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Company Law : The article explains the legal framework governing debenture issuance under the Companies Act, 2013. It outlines the types of debe...
Company Law : Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 permits companies to raise funds from a select group of investors through private placement....
Company Law : The 2025 amendments significantly expand the scope of fast-track mergers by allowing more categories of companies, including eligi...
Company Law : The article explains the legal framework governing share capital and share issuance under the Companies Act, 2013. It highlights h...
Company Law : The article explains how Section 118 mandates the preparation and preservation of meeting minutes to ensure transparency and accou...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : The issue concerns eligibility and participation rules for the convocation. ICSI has clarified that members who do not attend will...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : Resolution Professional (RP) was fully justified in seeking possession through the insolvency process itself, the NCLAT affirmed t...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that unregistered profit-sharing agreements do not create leasehold or occupancy rights in immovable property. The ...
Company Law : While approving the resolution plan, NCLT clarified that exemptions relating to taxes, duties, and statutory compliances must be o...
Company Law : A Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) could not avoid a CoC-approved resolution plan by claiming that the Letter of Intent (LoI)...
Company Law : NCLAT held that the order appointing the Resolution Professional under Section 97 was obtained on the basis of misrepresented a...
Company Law : The MCA has amended the valuation rules to require Registered Valuer Organisations to maintain a minimum paid-up capital of ₹25 ...
Company Law : The Registrar of Companies penalized the company and its authorized signatory after an incorrect document was attached with Form A...
Company Law : MCA amends Schedule VII of the Companies Act to include subscription to zero coupon zero principal instruments on Social Stock Exc...
Company Law : MCA has amended the CSR Rules to recognize zero coupon zero principal instruments issued by Social Stock Exchange-listed NPOs. The...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai held that repeated return of official notices proved non-maintenance of a registered office under Section 12(1) of the ...
The Challenge to the NCLT & NCALT: The five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India Justice KG Balakrishnan, Justice RV Raveendran, Justice DK Jain, Justice P Sathasivam and Justice JM Panchal has delivered its judgment on the legality of the constitution of National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal under the Companies Act, 1956 through Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002.
UOI vs. R. Gandhi (Supreme Court – 5 Judges). Parliament is competent to constitute Tribunals for special Acts. However, the failure to ensure independence of judiciary and separation of judicial and executive power renders the Company Law Tribunal unconstitutional. Suggestions given on how to remedy the defects.
A meeting of the Core Group constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for convergence of Indian Accounting Standards with the International financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) from the year 2011 was held on 11th January, 2010 and on 29th March, 2010 under the chairmanship of Shri R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary , Ministry of Corporate Affairs. These meetings were attended by the officials from Ministry of Finance, SEBI, RBI, IRDA C&AG, PFRDA, ICAI, Industry Representatives and other experts.
In a landmark judgment, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the legality of the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002, providing for the establishment of the National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal to deal exclusively with the company cases for their speedy disposal.
The five-judge Constitution Bench ruled that the National Company Law Tribunal can be set up only after amending the law. But, it did not decide on the fate of the National Tax Tribunal, another important body envisaged as a fast-track alternative disputes resolution mechanism.
I was writing on legal reforms as I am concerned with the standards in the profession, the delay in rendering justice and especially the dignity of the legal profession. Given the limitations, Indian Judiciary has discharged its constitutional responsibilities well. The issue of delay in rendering justice and the corruption is a bigger issue to deal with.
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will deliver on Tuesday a much-awaited judgment on the formation of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The decision is unanimous and it comes six years after the court admitted the appeal.
Companies may have to pay stamp duty on mergers and acquisitions in states like West Bengal, which do not have their own Act in this regard. This will happen if the Finance Ministry”s suggestions on amendments to the over-a-century-old Indian Stamp Act are implemented without any change.
The law on nomination of shares held in companies has taken a new meaning with perhaps the first interpretation of the provisions governing nomination in the Companies Act, 1956 by the Bombay high court. Interpreting Section 109A of the Companies Act, the court has ruled that the rights of a nominee to shares of a company would override the rights of heirs to whom property may be bequeathed.
The Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) has sent notices to all IPL franchisees, both old and new, asking them to furnish detailed company-related information. “We have sent notices to all the IPL franchisees to gather all corporate details and we are waiting for them to reply,” MCA secretary R Bandyopadhyay said here today on the sidelines of an interactive session with members of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
