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Companies Act

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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Nomination Facility for shares of private companies held in physical form

Company Law : The issue revolves around the complexities in transferring shares without nomination. The framework allows direct vesting of share...

May 2, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Customer Advance Beyond 365 Days: Does It Become a Deposit Under Company Law?

Company Law : The issue examines whether delayed adjustment of advances automatically triggers deposit classification. The key takeaway is that ...

April 30, 2026 4695 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure of alteration of Memorandum of Association under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The procedure outlines steps for altering the Memorandum of Association, including board approval, shareholder resolution, and reg...

April 29, 2026 411 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Advancing India’s Corporate Regulatory Framework

Company Law : The Bill decriminalises minor offences by converting them into civil penalties, reducing fear of prosecution for procedural lapses...

April 29, 2026 498 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of Proposed Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2026

Company Law : The amendment merges 11 forms into two streamlined frameworks to reduce compliance burden. The key takeaway is faster, simpler com...

April 29, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print


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NFRA issues Audit Quality Inspection Guidelines

Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...

May 1, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Refiling Option for Annual Forms Under CCFS 2026

Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...

April 18, 2026 1704 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Request MCA to permit filing of Forms during liquidation process

Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...

April 18, 2026 1314 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Consultation on Filing Reforms & Simplifying Compliance for Viksit Bharat 2047

Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...

April 17, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Prescribes OTP-Based Email Update Process for Companies and LLPs

Company Law : The MCA introduced a streamlined process for updating registered email IDs of companies and LLPs. The update ensures seamless rece...

April 17, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Dale & Carrington Vs. P.K. Prathapan (2004): Legal Analysis & Narrative Brief

Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...

April 6, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Dismisses Plea as Preference Share Extension Within 20-Year Limit Needs No Approval

Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...

April 3, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Absence of Entries Not Proof of Fraud; NCLT Upholds Strict Proof Standard Under Section 66

Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...

March 28, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

No Separate Meeting Needed When Same Terms Apply to Entire Shareholder Class: Calcutta HC

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...

March 18, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

No statutory mandate for valuation report for reduction of share capital: SC

Company Law : Supreme Court held that section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 doesn’t require mandatory obtaining or circulating of formal valua...

March 12, 2026 1203 Views 0 comment Print


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NCLT Allows Single Member Benches to Hear Cases to Reduce Pendency and Speed Up Disposal

Corporate Law : The order permits single judicial members to handle procedural and uncontested matters. It ensures faster case disposal while pres...

May 2, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate DIN Attracts ₹50,000 Penalty Despite Unintentional Error

Company Law : A director was penalized for holding two DINs in violation of statutory provisions. The key takeaway is that even inadvertent non-...

April 29, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Board Meetings Beyond 120 Days Attracts Penalty Despite Disclosure

Company Law : The company failed to conduct the required number of board meetings and exceeded statutory time gaps. The key takeaway is that str...

April 29, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

Incorrect AOC-4 Filing Leads to Penalty Despite Rectification Request

Company Law : Filing incorrect details in statutory forms attracts penalties even if later corrected. The key takeaway is that rectification doe...

April 29, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Mumbai Imposed Penalty for Failure to Maintain Registered Office Address

Company Law : The case involved non-maintenance of a functional registered office, evidenced by undelivered official communication. The authorit...

April 28, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print


Accounting and Provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

August 19, 2009 191661 Views 7 comments Print

Chapter XIIB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 covers Minimum Alternate Tax U/s. 115JB, which covers cases under ‘Special Provision for Payment of tax by certain companies’.. The relevant extract of this section is produced below:

Government will not interfere in appointment of Statutory Auditor of Listed Public Companies U/s. 224

August 11, 2009 609 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has said that the appointment of statutory auditor is made by the shareholders of a company in its annual general meeting and that it has no proposal to have the statutory auditors appointed by a Regulatory Authority in respect of listed companies. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today in a written […]

Objectives of Companies Bill, 2009 presented in the Lok Sabha

August 4, 2009 2416 Views 0 comment Print

The Minister for Corporate Affairs, Mr Salman Khurshid, Yesterday introduced the Companies Bill, 2009 in the Lok Sabha. The main objectives of the Companies Bill, 2009 are as follows –(a) to revise and modify the Companies Act, 1956 in consonance with the changes in the national and international economy;(b) to bring about compactness by deleting […]

Over 200 PSU do not have company secretary in employment though they are mandated to have one

July 31, 2009 624 Views 0 comment Print

Over 200 public sector undertakings (PSUs) do not have a company secretary on their rolls even though they are mandated to have one, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. “As per information available, 233 PSUs have not appointed a company secretary,” Salman Khursheed, minister for corporate affairs, said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Government planning to include the concept of class action suit in new Companies bill

July 28, 2009 718 Views 0 comment Print

With lessons from the multi-crore rupee Satyam fraud case, the government is planning to include the concept of class action suit in new Companies bill, likely to be introduced in the current session of Parliament, to help investors claim damages from fraudulent companies.

MoF inserts new rule 21 in Securities Contracts Rules for delisting of securities

June 17, 2009 2634 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ha) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2008.

Companies once delisted have to wait for 10 years to relist

June 16, 2009 6507 Views 0 comment Print

Companies cannot relist themselves on the bourses for up to ten years after their delisting, instead of two years as was the case earlier. The re-listing of a company can be done only after ten years, if its delisting is compulsory or initiated by the bourses, while in cases of voluntary delisting, the companies can list […]

MCA made changes in Form No. 19, 20, 20A, 44 & 49[1]

June 2, 2009 3061 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Corporate  Affairs vide Notification  G.S.R. 257(E) dated 17-04-09 has made the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009 and thereby revised the following forms: Form  19 – Declaration of  compliance with the provisions of section 149(i)(a), (b) and (c) of the  Companies Act,1956.

IT dept. imposed penalty on DLF for understatement of income, auditors role in question

May 24, 2009 963 Views 0 comment Print

NEW DELHI: The I-T authorities have slapped a tax liability of Rs 300-400 crore on realty leader DLF over what they called understatement of income and fund diversion by the company. The liability was raised after a special audit by the Income Tax department in the accounts of DLF for the year 2005-06. With the kind of […]

ICSI issued Guidelines for issuing Compliance Certificate and Signing Annual Return

May 22, 2009 1553 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for issuing Compliance Certificate and Signing Annual Return  In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Part II of the Second Schedule to the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of 1980), as amended by the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006, the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India hereby issues […]

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