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 : 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 : Supreme Court held that section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 doesn’t require mandatory obtaining or circulating of formal valua...
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...
Q. What is Equity shares with differential voting Right? A. An Equity Shares with differential rights is an ordinary equity shares but it provides fewer voting rights to its shareholder. The difference in the Voting Rights can be achieved by reducing the degree of voting rights.
First of all we have to understand what is non profit making Company: A Non Profit making Company is a Company which: Has in its objects, the promotion of Commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, and protection of environment or any other such objects. Intends to apply its profits or any other income in promoting its objects. Intends to prohibit the payment of any dividend to its members.
Recently the Company Law Board, Delhi Bench while dealing with a matter involving resignation of a director under the Companies Act, 1956, has passed an order in the case of Manav Kumar Agarwal V. Discovery Enterprises Pvt. Ltd & Others[1] that, the resignation given by any Director from the post of Director shall not be construed as the resignation until the Board of Directors approve such resignation by passing a resolution in this regard. In this article we will analyze the aspects of resignation of director by considering the recent judgement made by Company Law Board, and whether it has any impact on the legal position stipulated under the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘2013 Act’)
A Comparative Analysis of Section 185 of Companies Act 2013 & proposed amendment in Companies Amendment Bill 2016- As we are all aware that the Central government on 16th of March, 2016 introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill to further amend the Companies Act, 2013 as part of efforts to address difficulties faced by stakeholders and improve the ease of doing business in the country, which is yet to get approval from Rajya Sabha very soon.
Index of Article: A. History B. Current Situation C. Deemed Public Company! How to Check? D. Restriction of Deemed Public Company: (Provisions of the act which do not apply to a public Company) E. Effects of the Become Deemed F. Compliances required to be done by a Private Company immediately after become deemed Public Company […]
My account is debited on making online payment; however, corresponding challan/receipt is not generated and system does not allow filing of the form again. What should I do next? OR The payment was made but the SRN status is ‘Pending for Payment’ or ‘Not Paid’. What should I do next? You need to cancel your […]
Common resolutions For MCA21 related queries including Annual filings, Linked filings, Cancel SRN service, Resubmission, and Additional Fee waiver 1. Which eforms can I file as attachments with GNL-2? Annual filing eforms under the Companies Act, 1956 viz. 23AC/ACA, 23AC/ACA-XBRL, 20-B, 21-A, Form 66, I-XBRL, A-XBRL, 23B, 23C and 23D would be made available shortly […]
As we know the basic feature of a Company is that it is an artificial person in the eyes of law which is capable of pursuing its object in its own name. The main object clause of the Memorandum of the company reflects the business activity to be carried out by the company. In this article, we are going to discuss the concept of object clause and its consequences by analysing the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as ‘1956 Act’),Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘2013 Act’) respectively, and what are the changes expected as a result of the proposed Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
According to Section 185 (1), No Company shall directly or indirectly advance any loan, including the loan represented by the book debt, or any other person in whom the director is interested or provide any guarantee or securities in connection with the loan taken by him or any such person.
Section 129 (3) read with Rule 6 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (Rules) provides manner of consolidation of financial statements of subsidiaries pursuant to Schedule III of the Act, 2013 and the applicable Accounting Standards. Also explanation to Section 129 (3) clearly states that for the purposes of this sub-section, the word subsidiary shall include associate company and joint venture but that is not envisaged by the Accounting Standard.
