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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Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
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Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
Officers of the company were adjudicated for non-submission of Form AOC-4, emphasizing personal accountability under Section 137(3) and the Companies Act’s strict compliance requirements.
ROC Vijayawada penalizes THREE SEASONS EXIM and directors ₹3.5 Lakhs under Section 450 for failing to send EGM notice to a director and improper minute-keeping.
Three Seasons Exim Ltd. and its directors were penalized for not serving an EGM notice to a member and failing to maintain proper minutes. ROC Vijayawada highlighted strict compliance with Sections 101(3) and 450 of the Companies Act, 2013.
ROC Vijayawada imposed a Rs. 75,000 penalty on three directors of Three Seasons Exim Ltd. for failing to issue the mandatory 7-day notice for two 2017 board meetings.
Provident fund dues were protected by statute and same were excluded from the liquidation estate of a company under Section 36(4)(a)(iii) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, thus, could not be denied to claimants on grounds of delay as it would defeat the object of protecting employees’ social security.
ROC Delhi held that unscored or uninitialed blank pages in minutes constitute non-compliance under Section 118(11). A ₹25,000 penalty was levied on the company and ₹5,000 each on defaulting directors.
ROC Delhi penalized a company and its directors for failing to properly bind board meeting minutes for FY 2017–18, holding it a violation of Section 118(11) read with Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2.
ROC Pune imposed penalties on WORLDDEVCORP and three directors under Section 118(11) for not maintaining Board Minutes in the prescribed book and without date of entry.
Rosmerta Autotech Ltd. and its directors were penalized for maintaining board minutes without serial numbers for FY 2017-18. ROC emphasized strict compliance with Section 118(11) and Secretarial Standards SS-1 & SS-2.
ROC Delhi imposed penalties on ROSMERTA AUTOTECH and two directors under Section 118(11) of the Companies Act for failing to maintain serially numbered Board Minutes during FY 2016-17.
