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...
CHANGES IN E-FORMS WITH EFFECT FROM 27/03/2016 A. Versions of all e-forms – Revised B. Annual forms under CA 1956 to be filed as an attachment to GNL-2 (w.e.f. date to be notified) , this means now all Annual Filing for FY 2013-14 or before will now be under approval route:- 66; 23B; 20B; 21A; […]
Section 203 (1) read with Rule 8 of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of managerial personnel) Rules, 2014 makes it mandatory for listed companies and public companies having a paid up capital of 10 crore or more to have following whole time key managerial personal –
Form 23AC, 23AC-XBRL, 23ACA, 23ACA-XBRL, Form 20B, Form 66, Form 21A and Form 23B eForms should be filed as attachments with GNL-2 from the date of notification (to be notified later.
This Order may be called the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016. – Every report made by the auditor under section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 on the accounts of every company audited by him, to which this Order applies, for the financial years commencing on or after 1st April, 2015, shall in addition, contain the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4, as may be applicable:
until the National Financial Reporting Authority is constituted under section 132, the Central Government may hold consultation required under sub-section 11 of section 143 with the Committee chaired by an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Committee shall have the representatives from the ICAI and Industry Chambers and also special invitees from the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards and the office of CAG
Provided that until the National Financial Reporting Authority is constituted under section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government may prescribe the standards of accounting or any addendum thereto, as recommended by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, constituted under section 3 of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949), in consultation with and after examination of the recommendations made by National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards constituted under section 210 A of the Companies Act, 1956
Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Second Amendment Rules, 2016 Provided that where all members of a company agree, the offer for buy-back may remain open for a period less than fifteen days.
The ICSI jointly with MCA has taken initiative for resolving various queries/ issues. The MCA has kindly consented to resolve all the issues being faced by our members and other stakeholders in implementation of Companies Act 2013 in respect of MCA-21 e-Governance project.
Corporate Social Responsibility is not a new concept. However it has been statutorily recognised when the said provisions came into the picture at the time of advent of much revolutionary emergence of COMPANIES ACT 2013. The statute not only has mandated the spending for society by our so called big business giants but also has made people realized what they actually were forgetting in the race of earnings and maximizing their profits.
This is the Final part of the Three-part series and deals with amendment proposed W.r.t: Related Party Transactions, Punishment under section 447, Loan to directors, Intercorporate Loans, Disclosure of Interest by Directors, Powers of the Board, Audit and Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Vacation of Office by Director, Resignation of Director & Cost Audit.
