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 MCA V3 portal shifts Annual Return (MGT-7/7A) filing to a web-based system, replacing the old PDF form. It introduces mandator...
Company Law : Learn to file MCA AOC-4 on the V3 portal. The process requires direct online data entry for Balance Sheet and P&L figures, followe...
Company Law : ROC Ahmedabad penalized a company and its directors under Section 117(2) of the Companies Act 2013 for a 215-day delay in filing t...
CA, CS, CMA : Key legal compliance and regulatory updates for Nov 2025 under IT, GST, FEMA, SEBI, and Companies Acts. Includes extended annual t...
Company Law : MCA has confirmed that extension of annual filing timelines till 31st December 2025 does not extend statutory deadline for holding...
Company Law : ICSI reports numerous technical issues—including OTP failures, data errors, and DSC problems—on the MCA-21 V3 portal and reque...
Company Law : MCA clarifies how to fix PAN validation errors in Form ADT-1. Select Individual for auditors operating as sole proprietorships to ...
Company Law : NFRA's Series 4 focuses on auditor-Audit Committee communication regarding Ind AS 36 (Impairment) and SA 540 (Accounting Estimates...
Income Tax : The Pune Chartered Accountants' Society has requested an extension for tax audit and ITR filing deadlines for FY 2024-25, citing t...
Company Law : Learn about the NFRA-2 Annual Return, a mandatory filing for specified auditors. Discover who must file, the reporting period, and...
Company Law : An Official Liquidator Report filed in the Gujarat High Court was disposed of, approving a final settlement payment of Rs 90 lakh ...
Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) closed a complaint against Karate India Organisation (KIO), ruling that allegations of i...
Company Law : NCLAT Delhi held that remote access to ERP to directors being engaged in competing business cannot be denied unless there is tangi...
Company Law : NCLT Mumbai held that resolution plan submitted by M/s. Priyam Projects (I) Pvt. Ltd. [Successful Resolution Applicant] for M/s. S...
Goods and Services Tax : Andhra Pradesh High Court held that since services by way of renting of residential dwelling for use as residents is exempted from...
Company Law : MCA amends Companies Rules, 2014, substituting Rule 11(2) to define business of financing industrial enterprises for NBFCs and IFS...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized Pentium Hi-Tech Pvt. Ltd. and its directors for failing to maintain a registered office, violating Section 12...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a ₹3,000 penalty on Nicco Securities and Directors for violating Section 12(3)(c) by failing to include the C...
Company Law : ROC Chennai imposed maximum penalties on South Asian Financial Exchange Ltd. and its director for failing to file the 2014-15 annu...
Company Law : ROC Chennai issued an adjudication order against BON FRESH FOODS for violating rules related to preferential share allotment docum...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, which is examining the Companies Bill, has had 16 meetings so far and understood to have reached an advance stage in finalising its report. Mr R. Bandhyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, told reporters here on Saturday that the Ministry was awaiting Parliamentary debate after the committee placed it report to the Houses.
The Companies Act, 1956, though it requires some reforms as mooted through Companies Bill, 2009, is one of the finest legislations. Each provision or the section under the Companies Act, 1956 has a sound logic though there exist very few sections which are to be deleted or modified suitably.
The corporate form of organization is increasingly emerging as the preferred vehicle for economic and commercial activity and has contributed significantly to the growth of the Indian economy and the emergence of service, information and knowledge-based enterprises. In this backdrop, a comprehensive review of the Companies Act, 1956 and drafting of a new Companies Bill was taken up by the Government on the basis of a detailed consultative process and the Companies Bill, 2009 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 3rd August, 2009.
UOI vs. R. Gandhi (Supreme Court – 5 Judges). Parliament is competent to constitute Tribunals for special Acts. However, the failure to ensure independence of judiciary and separation of judicial and executive power renders the Company Law Tribunal unconstitutional. Suggestions given on how to remedy the defects.
The law on nomination of shares held in companies has taken a new meaning with perhaps the first interpretation of the provisions governing nomination in the Companies Act, 1956 by the Bombay high court. Interpreting Section 109A of the Companies Act, the court has ruled that the rights of a nominee to shares of a company would override the rights of heirs to whom property may be bequeathed.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has suggested the Ministry of Corporate affairs to include about 10 secretarial standards in the Companies Bill 2009. The Bill already includes suggestions pertaining to general and board meetings of companies, said Vinayak S Khanvalkar, president, ICSI, at an interactive session here today.
The ministry of corporate affairs has upped its ante to weed out defunct companies. Firms that are no longer in operation but are still on the rolls of the registrar of companies (RoC) are identified as defunct. The plan is to come out with an amnesty scheme under which firms that have failed to file their annual returns and balance sheets with the RoC for the last two years will be allowed to do so and carry on with their business.
The Government has said that the Companies Act, 1956 does not provide for appointment of Independent Directors. But, as per clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, all the listed companies are required to appoint Independent Directors. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, the Minsiter for Corporate Affairs,
The corporate affairs ministry is tightening the noose around retail companies — a sector which has been left largely untracked due to the absence of a designated sectoral regulator.
The Government has said that according to a recent study, it takes an average of about 10 years to complete a company liquidation process in India. Giving this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minsiter for Corporate Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid told the House that the Companies Bill, 2009, which seeks to replace the existing Companies Act, 1956 provides for summary winding up proceedings in case of companies having assets of book value not exceeding one crore rupees.
