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.
Corporate Law : Understand foreign contribution, FCRA eligibility, Section 2(1)(h), Section 3 prohibitions, and registration requirements under th...
Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
Company Law : The article explains that SBI and PNB are statutory bodies created under separate Acts and are therefore not governed by the Compa...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
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 : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
Company Law : Where a composite scheme of arrangement satisfies the procedural requirements of sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 an...
Company Law : NCLT Mumbai compounded the offence for failure to hold the AGM within the time prescribed under Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2...
Company Law : The NCLT Ahmedabad refused to condone a 4,215-day delay in filing an appeal for restoration of a struck-off company. The Tribunal ...
Company Law : MCA extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
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...
Gurminder Dhami INTRODUCTION The votes cast by the shareholders play decisive role in the business proposed in General Meetings of a Company. An equity shareholder has the right to vote for every motion. However, as per the Section 47 of the Companies Act, 2013 preference shareholder is entitled to vote only for a resolution pertaining […]
CA Nitesh More A. A Pvt Ltd is having two members, Mr A & Mrs A. Co wants to raise Rs 2 Lakhs by issue of equity shares. Mr A & Mrs A do not want to invest further. Even Mrs A wants to sell some shares. However, Mr C wants to invest in the […]
As per Rule 3 of Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid & unclaimed amount lying with companies) Rules 2012, every company (including Non-banking Financial companies and Residuary Non-Banking Companies) shall, within a period of 90-days after the holding of Annual General Meeting or the date on which it should have been held as per the provisions of section 166 of the Act
Section 118 of the Companies Act,2013 and Rule 25 of Companies (management and Administration) Rules,2014 deals with the Minutes of Proceedings of General Meeting, Meeting of BoD and other meeting and Resolutions passed by Postal Ballot
Seeking greater transparency and corporate responsibility, the Companies Act, 2013 has changed the role of auditors in companies. Firstly, there is a need to understand section 139 that deals with the Appointment of Auditors
included slum area development in Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies by inserting clause (xi) in Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013.
As a general rule, directors are appointed by members at a general meeting. As an exception, Board can also appoint directors in some specified cases. Section 160 provides for right of any person to stand for the position of a director in a company in a general meeting in a democratic way.
Key Highlights of Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013: Useful Life: Unlike the Companies Act, 1956, Useful life of the asset on the basis of Shift has been prescribed in place of rates of depreciation in the part C Schedule II of the companies Act 2013 as a base for computing depreciation. Now the […]
CS Divesh Goyal SPECIALLY FOR FIRST BOARD MEETING OF PRIVATE COMPANIES As per New Company Law, gap between two board meetings can’t exceed 120 Days. If last board meeting of company was held on 31st March 2014 then next board meeting can be held upto 28th July, 2014 (April 30 days + May 31 Days […]
Notification No. 33/2014-Income Tax Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) number S.O. 121(E), dated 12-1-2009 issued under clause (b) of the Explanation to section 35AC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government had notified at serial number 22, “Holy Spirit Ashram – expansion of the existing 50 beds general hospital with 100 beds
