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 : 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...
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A meeting held totally by means of either Video conferencing or other audio-visual means is known as Virtual Meeting. In virtual meeting there is no physical presence of participants and there is no specified venue for the purpose of meetings. Participants that are located at different places can participate in the meeting either by teleconference or video conference or combination of them at time decided.
Meaning of Related Party’ under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 The meaning of the word ‘Related Party’ is given under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and also includes the following: ◊ A director or his relative; ◊ Key managerial person or their relative; ◊ A firm where a director, manager or […]
A meeting may be generally defined as a gathering or assembly or getting together of a number of persons for transacting any lawful business. There must be at least two persons to constitute a meeting. Therefore, one shareholder usually cannot constitute a company meeting even if he holds proxies for other shareholders. However, in certain […]
Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 | Loan and Investment by Company Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with the loans and investments by the companies: 1. No company shall invest more than two layers in investment company. For Eg. X Ltd is holding 51% in Y Ltd and Y Ltd is […]
Meaning of Oppression And Mismanagement The word ‘Oppression’ is not defined under the Companies Act, 2013. Oppression is the movement made by the authority in unjust manner against the party who gave his consent. As per the Dictionary of Black Law, the term ‘Oppression’ means ‘the act or an instance of unjustly exercising power.’ Oppression […]
Liquidation process is the last stage where a creditors can recover their money from the company. First, the company go for the resolution process and if it doesn’t work then the company goes for the liquidation process. For recovering the money from the company, an auction is conduction to sale the assets of the company.
Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 states that no company is allowed to make, advance any loan, that includes the loan to constituted by a book debt to, or provide any guarantee or give any security relatedany loan taken by,— 1. Any director of company, or of a company that is its holding company […]
Introduction: NGO’s is an organization that operates for non-profit purposes. A Section 8 Company is regulated under the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’), governed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. As per Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 it is proved to the satisfaction of the Central Government that a person or an association of persons proposed […]
ndia’s social consciousness is deeply engraved with the generosity of social service, which have evidently existed in various forms since ages, like the concept of daana, dakshina, bhiksha etc. There are many different ways through which individuals, companies etc. can help bring wellbeing, prosperity to one’s life as well as society at large.
A Section 8 Company is a not-for-profit organization which basically, needs to adhere to the following three conditions: 1. The Company has in its objects the promotion of commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object; 2. intends to apply its profits, if any, or […]
