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 : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
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 : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...
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...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
Preference shares, more commonly referred to as preferred stock, are shares of a company’s stock with dividends that are paid out to shareholders before common stock dividends are issued. If the company enters bankruptcy, preferred stockholders are entitled to be paid from company assets before common stockholders. Most preference shares have a fixed dividend, while […]
Article explains What is XBRL, Does XBRL cause a change in accounting standards, Is India a member of XBRL International, Applicability of XBRL filing, Documents required for XBRL for MCA with FAQs. Introduction of What is XBRL?: XBRL is a language for the electronic communication of business and financial data which is revolutionizing business reporting […]
1) In Version-2 (V2), I am a Registered User and while trying to upgrade to Business User, I am getting PAN validation error. How can this be resolved? If you are an existing User of Version-2, please login Version-3 (V3) portal with the same credentials and click on ‘Update Profile’ on the top right corner […]
MCA vide notification dated 10th September 2018, introduced Rule 9A to the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 through the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 for issue of securities in dematerialized form by unlisted public companies effective from 2nd October 2018. The above rule corresponds to Section 29 […]
Government of India has replaced the old Companies Act, 1956 with new Companies Act, 2013 with a view to match the global industry and compliance standards. Since the enactment of the new Act, various amendments have been brought to simply the compliance and disclosure structure.
1) Whether salary advance to the Managing Director will hit the provisions of Section 185 and Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013; 2) If yes, which compliances are required to be followed by the Company and the Director;
CSR – Understanding CSR provisions CSR applicable to Private as well as Public Companies including foreign companies CSR APPLICABILITY: As per sec 135(1) of Companies Act, 2013 CSR applicable to a company which complies any of the following conditions in the immediately preceding financial year Company is having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or […]
Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022-Fresh Legal Web Spinned For Nidhi Companies With the advent of Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022 made effective from 19th April, 2022, yet another set of new legal compliances have been imposed on Nidhi Companies by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA ) in wake of the rising frauds and mis-deeds of […]
For every private company after incorporation must be done the post incorporation compliance as per companies act and other relevant acts. Here the author discusses only those compliance which are performed initial by the company from the incorporation. The compliance are divided into three parts first is mandatory, miscellanies and event base compliance. Here the […]
Key Managerial Personnel (also known as KMP) refers to the whole time employees of the company who are vested with the most important roles and responsibilities of the company. The Key Managerial Personnel monitor and achieve the goals and objectives targeted by the Board of Directors of the Company. The definition of KMP is given […]