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...
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs by notification dated 12th September 2013 has appointed 12th of September 2013 as the date on which certain provision of the Companies Act, 2013 shall come into force. In this context, I have prepared two tables, one for definitions that have not come into force
We are attaching chapter-wise Companies Act 2013 and first set of draft Rules (16 chapters) released by MCA on 9.9.2013.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs issues Notification for Commencement of 98 Sections of the New Act- The Companies Act, 2013 as passed by the Parliament and assented to by the President of India is available on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ website at www.mca.gov.in.
Suggestions on Draft Rules under Companies Act 2013 The Companies Act, 2013 has been notified on 30th August, 2013. First tranche of draft Rules, except Forms, covering 16 Chapters under the new Act, have been posted on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The second tranche of the draft Rules will be posted […]
Steps Taken for Tiding Over the Existing Shortage of Manpower in Serious Fraud Investigation Office The Government has said that the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), functioning under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has 53 officials in position compared to 95 technical posts. Manpower requirements are in areas like forensic audit, tax, capital market frauds […]
Damodaran Panel’s Report on Business Climate The Chairman of the Committee (Damodaran Panel) has circulated the draft report for comments, if any, by 26th August, 2013. The report will be submitted to the Government soon thereafter. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of […]
Fast Track Exit Mode for Defunct Companies The Ministry of Corporate Affairs launched “Fast Track Exit Mode” on 03.07.2011 to provide an opportunity for defunct companies under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956 for getting their names struck off from the register of companies, to facilitate the exit of such defunct companies without getting […]
Rajya Sabha on 8th August gave its nod to Companies Bill, 2013 which is the first major overhaul of Company law in more than 50 years. Now, India will have a brand new company’s law which is more effective and appropriate for this era and its challenges.
Section 3(38) of General Clauses Act 1897 defines ‘offence’ as ‘any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force’. Section 2(n) of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 (‘CrPC’) also defines ‘offence’ similarly.
Managing Director means a director, who, by virtue of an agreement with the company, or of a resolution passed by the company in general meeting or by its Board of Directors or, by virtue of its memorandum or articles of association, is entrusted with substantial powers of management which would not otherwise be exercisable by him, and includes a director occupying the position of managing director, by whatever name called.
