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 : A practical overview of the legal procedure, timelines, and filings required for buy-back of shares, highlighting compliance essen...
Company Law : A detailed compliance roadmap covering board meetings, audits, ROC filings, and director duties. It explains mandatory corporate g...
CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for May 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income tax...
Company Law : The scheme allows defaulting companies to regularize filings by paying only 10% of late fees. Key takeaway: CCFS-2026 offers a lim...
Finance : This explains how the regulatory framework strictly governs drug quality, manufacturing, and liability. Courts have clarified that...
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 initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Company Law : The MCA introduced a streamlined process for updating registered email IDs of companies and LLPs. The update ensures seamless rece...
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 : The appellate authority found that the company complied with private placement provisions by safeguarding funds in a separate acco...
Company Law : The issue involved alleged violation in handling share application money under company law. The ruling held that maintaining funds...
Company Law : The issue involved alleged misuse of share application funds under company law provisions. The authority ruled that compliance was...
Company Law : The issue involved non-filing of Form DIR-12 for appointment of a director. The authority held that failure to comply with Section...
Company Law : The issue involved non-filing of Form DIR-12 to report resignation of a director. The authority held that failure to comply with S...
ACS Divesh Goyal Section 186 – Loan and investment by company under the Companies Act,2013 APPLICABILITY: This is applicable for Private Company and Public Company. APPROVAL:No Company Shall Directly or Indirectly without Board Resolution- Board Approval: Company can give loan or guarantee or providing any security or the acquisitionby Passing of Unanimous Board Resolutionat […]
As per section 184 of the Companies Act 2013 read with Rule 9 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 every director of the Company has to disclose his interest by giving a notice in writing in Form MBP-1. In this article, we are discussing the manner of such disclosure and related compliance under the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies Rules, 2014.
One person company is a concept introduced in India by the Companies Act, 2013. The concept opens up new vistas of business opportunities and particularly spectacular possibilities for sole proprietorships and entrepreneurs who can enjoy the advantages of limited liability, and the benefit of separate legal entity as well.
SECTION 185 of Companies Act, 2013 – Loan to Directors- Section 185 & its reference with Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013 Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 which has been notified on 12th September 2013 corresponds to section 295 of the Companies Act, 1956 which deals in loan to directors. This section is […]
ACS Divesh Goyal MEETINGS OF THE BOARD 1. Frequency of Meeting: – First Meeting:First Meeting of Board of Directors within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of Incorporation of company. – – Subsequent Meetings: One person Company, Small company and Dormant company: At least one meeting of Board of directors in each half of calendar […]
1. Section 2(49) defines the term ‘interested directors’ whereas at various sections reference to section 184 is drawn to mean/define interested director. Section 2(49) is wider than Section 184 leading to confusion – which definition should be applied? Ans. Section 2(49) of the Companies Act, 2013 defines interested director as a director who is in […]
Applicability of Form DPT-3: A read through the provisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 clearly states that the Companies can accept deposit from members and/or public on or after the commencement of the said Act i.e on or after 1st April, 2014, in accordance with provisions of Chapter V.
Clarifying Certain Auditors’ Concerns under Companies Act, 2013 – The Council recently considered the issue of date of applicability of section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act 2013, requiring the Statutory Auditor to report on adequacy and operating effectiveness of internal financial controls in the Statutory Auditor’s report. It also considered section 143(12) of the said Act, envisaging the Statutory Auditor to report Frauds committed or being committed against the Company to the Central Government.
Provided also that in case of an offer or invitation for non-convertible debentures referred to in the second proviso, made within a period of six months from the date of commencement of these rules, the special resolution referred to in the second proviso may be passed within the said period of six months from the date of commencement of these rules.
After considering the reference, it has been decided to grant extension of time for the period of 2 months i.e. up to 31-08-2014 without any additional fee in terms of section 403 of the Act to enable the companies for filing of statement under Form DPT4 with the Registrar.
