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 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 Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022, dated 19th April, 2022, introduced substantial amendments in terms of Nidhi Rules, 2014. The Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022 has been explained in a very effortless simple terms as under. The following clause in Rule 3A of the said rules, after the third proviso, the following […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has formed the Company Law Committee (CLC) to make recommendations to the government on reforms that will improve the ease of doing business in India and simplify the Companies Act 2013. There were numerous recommendations in the report on the overall structure of the Act; however, in this post, […]
Nidhi Company along with recent amendments dated 19.04.2022 vide Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022 Introduction: This Article contains detailed analysis of compliances applicable to Nidhi Company. MCA has recently came out with some amendments in the Nidhi Rules, 2014 vide Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022 dated 19.04.2022 wherein more stringent norms have been prescribed by Central Government […]
1. Introduction on the Imprisonment + Fine (both) for Corporate Fraud under Section 447 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act). (a) Corporate frauds are increasing in India by the person(s) those are directly or indirectly connected or even not-connected to the corporate. (b) It’s required that high standards for corporate governance and strong legal provisions should […]
MCA Notification No. G.S.R. 301(E) Dtd. 19th April, 2022 The MCA vide its notification dated 19th April, 2022 has introduced some important amendments to the existing Nidhi Rules, 2014 by notifying Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2022 which shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette i.e., 19th April, 2022. Sr. No. […]
SECTION 160 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 Chapter-XI Appointment and Qualifications of Directors Right of Persons Other than Retiring Directors to Stand for Directorship This section deals with the rights of person other than retiring director under Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 (1) A person who is not a retiring director in terms […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Notification G.S.R. 207(E) dt. 24th March 2021 has amended Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 which shall be effective from the 1st day of April 2021. With this notification, various additional disclosures are being incorporated which are to reported while preparing the financial statements of an entity. Schedule III […]
In order to boost entrepreneurship in India, the Startup India campaign was announced for the first time on 15th August 2015 by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. However, the action plan of the Startup India Scheme was unveiled on 16th January 2016. Notably, Startup India Scheme is one of the flagship initiatives […]
During the Financial Year 2021-22, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) registered more than 1.67 Lakh company incorporations as compared to 1.55 Lakh companies during FY 2020-21. The increase is significant considering that number of companies incorporated during Financial Year 2020-21 were the highest in any of the previous years. The incorporations during FY 2021-22 are […]
USER AND REGISTRATION Q. 1. I am new user of MCA system. How can I register? Ans. New User refers to a person who does not have an existing User Account on MCA system in any version of MCA 21 (either V-1 or V-2). Thus, a ‘New User’ is the one who will be doing […]
