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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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 : 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...
When we invite the rest of the world to come to India, form a company, do business and invest in India, are we trying to say that in case you commit any of these offences you will never get bail or you will indefinitely never get bail?
Download format of Engagement Letter for Audit of Financial Statements under the Companies Act 2013 and the Rules Thereunder (When Reporting u/s 143(3)(i) is Applicable)
Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014 was introduced in lok Sabha by Shri. Arun Jaitley on 08th December 2014 and same been passed by Lok Sabha on 17 December 2014.
The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) was notified on 29thAugust, 2013. Out of 470 sections in the Act, 283 sections and 22 sets of Rules corresponding to such sections have so far been brought into force. The Act and the related Rules contain a large number of provisions requiring approval of shareholders by way of special resolution.
With the implementation of almost more than half of the provisions under the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) including Section 134 of the Act w.e.f. 1st April, 2014, companies now need to develop a design a framework for reporting and disclosure of various information in its Board’s Report which are now required additionally to some of […]
CA Pratik Anand Form ADT-3 is to be filed for resignation by auditor from the company as an auditor within 30 days of resignation. E Form ADT-3 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 140(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 which are reproduced […]
The Union government, on Friday 12th December 2014 , introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Companies Act, 2013 to provide stringent punishment for illegal money pooling activities, among other things. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014, introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, proposes as many as 14 changes in various provisions of […]
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates every company above the given threshold levels to comply with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions of the Act, and to disclose contents of its CSR policy in its Board’s Report. The penalty provision for non-compliance in this regard is prescribed under Section 134 (8) of the Act.
The number of companies registered during the first five months of this financial year (2014-15) was 21,260, as against 43,601 companies registered during the corresponding period of the previous year. Month-wise registration of companies is indicated in the Table below: Table Number of Companies Registered during first five months of 2013-14 and 2014-15, month-wise:
Gurminder Dhami INTRODUCTION General principle of law is that the decisions which are serious in nature or which involve significant business transactions are taken at Shareholders meetings. The scope of this decision making power has been increased by Companies Act, 2013. To enable shareholders to take apt and a well informed decision, it is necessary […]
