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.
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 : The article examines the Hamlin Trust ruling, where the NCLAT held that CFO appointments must satisfy Section 203 eligibility requ...
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 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...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
An order from the Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad imposes a penalty on two directors for failing to disclose their interests as required by Section 184 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Updated forms include those for auditor appointment and resignation (ADT-1, ADT-2, ADT-3, and ADT-4), cost audit reports (CRA-2, CRA-4), general applications (GNL-1), and annual returns (MGT-7/7A).
MCA mandates attachment of signed financial statements in PDF with AOC-4 XBRL from July 14, 2025, via amendment to XBRL filing rules.
The ROC has issued an order against Charles River Laboratories India Private Limited for failing to hold a board meeting on time, a violation of Section 450 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Regional Director clarified that Section 446B, which offers relief to One Person Companies or Small Companies, is applicable to the company itself and not to its auditor. Therefore, the auditor could not use this defense to reduce the penalty.
Regional Director upholds ₹5,000 penalty on C.A. Manish Maheshwari for Section 143 Companies Act violation regarding audit report non-compliance.
Understand India’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandate, including applicability thresholds, excluded activities, net profit calculation, and obligation determination under Section 135.
MCA imposes ₹2.10 lakh penalty on Baby Memorial Hospital Ltd for non-compliance with demat rules in securities allotments between 2021 and 2023.
Regional Director reduces penalty on Chalasani Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. for delayed allotment return filing, citing portal issues and official circular.
Explore the balance between corporate autonomy and minority shareholder protection, examining judicial restraint through the landmark Foss v. Harbottle case and the Tata-Mistry judgment.
