The Companies Act is a legislation that governs the formation, functioning, and management of companies. Explore the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act.
Company Law : The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, digital compliance, and globa...
CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how buy-back taxation shifted from company-level tax to shareholder taxation under the Finance Act, 2024 and ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has created a new category called Unregistered Type 1 NBFC for companies operating only with internal or group funds and witho...
Company Law : Registrar of Companies clarified that Section 155 absolutely prohibits holding more than one DIN. Penalties were imposed even thou...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete process for quick Private Limited Company registration in India, including required documents, DS...
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 : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...
Company Law : The Court held that a separate meeting of sub-class shareholders is not required when identical terms are offered to the entire cl...
Company Law : ROC Delhi imposed penalties under Section 450 after a company failed to appoint an internal auditor despite crossing prescribed fi...
Company Law : ROC Delhi imposed penalties after a company failed to form Audit and Nomination Committees despite crossing the prescribed turnove...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata imposed penalties after a company incorrectly reported that consolidated financial statements were not applicable in i...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata penalized a company and its directors for not appointing a woman director after turnover crossed ₹300 crore. The ord...
Company Law : ROC Uttar Pradesh imposed penalties under Section 134(8) after finding that the company’s directors failed to provide comments o...
The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of ICAI has brought out Guidance Note on the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 for the benefit of the members. The Guidance Note was initially developed by three expert groups constituted by the Board for this purpose and thereafter finalised with the contribution of all the members of the Board and the Council.
This article throws light on the situation pertaining to the aspect of employee retention for basic start up business and businesses which are already established. Promoters today have huge cost of retention and gone are those days when people stay for 30-40 years in a company i.e from their young 20’s to their super annuation 60
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules 5 and 7 of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Appointment of Chairperson and Members, holding meetings and provision for offices and officers) Rules, 2016 (herein after referred to as the said rules), the Central Government hereby constitutes the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority consisting of following persons, namely:-
It has been more than 15 years that we first heard about National Company Law Tribunal [NCLT] & National Company Law Appellate Tribunal [NCLAT]. Way back in 2001. Why did it take so long for a body like this to be a reality? Why did it not see any light of the day so far? What caused the delay?
What is One Person Company? Section 2 (62) of Companies Act 2013 defines ONE PERSON COMPANY- Means a Company which has only one person as a Member.
CA Rahul Modi Applicability :- Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 is Applicable to all companies except the following type of Companies :- 1. Banking companies 2. Insurance Companies 3. Section 8 Companies 4. One person Companies It also exempts private companies (not being subsidiary or holding company of a public company ) upon fulfillment of […]
AS PER SECTION-117 OF COMPANIES ACT, 2013: Sub- Section 1 of Section- 117: A Copy Of Every Resolution or any agreement, in respect of matters specified in sub-section (3) *** together with the explanatory statement under section 102, if any, annexed to the notice calling the meeting in which the resolution is proposed, shall be […]
In old Companies Act, 1956 Ministry had issued name availability guidelines by way of (Companies (Name Availability) Rules, updated in 2011). In the new Companies Act, 2013 name availability guidelines for Company are given under Rule 8 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. Given below are precautions that must be kept in mind while applying […]
Applicability of Accounting Standards amended by MCA vide Notification dated March 30, 2016 1. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 739(E), dated 7th December, 2006, notified Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules 2006, in the Official Gazette Rule 1, sub-rule (2), provided that the said Rules “shall come into force on the […]
The Companies Act, 2013, became effective from 01st April, 2014. After the commencement of this Act, numerous resolutions are required to be filed in e-form MGT-14 with the Registrar. Though the requirement to file e-form MGT-14 was applicable to all companies but after coming ample of amendments the list of resolutions for filing of e-form MGT-14 has been reduced to certain extent for certain companies.
