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 : The issue revolves around the complexities in transferring shares without nomination. The framework allows direct vesting of share...
Company Law : The issue examines whether delayed adjustment of advances automatically triggers deposit classification. The key takeaway is that ...
Company Law : The procedure outlines steps for altering the Memorandum of Association, including board approval, shareholder resolution, and reg...
Company Law : The Bill decriminalises minor offences by converting them into civil penalties, reducing fear of prosecution for procedural lapses...
Company Law : The amendment merges 11 forms into two streamlined frameworks to reduce compliance burden. The key takeaway is faster, simpler com...
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...
Corporate Law : The order permits single judicial members to handle procedural and uncontested matters. It ensures faster case disposal while pres...
Company Law : A director was penalized for holding two DINs in violation of statutory provisions. The key takeaway is that even inadvertent non-...
Company Law : The company failed to conduct the required number of board meetings and exceeded statutory time gaps. The key takeaway is that str...
Company Law : Filing incorrect details in statutory forms attracts penalties even if later corrected. The key takeaway is that rectification doe...
Company Law : The case involved non-maintenance of a functional registered office, evidenced by undelivered official communication. The authorit...
In what could be a breather to India Inc, the corporate affairs ministry is proposing diluting norms for rotation of auditors and audit firms for companies in the new Companies Bill. The bill will be taken up for consideration in Parliament in the ongoing Budget session.
There can be disputes between majority group and minority shareholders in any Company and these disputes come very frequently in closely held companies or Private Limited Companies. The Companies Act, 1956 provides certain rights to the shareholders
After considering the views of the industry and a House panel, the government will table the Companies Bill 2009 in the forthcoming Budget session, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs said today.
Keeping in view the developments taking place nationally as well as internationally and with a view to modernize the structure for corporate regulation in India and represent a major reform statement by the Government to promote the development of th
With the Reliance funding into Swan telecom under scanner, the CBI will soon approach the Company Law Board to look into the association between Reliance Group and the controversial Telecom Company in the 2G spectrum scam. The Swan Telecom is alleged
India Inc is not on board with the government on several key issues pertaining to independent directors, managerial remuneration and rotation of auditors, as proposed in the Companies Bill, a senior official said on Thursday.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has on 8 February 2011 issued a Press Note No. 4/2011 of its intention to amend Schedule XIII of the Companies Act 1956 (the Act) relating to managerial remuneration. The amendment will be app
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has on 8 February 2011 issued directions through General Circular No. 2/2011 and Press Note 3/2011 exempting holding companies from attaching specified particulars of its subsidiary companies
In any litigation, the Court or the authority adjudicating the matter can pass interim orders and the matter will get finally disposed of. Once the matter is dispose of finally, there ends the litigation and the final order can be executed. If there is a provision for review having limited scope, the court can review its order. This is the procedure in any case; be it a suit for recovery of money, be it a petition seeking divorce, be it a petition for compensation under Motor Vehicle Law and be it a Writ Petition.
The government is proposing to keep the new company legislation flexible so that rules and regulations governing companies can be updated quickly without following the cumbersome procedure of amendment through Parliament.
