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...
It is true that the Board of directors in a Company is supposed to act in the best interest of the Company as they are answerable to the Share-holders and submits a report in the Annual General Body Meeting (AGM). In every Company, normally, the majority in the Board consists of the representatives of the majority shareholders though it is a best corporate practice to give proportionate representation to the minority and also to have some independent and expert directors on the Board.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has give an opportunity to the defunct companies, for getting their names struck-off from the Register of Companies, the Ministry has decided to introduce a scheme namely, Easy Exit Scheme, 2010 under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956. The scheme is operational from 30th May 2010 to 31st August 2010.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has shelved its idea of auditing the books of listed companies by independent auditors.It was part of the joint plan of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the ministry to conduct peer review of audits, which involves getting the audit reports of a company vetted by another auditor for a second opinion.
The Pune ROC has over 21,000 companies registered under it The scheme Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2010, gives an opportunity to the defaulting companies to submit the required documents, get concession in the fine and become a regular compliant in future. On the other hand, the Easy Exit Scheme, 2010, gives an opportunity to the defunct companies to get their names struck off the register under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Amid strong public reaction to the judgement in the Union Carbide case, the government is understood to be looking at legal position to check if Carbide India’s non executive Chairman Keshub Mahindra could be barred from taking directorship in any company.
The government today said it may consider changes in recently announced norms for minimum 25 per cent public holding in listed companies, if need arises. “The Ministry of Finance and the Department of Disinvestment are receiving different points of view from public sector enterprises and other stakeholders. So, if there is any need for modification or correction or amendment, that will be done,” Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla told reporters on the sidelines of a CII seminar here.
I am very happy to see the judgment of the Supreme Court on National Company Law Tribunal. I have read the judgment of Justice Jayasimha Babu of Madras High Court regarding the constitution of National Company Law Tribunal and Appellate Tribunal in the Writ Petition preferred by Madras Bar Association many times.
What is Company Law settlement Scheme, 2010 (CLSS), 2010? . “Company Law Settlement Scheme, 2010” is a scheme to give opportunity to the defaulting Companies to enable them to make their default good by filing belated documents and to become a regular compliant in future. Refer General Circular No 1/2010 available on MCA portal under News & Events and under heading Act, Bills and Rules.
Q. What is Easy Exit Scheme (EES), 2010? A. “Easy Exit Scheme, 2010” is a scheme to give opportunity to the defunct companies to get their names struck off from the register under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
With a view of provide an easy exit to the Companies which are desirous of getting the name struck off from the records of the ROC or are defunct companies i.e. such companies which are inoperative since incorporation or have commenced business but are inoperative later on and not filing their due documents timely with the Registrar of Companies, the Ministry has come out with an Easy Exit Scheme, 2010 vide its General Circular No. 2 /2010 dated May 26, 2010.
