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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.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Share Buyback Compliance Under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : A practical overview of the legal procedure, timelines, and filings required for buy-back of shares, highlighting compliance essen...

May 5, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

Complete Annual ROC Compliance Checklist for Private Limited Companies

Company Law : A detailed compliance roadmap covering board meetings, audits, ROC filings, and director duties. It explains mandatory corporate g...

May 5, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for May-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : This update compiles key statutory deadlines across multiple laws for May 2026. It highlights filing requirements under income tax...

May 4, 2026 52119 Views 2 comments Print

CCFS-2026: MCA Launches 90% Penalty Waiver Scheme for Companies

Company Law : The scheme allows defaulting companies to regularize filings by paying only 10% of late fees. Key takeaway: CCFS-2026 offers a lim...

May 4, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print

Brief Overview of Indian Pharma Industry, Investement And Law

Finance : This explains how the regulatory framework strictly governs drug quality, manufacturing, and liability. Courts have clarified that...

May 4, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print


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NFRA issues Audit Quality Inspection Guidelines

Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...

May 1, 2026 654 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Refiling Option for Annual Forms Under CCFS 2026

Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...

April 18, 2026 1716 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Request MCA to permit filing of Forms during liquidation process

Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...

April 18, 2026 1326 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Consultation on Filing Reforms & Simplifying Compliance for Viksit Bharat 2047

Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...

April 17, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Prescribes OTP-Based Email Update Process for Companies and LLPs

Company Law : The MCA introduced a streamlined process for updating registered email IDs of companies and LLPs. The update ensures seamless rece...

April 17, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print


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Dale & Carrington Vs. P.K. Prathapan (2004): Legal Analysis & Narrative Brief

Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...

April 6, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Dismisses Plea as Preference Share Extension Within 20-Year Limit Needs No Approval

Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...

April 3, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

Absence of Entries Not Proof of Fraud; NCLT Upholds Strict Proof Standard Under Section 66

Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...

March 28, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

No Separate Meeting Needed When Same Terms Apply to Entire Shareholder Class: Calcutta HC

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...

March 18, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

No statutory mandate for valuation report for reduction of share capital: SC

Company Law : Supreme Court held that section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 doesn’t require mandatory obtaining or circulating of formal valua...

March 12, 2026 1224 Views 0 comment Print


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Penalty Set Aside as Company Proves Separate Bank Account Compliance

Company Law : The appellate authority found that the company complied with private placement provisions by safeguarding funds in a separate acco...

May 5, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Private Placement: No Penalty on Separate Bank Account Compliance

Company Law : The issue involved alleged violation in handling share application money under company law. The ruling held that maintaining funds...

May 5, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Set Aside Penalty Due to Proof of Proper Use of Separate Bank Account for Share Money

Company Law : The issue involved alleged misuse of share application funds under company law provisions. The authority ruled that compliance was...

May 5, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Failure to File DIR-12 on Director Appointment

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...

April 30, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Failure to File DIR-12 to report resignation of a director

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...

April 30, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print


Power of company to Purchase its own securities – Companies Act,2013

May 30, 2014 10559 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 of the companies act 2013 and Companies (Share capital and Debentures) Rules,2014 deals with the power of company to purchase its own securities.

FAQ on One Person Company (OPC)

May 28, 2014 4852 Views 0 comment Print

1. How to incorporate an OPC? Name reservation: Form INC-1 shall be filed for name availability. Incorporate OPC: After name approval, form INC-2 shall be filed for incorporation of the OPC within 60 days of filing form INC-1. Form DIR-12 shall be filed along with (linked) form INC-2 except when promoter is the sole director […]

FAQs on e-voting under Companies Act, 2013 & Rules

May 28, 2014 10376 Views 0 comment Print

As per rule 20 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, ‘voting by electronic means’ or ‘‘electronic voting system’’ means a ‘secured system’ based process of display of electronic ballots, recording of votes of the members and the number of votes polled in favour or against, such that the entire voting exercised by way of electronic means gets registered and counted in an electronic registry in a centralized server with adequate ‘cyber security’;

Types of Companies under Companies Act, 2013

May 28, 2014 79028 Views 3 comments Print

There are totally 15 types of companies can be formed under the Companies Act, 2013. 1. Public Company limited by shares 2. Public Company limited by Guarantee having share capital 3. Public Company limited by Guarantee and having no share capital 4. Public unlimited Company having share capital

Concept Of One Person Company: An Analysis

May 25, 2014 9644 Views 0 comment Print

Before we start the discussion, let us see what the Companies Act, 2013 has to say about this concept called ‘One person company’. Section 2(62) ‘one person company’ means a company which has only one person as a member. Section2 (40) ‘Financial statement ‘in relation to a company, includes:

PAN requirement for Foreign Nationals for filing Incorporation form (INC-7)

May 22, 2014 14610 Views 0 comment Print

Attention of Ministry has been drawn to difficulties being faced by Foreign Nationals while filing Incorporation form (INC-7) due to mandatory requirement of submission of PAN details of intending Directors at the time of filing the application for incorporation.

CAs cannot undertake assignment of audit & accounting work together for same entity

May 21, 2014 4679 Views 0 comment Print

It has come to the knowledge of some members that certain entities , while inviting tenders for services of chartered accountants for the assignment of statutory audit , are mentioning accounting and book keeping related works in the scope of works required to done by the auditor.

Loans & Investments under Companies Act, 2013

May 21, 2014 96582 Views 0 comment Print

CA Praveen Mittal Provisions related to Loans and Investments under Companies Act, 2013 General Powers of board With respect to borrowing of Monies – the board of directors of the company are empowered to borrow monies by means of resolution passed at a meeting of the Board. Such power of the Board may also be […]

One Person Company – Concept, Incorporation , Compliance requirement

May 20, 2014 8153 Views 0 comment Print

The concept of one Person Company in India is brought from the foreign countries. This is brought into India for the smooth running and to form a new legal entity by an individual. Before applicability of the Companies act 2013, an individual legally can form only his sole proprietorship in India and no other option remain to him.

Disclosure requirement by directors under Companies Act, 2013

May 17, 2014 33072 Views 0 comment Print

Disclosure of interest by Director -Section 184 of Companies Act, 2013 . General Disclosure [section 184(1)] 1. Before the first board meeting in which he participates as director and thereafter at the first board meeting in every financial year

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