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...
Suyog S Kabra 1. The offer for buy back is not made within 1 year of closure of preceding offer buy back. 2. The Articles of association authorize buy back of securities. If not , a special resolution for amending the articles of association under section 14 of Companies Act 2013 has been passed by […]
1. Check whether it is authorized by Articles 2. Whether it has, on the recommendation of Board, been authorized in general meeting of the company 3. Whether the company has defaulted in payment of interest or principal in respect of fixed deposits or debt securities issued by it. 4. Whether it had defaulted in respect of payment of statutory dues of employees, such as, contribution to provident fund, gratuity and bonus
TO ANY OTHER PERSON IN WHOM DIRECTOR INTERESTED MEAN : i.Any other director of the lending company, or of the holding company of the lending company ii. Any partner or relative of such director iii. Any private company of which director is a director or member iv. Body Corporate in which 25% or more voting power rests with one or more directors
General Circular No. 09/2015 Explanation appearing below Rule 19 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 which clarifies the conditions subject to which a company would be deemed to have complied with the requirements laid down in Section 74(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 2013. Companies can repay deposits accepted prior to 1st April, 2014 in accordance with terms and conditions for which the deposits had been accepted.
CS S. Dhanapal Exemptions and Relaxations to Nidhi Companies From Few Provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (To Be Notified In Official Gazette) The Companies Act, 2013 has given due recognition to Nidhi Companies by treating them as a special class of companies. An entire Chapter, namely Chapter XXVI has been devoted to Nidhi Companies and […]
CS S. Dhanapal Exemptions and Relaxations To Government Companies From Few Provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (To Be Notified In Official Gazette) Since the introduction of the Companies Act, 2013 in September 2013, certain class of companies like Private Companies, Government Companies etc. was feeling the pressure of the rigorous provisions of the Act and […]
Under the Companies Act, 1956, the Companies registered u/s the erstwhile Section 25 of the said Act (Section 8 under the Companies Act, 2013) enjoyed certain privileges by means of non applicability of certain specific provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. With the introduction of the Companies Act, 2013, these exemptions had stood withdrawn and these Companies were also being treated on par with any other Public or Private Company barring minimal reliefs which were granted in the Act itself, like relief in not affixing the word Private Limited or Public Limited in their name.
Companies Amendment Act, 2015 which came into effect from 29th May, 2015 principally aimed at the ease of doing business and brought some landmark changes with it in the newly effected Companies Act, 2013. Some of these amendments will provide the necessary relief to Corporates, and also bring certainty to certain other relaxations that were earlier provided through the rules accompanying the Act.
Amitav Ganguly MANDATING AND MEANING OF DIVERSITY The listing agreement under Securities Contracts {Regulation} Act 1956, for the first time has mandated companies whose shares are listed on stock exchanges to formulate, publish and implement a Board Diversity Policy. The term “diversity” of Board of Directors {Board} has not been defined in the Companies Act […]
Exemptions to Private Companies (other than the subsidiary of a public company) [Issued under section 462(1) (a) & (b)]. MCA issued the Notification dated 5th may 2015 by which it has provided for much awaited exemptions to Private Companies. After this notification now the private companies are relieved from the stringent compliance of the act.
