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 Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
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 : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
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 : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
ROC Kanpur levied a ₹7,36,500 penalty on CSC BARIKHAS FPC Ltd. and its five directors for failing to file the mandated Annual Return (MGT-7) for the 2022 fiscal year.
Officers of the company were adjudicated for non-submission of Form AOC-4, emphasizing personal accountability under Section 137(3) and the Companies Act’s strict compliance requirements.
ROC Vijayawada penalizes THREE SEASONS EXIM and directors ₹3.5 Lakhs under Section 450 for failing to send EGM notice to a director and improper minute-keeping.
Three Seasons Exim Ltd. and its directors were penalized for not serving an EGM notice to a member and failing to maintain proper minutes. ROC Vijayawada highlighted strict compliance with Sections 101(3) and 450 of the Companies Act, 2013.
ROC Vijayawada imposed a Rs. 75,000 penalty on three directors of Three Seasons Exim Ltd. for failing to issue the mandatory 7-day notice for two 2017 board meetings.
Provident fund dues were protected by statute and same were excluded from the liquidation estate of a company under Section 36(4)(a)(iii) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, thus, could not be denied to claimants on grounds of delay as it would defeat the object of protecting employees’ social security.
ROC Delhi held that unscored or uninitialed blank pages in minutes constitute non-compliance under Section 118(11). A ₹25,000 penalty was levied on the company and ₹5,000 each on defaulting directors.
ROC Delhi penalized a company and its directors for failing to properly bind board meeting minutes for FY 2017–18, holding it a violation of Section 118(11) read with Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2.
ROC Pune imposed penalties on WORLDDEVCORP and three directors under Section 118(11) for not maintaining Board Minutes in the prescribed book and without date of entry.
Rosmerta Autotech Ltd. and its directors were penalized for maintaining board minutes without serial numbers for FY 2017-18. ROC emphasized strict compliance with Section 118(11) and Secretarial Standards SS-1 & SS-2.
