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.
Corporate Law : Understand foreign contribution, FCRA eligibility, Section 2(1)(h), Section 3 prohibitions, and registration requirements under th...
Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
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Company Law : The article explains that SBI and PNB are statutory bodies created under separate Acts and are therefore not governed by the Compa...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
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 : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
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Company Law : NCLT Mumbai compounded the offence for failure to hold the AGM within the time prescribed under Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2...
Company Law : The NCLT Ahmedabad refused to condone a 4,215-day delay in filing an appeal for restoration of a struck-off company. The Tribunal ...
Company Law : MCA extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
Company Law : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Quorum here means the minimum number of directors to be present at the board meeting in order to hold the board meeting. The provisions related to the minimum no. of directors i.e. quorum is provided u/s 174 of the companies Act 2013.
Yet again elongation of dates… Ever since the new MGT-7 has been introduced; there has been prevailing number of confusions in filing MGT-7.The said form is governed by Section 92(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 11(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, and is the Annual Return filed by every company for their respective financial year.
As per the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section 1 of section 62 of the Companies Act, 2013, where at any time, a Company having a share capital proposes to increase its subscribed capital by the issue of further shares, then such shares shall always be offered to persons, who, at the date of the offer, are holders of equity shares of the Company, in proportion as nearly as circumstances admit, to the paid-up share capital on those shares
In continuation of this Ministry’s General Circular 14/2015 dated 28.10.2015, keeping in view requests received from various stakeholders, it has been decided to relax the additional fees payable on e-forms AOC4, AOC (CFS) AOC-4 XBRL and e- Form MGT-7 upto 30.12,2015, wherever additional fee is applicable.
What the new Act say? Who needs certification and who can do? Signing requirement for Annual returns? One person Company and Small Company – By CS or Director. Listed Companies and Other Companies having Paid up 10 Cr or More or having turnover 50 Cr or more – by Director and CS and Certified by PCS. Other than above Companies – By Director and CS – if no CS then PCS
Section 47 of Companies Act, 2013 provides for voting rights of the shareholders. The same corresponds to Section 87 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Act, 1956). Section 87 of Act, 1956 clearly demarcated the rights of cumulative and non-cumulative preference shareholders in case of default in payment of dividend; whereas Section 47 of Act, 2013 does not provide for the same.
The new SEBI Regulation has made provisions for disclosure of all material events / information to Stock Exchanges{ where the securities of a company are listed } relating to the company and its material subsidiaries, if any, and complying with requirements in this regard in order attain transparency and good corporate governance.
Board Meetings are considered to be important part of every organisation in building Strong Financial Position, Qualitative Management Decisions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Employee Relationship, Future Prospects of the Company and many more in the bucket.
Before introduction of INC29, to incorporate a company requires 5 forms (DIR-3, INC-1, INC-7, DIR-12, INC-22) to be filled. INC-29 (Integrated incorporation process) reduces burden of filling all the forms. Compared to the old process, it has the potential to save you a lot of time, if properly implemented.
The article briefly explains the concept of Forensic Auditing and the use of the technique in the detection of the frauds. The relevance of the concept has been highlighted -especially in the emerging scenario of continuous development in the fields of accounting and auditing. The article also touches upon the various inter-related concepts and the vital areas where the technique of Forensic Auditing can be best used in detecting the misappropriations and manipulations in the financial as well as operational matters.
