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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CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
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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 Union ministry of corporate affairs is likely to approach the Supreme Court for permission to appoint a new central administrative head for offices of the registrar of companies (RoC) spread across the country. The move comes against the backdrop
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The CBI has filed chargesheet against former member of Company Law Board R Vasudevan and five others for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs seven lakh for giving a favourable order in a case being presided over by him.
I have read few judgments on a proceeding under section 397/398 of Companies Act, 1956 placing reliance on Company Law Board regulations and based on the procedural technicality. With great respect to the courts, I do strongly feel that the Company Law Board should not go technically in a proceeding under section 397/398 of the Companies Act, 1956.
MRA with CPA, Ireland: We are delighted to inform that our Institute has signed recently its fourth membership recognition MRA with CPA Ireland for reciprocal recognition of each others qualification on a variable bridging mechanism. The agreement wa
The Directors occupy a fiduciary position in relation to a Company. They must act bona fide and in the interest of the Company. This duty of good faith which fiduciary relationship imposes is identical with those imposed on trustees. In this sense, i
Following is the Exposure Draft of the Schedule XIV to the Companies Act, 1956, issued by the Accounting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, for comments. This Exposure Draft is in accordance with the IFRS converged Accounting Standards being formulated by the ICAI. The Board invites comments on any aspect of […]
n 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 the Government of India in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, number S.O. 1800(E), the 21st July,2009 published in the Gazette of Inida, Extraordinary, of same date, namely
Maytas Infra on Thursday said it would file a review petition with the Company Law Board which recently rejected the company’s proposal to induct four directors of Saudi Bin Ladin Group on its board.
The Companies Act amendment bill, which was placed in Parliament last year, is expected to become law by the end of the current fiscal year. “The Parliamentary Standing Committee has given its recommendations and the ministry is looking into it,” sai
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has opposed the corporate affairs ministry move to rotate auditors and audit firms compulsory. The provision for rotation of auditors has been included in the Companies Bill, 2009, recently been vetted by th
