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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 261 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 432 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 642 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


Latest Judiciary


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 108 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 102 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 78 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


Related Party Transactions: Disclosure Regime in place of Approvals

May 17, 2014 6207 Views 0 comment Print

The regulator proposes to the person entering/ existed in the corporate world to COME WITH AN OPEN HEART. It is just like, while anybody moves to the Doctor/ Advocate for some treatment/ consultant, nothing should be undisclosed. The author is thinking the same keeping in the view the basis of the regulatory provisions been made under the Companies Act, 2013.

How different class of people see Companies Act, 2013

May 13, 2014 2437 Views 0 comment Print

In last few days while studying the Companies Act, 2013, I realized that the act can be read by different people in different manner. They interpret differently and look for different things from the same act. Why can’t we see the same things with different angles. What are the different points of view by which […]

Postal ballot & e-voting cannot dispense general meeting – HC

May 13, 2014 5982 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay high court in scheme of amalgamation between Wadala Commodities Limited with Godrej Industries Limited has passed a judgment on postal ballot and e-voting. Court has observed that postal ballot and e-voting is an additional facility and cannot have the effect of dispensing the general meeting at all.

New Companies Rules not binding till Publication in official gazette – HC

May 13, 2014 7427 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court in scheme of amalgamation between Wadala Commodities Limited with Godrej Industries Limited has stated that gazetted copy of many MCA rules are not available, hence in the opinion of the court they are not binding so far or at least from 1st April 2014.

All you want to know about Director Identification Number (DIN)

May 13, 2014 9990 Views 0 comment Print

1. What is Director Identification Number (DIN)? It is an unique Identification Number allotted to an individual who is an existing director of a company or intends to be appointed as director of a company pursuant to section 153 & 154 of the Companies Act, 2013 2. Who can file an application for allotment of […]

How to apply Director Identification Number (DIN) with New Forms

May 13, 2014 9382 Views 0 comment Print

The concept of a Director Identification Number (DIN) has been introduced for the first time with the insertion of Sections 266A to 266G of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006. As such, all the existing and intending Directors have to obtain DIN within the prescribed time-frame as notified.

FAQs on eFiling Under Companies Act,2013

May 13, 2014 23972 Views 1 comment Print

1. What are the steps for online e-filing? 1. When the business or the registered users access the MyMCA portal, they enter their username and authentication details – Password/ Digital Certificate. 2. The user will be shown a list of eForms category-wise under eForms tab . 3. At any time, the users can read the […]

Voting Rights when there are Shares with Differential Voting Rights

May 13, 2014 5417 Views 0 comment Print

There are a few subtle changes in the Companies Act, which bring about challenges in voting rights for different classes of shares and still be able to meet the requirement of balance of equity : preference in total voting rights. Earlier to the Companies Act 2013 (Act), private companies could determine voting rights of equity(including […]

All about Related Party Transactions under Companies Act, 2013

May 13, 2014 38190 Views 0 comment Print

Every company enters into related party transactions and every company has to comply with disclosure norms and provisions of the law. Basic purpose of regulations of related party provisions in the Company’s Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act’) is that no company or its directors should take undue benefit of relationship for their personal gain.

Download Format of MOA and AOA as per Companies Act, 2013

May 12, 2014 934454 Views 127 comments Print

Download MOA & AOA in PDF Format Under the Companies Act,2013. Download AOA in word Format Under the Companies Act,2013. Download MOA in word Format Under the Companies Act,2013

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