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Company Law : This guide explains the legal provisions, procedural steps, and filing requirements involved in converting a public company into a...
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 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 : The NCLAT held that winding-up proceedings transferred to the NCLT must satisfy the threshold applicable under the IBC at the time...
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 : 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 Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) was enacted to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to companies. Out of 470 sections of the Act, 284 sections have been brought into force so far. The process for establishment of the National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal is at its final stage. After the constitution of these Tribunals, most of the remaining 186 sections of the Act shall also be brought into force.
In common parlance Dividend means distribution of portion of profits available which is allocated to holder of shares of the Company on a particular date i.e. on record date. Companies Act, 2013 has not defined the term Dividend. However, Section 2(35) of the Act mention that dividend includes interim dividend.
Definition: Private Placement in lay man’s language is making an offer of securities to select group of persons and not to existing shareholder’s.
Where the audited accounts are more than six months old, the calculations with reference to buy back shall be on the basis of un-audited accounts not older than six months from the date of offer document which are subjected to limited review by the auditors of the company
Central Government hereby notifies that the debt to capital and free reserves ratio shall be 6:1 for government companies within the meaning of clause (45) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 which carry on Non-Banking Finance Institution activities and Housing Finance activities.
With the provision of additional 10% tax to be imposed on the investor on receipt dividend income, the Indian market is witnessing a rush to declare interim dividends before the amendment comes to life, i.e. from April 01, 2016. Accordingly the companies need to adequately arrange for the declaration and payment of interim dividend before the deadline of March 31, 2016.
However, several companies have not submitted their annual report/return, audited report, balance sheet and details of profit/loss. As per data generated from MCA 21 System, following are the details of companies who have not filed their Balance Sheets and Annual Returns:-
Simply stated, a casual vacancy is said to have occurred in the Board of Directors{ Board} when the office of a director appointed by the shareholders is vacated before the expiry of his term. Although the Companies Act 2013 { new Companies Act } doesnot define what constitutes this vacancy,
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and its Appellate Authority is at an advanced stage of constitution. After its constitution, it is proposed to commence the provisions relating to Revival of sick companies (Chapter XIX) of Companies Act, 2013. The draft Rules for the said provisions have been prepared by a Committee consisting of Ministry officials and Experts drawn from various fields.
Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) amended the Rule 13 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 vide notification no. G.S.R. 972(E). Now, the revised Rule 13 prescribes amount of fraud that should be reported, time-limit and the manner of reporting of fraud.
