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Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for transferring a registered office from one State to another under the Companie...
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 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 ...
Rajya Sabha has passed the much awaited Companies Bill 2013 on 8th August 2013 which was passed by Lok Sabha on 18th December 2012.and amendments to it are passed by lok sabha on 13th august 2013. The Bill is all set to replace the 57 year old Act. In the Companies Bill 2013, various new […]
The 8th of August, 2013 would be remembered as a historic day in the history of Corporate India. For, on this very day the Rajya Sabha passed the much-awaited, the much-needed, a modern and contemporary company law. It would become the law of the land on receiving the assent of the Honourable President of India […]
Steps Taken for Tiding Over the Existing Shortage of Manpower in Serious Fraud Investigation Office The Government has said that the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), functioning under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has 53 officials in position compared to 95 technical posts. Manpower requirements are in areas like forensic audit, tax, capital market frauds […]
Role of CMAs: 1. Internal Audit (Clause 138) 2. Cost Audit for Manufacturing and Service Sector (Clause 148) 3. Merger and amalgamation of companies. (Clause 232) 4. Appointment of administrator (Clause 259) 5. Company Liquidators and their appointments (Clause 275) 6. Provision for professional assistance to Company Liquidator (Clause 291) 7. Power to order examination […]
Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal India Inc will soon usher into a new era of more liberal, growth oriented and competitive regulatory frame work. Presently corporate entities are governed by a nearly six decade old enactment – Companies Act, 1956 which will get replaced by the Companies Act, 2013 which has been last week passed by Rajya […]
The Government has said that the reports appearing in a section of media indicate that a Section 25 Company, “Thought Arbitrage Research Institute” has published a study indicating inter alia occurrence of frauds in companies due to factors like inadequate internal control procedures, diversion of funds by promoters/ top management, failure of audit in detection […]
Fast Track Exit Mode for Defunct Companies The Ministry of Corporate Affairs launched “Fast Track Exit Mode” on 03.07.2011 to provide an opportunity for defunct companies under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956 for getting their names struck off from the register of companies, to facilitate the exit of such defunct companies without getting […]
Rajya Sabha on 8th August gave its nod to Companies Bill, 2013 which is the first major overhaul of Company law in more than 50 years. Now, India will have a brand new company’s law which is more effective and appropriate for this era and its challenges.
A quick perusal of the Companies Bill 2013 shows that many exemptions given to Private limited companies under Companies Act are withdrawn. . The following provisions are applicable to Private limited companies under the new Companies Bill 2013. Maximum Number of members There is no change in the minimum number of member which is 2. […]
WHY A NEW LAW WAS NEEDED? The changing national and international economic environment Exponential growth of the Indian economy Changes in the stakeholders’ expectations Manifold Increase in Number of Companies Year No. of Companies 1956 30,000 approx 2013 11,00,000 approx The need of a legal framework was felt to enable the Indian corporate sector to […]
