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, ...
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...
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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...
CS M. Kurthalanathan Filing of e-forms with ROC for formation/Incorporation of Private Company SN e-form Description Details required Attachment(s) to e-form 1 Form DIR-3 Application for allotment of Director Identification Number Photograph (latest Passport Size in JPG format) Identity Proof Indian Nationals Foreign Nationals PAN Card Passport Residence Proof v Ration card, v Driving […]
What types of specified transactions are covered under the Section? Ans. Section 186 covers 3 types of specified transactions entered into by a company directly or indirectly: a) Loans to any person or other body corporate; b) Guarantee or security given in connection with a loan to any other body corporate or person; and c) Acquisition by way of subscription, purchase or otherwise, the securities of any other body corporate.
Manoj Sethia, FCA, ACS, ACMA There has been much confusion about applicability of section 185 and regarding Lending, giving of guarantee, making investment by companies in the light of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. Sub-section (1) of section 185 starts with “Save as otherwise provided in this Act”
Contracts or arrangements with a related parties under New Companies Act 2013 ( Section 2(76), 188 of Companies Act,2013 read with rule 15,16 Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014) The new Companies Act 2013 and rules framed there under are throwing new learning and complying challenges to professional in corporate arena. In […]
Form-wise date of last version change is available below. Please ensure that you have downloaded the latest version for filing. To know the details please visit the following link :- http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/Download_eForm_choose.html
Announcement It has been reported that in one of the newspapers, a news item has been published stating that ICSI members and students will observe a fast to protest against the provisions of The Companies Act, 2013.
Memorandum of association is the charter of the company and defines the scope of its activities. An article of association of the company is a document which regulates the internal management of the company.
Mapping of e-forms prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 with e-forms prescribed under Companies Act, 1956 S. No. e-Form (Companies Act, 2013) Corresponding e-Form (Companies Act, 1956) Purpose of Form as per Companies Act, 2013 1 INC-1 1A Application for reservation of name 2 INC-2 New form Form for Incorporation and nomination (One Person Company) […]
CS M. Kurthalanathan Introduction: To make the listed companies more transparent and to align the provisions related to listing agreement with the Companies Act 2013 ,Capital Markets Regulator, SEBI has amended Clause 49 of Listing Agreement The said amendments will be effective from 1st October 2014. S.No Particulars Clause 49 CA2013 & Rules,2014 1 Partition […]
The following e-forms filed by companies, other than one person companies and small companies, under sub-rule (1) of rule 9, shall be pre-certified by the Chartered Accountant or the Company Secretary or as the case may be the Cost Accountant, in whole-time practice, namely:‑
