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...
The Corporate Sector has reason to celebrate the launch of two Schemes by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in the last week of May 2010. The Company Law Settlement Scheme (CLSS) 2010 is intended for those companies who desire to continue after clearing their track record. Whereas, Easy Exit Scheme (EES) 2010 is intended for those companies who desire to exit at no cost.
It is known that section 397/398 of Companies Act, 1956 substantially provide relief to the minority shareholders/shareholders against the oppression/mismanagement by the Company or the Majority Shareholders in the Company.
Indian Companies may not get any tax sops for spending more as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, an official in the government said on Thursday. The ministry of corporate affairs is unlikely to recommend any tax concessions for adoption of CSR initiatives for India Inc.
The two schemes recently launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, viz., ‘Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2010’ (CLSS 2010) and ‘Easy Exit Scheme, 2010’ (EES 2010) are drawing positive response from the corporate sector. The two Schemes were launched on 30.5.2010 and will be available till 31.08.2010. An electronic workflow has been established in the system to process the cases received under the two Schemes in a time bound manner.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 294AA of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government, being of the opinion that the demand for the category of goods specified in the Table below is substantially in excess of the production or supply of such goods and that the services of the sole selling agents will not be necessary to create a market for such goods,
Independent directors in charge of audit committees in companies may be held responsible for actions taken by the management
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 210A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, published in the Gazette of India , Extraordinary, dated the 21st July, 2009 vide number S.O. 1800(E), dated the 21st July, 2009, namely :–In the said notification for the figures “20-7-2010” wherever they occur, the figures “20-8-2010” shall be substituted.
IT firm Mahindra Satyam (erstwhile Satyam Computer) said that the Company Law Board has given it time till September 30 to publish various mandatory documents. The Hon’ble Board (Company Law Board) has permitted extension of time up to September 30, 2010, for publication of financial results for the years ended March 31, 2009, and March 31, 2010, Mahindra Satyam said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange .
The objective of CLSS is to give an opportunity to defaulting companies to enable them to make their default good by filing belated documents and to become a regular compliant in future. CLSS would condone the delay in filing documents with the Registrar of Companies (ROC), grant immunity from prosecution by levying additional fee of 25% of actual additional fee payable for filing belated documents under the Act and the rules made there under.
The provisions of Companies Act, 1956 makes it very clear that every company should maintain proper books of accounts and should record all the transactions of the Company pertaining to sales, purchases, expenses, receipts, liabilities and Assets. Not only recording the transactions, every Company is also supposed to maintain the documentary proof in support of the transactions as per law.
