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...
Section 8 company is a company which is licensed under section 8 of companies act, 2013. It is a non-profit organization (NPO) which is formed with the objective to promote commerce, arts, science, sports, education, research etc. The profit of such types of companies are applied towards the furtherance of their cause and no dividend […]
There are many reasons for company closure which may include Lack of Capital or funds, Health reasons of Directors of company, Poor market conditions, low demand for products of company, Natural Calamities. Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 allows companies to apply for removal of their name from records of Registrar of Companies since […]
Adhering to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, LLP Act, 2008, its rules and regulations is must for Companies and LLPs in India. In case, the Companies and LLPs fails to comply with the provisions of the said Acts, they will have to bear the heavy penalties. ROC Compliance Chart_September, 2021 SN Forms Purpose of […]
Introduction A shareholder’s right to engage in an issue is regarded as a rights issue. Current shareholders have preemptive rights as a result of their status. The offer must be made to current shareholders on a proportionate basis to their stakes in this rights issue. The shareholders who are provided the opportunity to subscribe may or may […]
Exposure Draft of Revised Guidance Note on Division III – Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 for NBFC that is required to comply with Ind AS by Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee ICAI EXPOSURE DRAFT OF GUIDANCE NOTE ON DIVISION III – SCHEDULE III TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 FOR NBFC THAT IS […]
Exposure Draft of Revised Guidance Note on Division I – Non Ind AS Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 by Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee ICAI EXPOSURE DRAFT OF REVISED GUIDANCE NOTE ON DIVISION I – NON IND AS SCHEDULE III TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (Revised September 2021 Edition) (Last date for […]
Exposure Draft of Revised Guidance Note on Division II – Ind AS Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 by Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee ICAI EXPOSURE DRAFT OF REVISED GUIDANCE NOTE ON DIVISION II – IND AS SCHEDULE III TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (Revised September 2021 Edition) (Last Date for Comments: September […]
Proviso to Rule 14(8) as amended by the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Second Amendment Rules, 2018 and Notification No. GSR 464(E) dated June 5, 2015 are contradict to each other. Therefore, a clarification from MCA is much needed.
(1) No company shall, directly or indirectly, advance any loan, including any loan represented by a book debt to, or give any guarantee or provide any security in connection with any loan taken by,— (a) any director of company, or of a company which is its holding company or any partner or relative of any […]
As per section 62(1) of the Companies Act, 2013: Where at any time, a company having a share capital proposes to increase its subscribed capital by the issue of further shares, such shares shall be offered, to persons who, at the date of the offer, are holders of equity shares of the company in proportion, […]