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Restructuring of ROC Jurisdiction In Delhi

Company Law : MCA has split Delhi’s ROC into South and Central jurisdictions effective 16 February 2026. Companies must verify their district ...

February 19, 2026 480 Views 0 comment Print

From Idea to Identify: Company Registration in India

Company Law : Company registration gives a business separate legal identity and limited liability protection. It is essential to operate legally...

February 17, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Fast Track Merger under the Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The 2025 amendment broadens eligibility under Section 233, allowing more small, start-up, and unlisted companies to use the Region...

February 17, 2026 33069 Views 1 comment Print

Why You Should Choose OPC Company Registration in India?

Company Law : The One Person Company structure offers separate legal identity and limited liability under the Companies Act, 2013. It allows sin...

February 14, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of Statutory Auditors under the Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The Companies Act prescribes detailed procedures for appointing first and subsequent auditors, including tenure limits and mandato...

February 14, 2026 534 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


ICSI Requests for Establishment of NCLT Bench at Pune, Maharashtra

Company Law : ICSI has urged the government to set up an NCLT Bench in Pune citing 30,600 pending cases and prolonged insolvency timelines. The ...

February 14, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Requests for Establishment of NCLT Bench at Patna, Bihar

Company Law : With insolvency cases taking up to 853 days against the 330-day mandate, concerns over NCLT backlog have intensified. A new bench ...

February 14, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

MCA21 V3 Boosts Ease of Doing Business with 98% Helpdesk Resolution Rate

Company Law : The upgraded MCA21 V3 portal processed over 3.84 crore filings in five years and resolved 98% of helpdesk grievances in FY 2025-26...

February 11, 2026 465 Views 0 comment Print

No Evidence of Rising Companies Act Non-Compliance, Govt Informs Parliament

Company Law : The Government clarified that decade-long data does not show a consistent upward trend in non-compliance. While penalties have inc...

February 10, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Government Explains Action Against Shell Companies and Capital Rotation

Company Law : The Government clarified how regulatory powers and red-flag indicators are used to tackle shell and dormant companies misused for ...

February 10, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Contract Termination not triggered by insolvency is not barred by moratorium u/s. 14 of IBC: NCLAT Delhi

Company Law : NCLAT Delhi held that termination of contract not triggered by the insolvency of Corporate Debtor and therefore not barred by mora...

February 17, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot Remands Sec 50C Addition – Mandatory DVO Reference Required When Assessee Disputes Stamp Value

Company Law : The Tribunal ruled that adopting stamp duty value without obtaining a DVO report violates Section 50C when the assessee disputes f...

February 17, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Threshold criteria applies only at the time of filing section 7 application under IBC

Company Law : NCLAT Delhi held that the threshold criteria is applicable at the time of filing Section 7 application under Insolvency and Bankru...

February 12, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Declines Interference in Liquidation Over Time-Barred Tax Claim

Company Law : The appellate tribunal upheld rejection of a tax claim submitted long after the liquidation deadline. The ruling reiterates that b...

February 10, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

Repeated application u/s. 94 of IBC dismissed as made with intention to defeat recovery proceedings under SARFAESI

Company Law : NCLAT Delhi held that repeated application under section 94 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code for taking refuge of moratorium ...

February 7, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Penalty Imposed for Delay in Appointing Independent Directors

Company Law : The Registrar penalized the officer in default for failing to appoint the required number of independent directors within the pres...

February 19, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Disqualified Directors Signed Financial Statements

Company Law : The order held that signing financial statements during disqualification violated Section 134(1). The key takeaway is that such no...

February 19, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty for Delay in Filing DIR-12 After Company Secretary’s Resignation

Company Law : The order held that failure to file DIR-12 within 30 days of resignation violated Section 170(2). The key takeaway is that adminis...

February 19, 2026 744 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Kolkata imposes ₹1 Lakh Penalty for Delay in Appointing Two Independent Directors

Company Law : The Registrar imposed a penalty for failure to appoint the required two independent directors within the prescribed three-month pe...

February 19, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Chhattisgarh Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Penalty for Failure to Maintain Registered Office

Company Law : The ROC Chhattisgarh held that repeated return of official letters marked Not Known proved non-compliance with Section 12(1) of th...

February 17, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print


Notification No. G.S.R. 97(E), dated 28.02/1997

February 28, 1997 688 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 642 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and all other powers hereunto enabling, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms, 1956.

Notification No. G.S.R.94(E), dated 26.02.1997

February 26, 1997 766 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 621 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and in supersession of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs (Department of Company Affairs) notifica­tion number G. S. R. 69 (E) dated the 15th February, 1995,

Notification No. G.S.R. 80(E), dated 17.02.1997

February 17, 1997 877 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 530 of the Companies Act, 1956 ( I of 1956) the Central Government hereby notifies that the sum to which priority shall be given under clause (b) of sub section (1) of section 530 of the said Act with effect from 1st day of March, 1997 shall not in case of any one claimant, exceed the sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only.

Revised Cost Audit Order on annual basis issued to the existing companies

June 8, 1993 541 Views 0 comment Print

You may be aware that the Department of Company Affairs have recently issued revised annual cost audit orders for the financial year ending 31.3.1994 and continuously thereafter to all those companies which were previously subjected to cost audit for every alternate financial years. A list containing the names of these companies is being sent separately to the Secretary of your Institute.

Maintenance of books of cost accounts as per Cost Accounting Records Rules

June 7, 1993 3289 Views 0 comment Print

It has been brought to the notice of this Department that many of the companies for which maintenance of books of accounts have been made mandatory under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 and Cost Accounting Records Rules prescribed, have failed to keep such books of accounts in the manner indicated thereunder

Yashovardhan Saboo vs Groz-Beckert Saboo Ltd. And Ors. (CLB)

October 22, 1992 3565 Views 0 comment Print

One of the tests of what constitutes ‘oppression’ within the meaning of Section 397 of the Act is to see whether the majority is taking an unfair advantage of their position as a majority. The second test is to find out whether in the exercise of the fiduciary power, the group concerned was attempting to destroy the existing majority or to create a new majority which did not exist previously.

Modification in sections 217(e)(1), 620 of the Companies Act 1956

September 10, 1990 988 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of sectio,i 620 of the Companies Act. 1956 ( I of 1956). the Central Govern­ment hereby directs that the provisions of clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of the said Act read with the Companies.

General Circular No. 3/8/89-CL.V, dated 05/03/1990

March 5, 1990 814 Views 0 comment Print

directed to refer to your letter no. PD/69/90 dated 19.2.90 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the cost auditor shall be deemed to have concluded his appointment as soon as he renders a report to the Central Government in accordance with the Cost Audit Report Rules. The specified number of companies for the purpose of section 23 3B (2) of the Act

Clarification under Section 224 (1) of the Companies Act, 1956

March 2, 1990 1066 Views 0 comment Print

directed to refer to your letter no. CLC/79/89 dated 8th January, 1990 on the subject mentioned above and to say that while giving a certificate in terms of provision to sub-section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, the auditor or auditors will not take into account the actual appointments as auditors in the companies but also their proposed appointment in companies for which they have given their consent.

Authentication of previous year figures in the Cost Audit Report

January 9, 1990 700 Views 0 comment Print

After a careful examination of the statement made by the cost auditors, the Department is of the view that it would be more appropriate if while mentioning the figures for previous year, the Cost Auditor certifies the position by means of note that figures so stated are on the basis of information furnished by the management, for which he has obtained a certificate from them.

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