NO. 2/6/2008-CL.V], DATED 14-12-2011 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 641 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following alterations in the Schedule XIV of the said Act namely :- In Schedule XIV to the Companies Act, 1956, under the heading II PLANT AND MACHINERY, under item (ii) relating to special rates, in sub-item B.7, for the entries, the following entries shall respect.. Full Article

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2), (5) and (8) of section 25 and sub-section (2) of section 609 of the Companies Act, 1956(1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Companies Regulations, 1956, namely :— 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 18-12-2011. Full Article

You are aware that a select class of companies have to file their financial statements for financial year 2010-11 using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) vide Companies (Filing of Documents and Forms in eXtensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2011. Owing to fervent requests from stakeholders, last date of XBRL filings by a company have been extended up to 31.12.2011 or within 60 days from its due date of filing, whichever is later, without any addition.. Full Article