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...
To further strengthen the Corporate Governance and in the light of digitalisation, Rule 9A of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 was brought into force over the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 through MCA Notification dtd. 10th September, 2018 which made compulsory issue of securities in dematerialised form by Unlisted Public Companies effective from 2nd October, 2018.
Like in any family there are unwritten rules for good bonding between members, the corporate governance is all about a system of direction, feedback, and control using regulations and ethical guidelines meeting societal expectations. The word governance is derived from the word ‘gubernate’, which means to steer. Thus, Corporate governance would mean to steer an […]
NEW VS OLD DEFINITION OF SMALL COMPANY As the annual filing season is coming along the way, it is pertinent to have a clear understanding about the applicability of definition of small company. For that matter, let’s have a look at some of the important points of consideration. – In the Union Budget 2021, Hon’ble […]
ACAE Request for extension of timelines for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the Companies Act, 2013 for the Financial Year ended 31.03.2021 due to COVID-19 outbreak till 31st December 2021. ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE ADVISERS & EXECUTIVES (Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860) An ISO 9001 : 2015 Certified Organization 6, Lyons Range, 3rd […]
Representation for extension of timelines for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the Companies Act, 2013 for the Financial Year ended 31.03.2021 due to continued COVID-19 Pandemic DIRECT TAXES PROFESSIONALS’ ASSOCIATION Income Tax Building, 3, Govt. Place West, Ground Floor, Kolkata 700001 Ph 033-22420638 Email : dtpakolkata@gmail.com Ref. No. – DTPA/Rep/21-22/31 13th September ,2021 Shri […]
EXTENSION OF DUE DATE FOR HOLDING OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM 2021) Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides that every company other than a one person company shall in each year hold an Annual General Meeting of its shareholders and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual […]
SWEAT EQUITY SHARES: Sweat equity shares are the shares given to directors/employees of the any company at a discounted price or other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions to the company. Section 54 of the Companies Act 2013 specify the provisions for […]
CAS requested that as a special case and to mitigate the hardships of Corporate and public at large the time period for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year ended 31/03/2021 be extended till 31st March 2022.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for appointment of the following persons to the posts of Judicial Member and Technical Member in the National Company Law Tribunal, in the pay scale of Rs.67,000-79,000/- (pre-revised), for a period of 05 years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or till attaining the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest
(1) Every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual general meeting of a company and that of the next:
