Company Law India: Read latest Company law news & updates, acts, circular, notifications & articles issued by MCA amendment in companies Act 2013. Article on Loans Company formation XBRL, Schedule VI IFRS.
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 ...
What is an Offence? The term ‘Offence’ is not defined under the Companies Act 2013 (the ‘Act’). Sec 3(38) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 ‘Offence’ means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force. Section 2(n) of the Criminal Procedure Code ‘Offence’ means any act or omission […]
Handbook on Audit of CSR Activities, has been published by the ICAI in an effort to guide the members in meeting the expectations of the professionals and the stakeholders in this respect.
Loan to Directors etc. – Deletion of Non-obstante clause by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA, 2013) was notified on September 12, 2013 and came into force on the same date replacing the old Section 295 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Erstwhile Act) which provides for loans to directors. With […]
Circular shall not be construed as conferring any extension of time for holding of AGMs by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013, and the companies which have not adhered to the relevant timelines shall remain subject to legal action under the Companies Act, 2013.
Spending of CSR funds for carrying out awareness campaigns/programmes or public outreach campaigns on COVID-19 Vaccination programme is an eligible CSR activity
Compendium of Exemptions and Applicability of provisions under Companies Act, 2013 with modifications Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) vide notification dated 5th June, 2015, exempted Section 8 Companies from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act, 2013’ or ‘Act’ or CA 2013) as mentioned hereunder subject to the condition that the Company […]
As per Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2019, Rule 3A, 23A & 23B was inserted in Companies (Nidhi) Rules, 2014 which came into effect w.e.f. 15.08.2019. Accordingly Every Nidhi company whether incorporated before or after 15.08.2019 are required to get itself declared as Nidhi by filing form NDH-4. > Rule 3A of Companies (Nidhi) Rules, 2014 A […]
Loan to Directors etc. Exemption to Private Company by Notification June 5, 2015-Whether still available after Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 [Ref: Exemption Notification No GSR 464(E), June 5, 2015 & Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017] Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“CA, 2013”) was notified on September 12, 2013 and came into force on the same date […]
What is Annual Filing? Annual filing has no definite or fixed definition or explanation. It is a general term used by stakeholders/ professionals in regard to company for filing the mandatory forms to concerned department like Registrar of Companies, Income Tax Department, GST, etc. for containing all the major working of the company. This annual […]
The total number of companies registered in the country as on 31st December, 2020 stood at 2108614. Of them 753091 companies were closed. 2247 companies were assigned dormant status as per the Companies Act, 2013; 6841 were under liquidation; 39913 companies were in the process of being struck-off.
