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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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...
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In any litigation, the Court or the authority adjudicating the matter can pass interim orders and the matter will get finally disposed of. Once the matter is dispose of finally, there ends the litigation and the final order can be executed. If there is a provision for review having limited scope, the court can review its order. This is the procedure in any case; be it a suit for recovery of money, be it a petition seeking divorce, be it a petition for compensation under Motor Vehicle Law and be it a Writ Petition.
The government is proposing to keep the new company legislation flexible so that rules and regulations governing companies can be updated quickly without following the cumbersome procedure of amendment through Parliament.
Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 requires that the balance sheet and profit and loss account of a company shall be in the form set out in Part I of Schedule VI or in such other form as may be approved by the Central Government either generally
General Circular No: 2 /2011, dated 08.02.2011 Large number of Companies are approaching the Ministry for exemption under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956. In context of Globalizing Indian Economy, increased number of Subsidiaries and introduction of Accounting Standards on consolidated Financial Statements, Ministry decided to grant a general exemption provided certain conditions are fulfilled.
In order to give an opportunity to the defunct companies, for getting their names strike off from the Register of Companies, the Ministry had decided to introduce a Scheme namely, “Easy Exit Scheme, 2011” under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956
Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 requires holding companies to attach with their balance sheet a copy of the balance sheet, profit and loss account etc of each of its subsidiaries. In recent years, with the globalization of the Indian economy,
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued today a notification on General Exemption under Section 211 of the Companies Act 1956. The notification reads as under: General Exemption under Section 211 Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 requires
Companies are divided into private limited and public limited companies. Public limited companies are of two types – listed companies (whose shares are listed on a stock exchange) and unlisted companies.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 641 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in Schedule XIII to the Companies Act, 1956, namely:—
Official Liquidator had failed to discharge the duty cast on him in terms of the second proviso to Section 394(1) of the Act, the next issue that requires consideration is whether sanction of a scheme of amalgamation can be held up merely because the
