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...
WHAT IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)? A Memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a formal and a written agreement between parties under which their aligned intentions are expressed. Additionally, this sort of paper outlines the purpose of a common course of action. A Memorandum of understanding (MOU) can be bilateral (between two parties) or multilateral […]
As per the provisions of Section 406(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, ‘Nidhi Company’ means a ‘company which has been incorporated as a Nidhi with the object of cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members, receiving deposits from, and lending to, its members only, for their mutual benefit’. Therefore, we can say […]
The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules were introduced by the Government of India in 2014, which have been amended from time to time to ease the acceptance of deposits. This article deals with the conditions and rules regarding the acceptance of deposits by companies. APPLICABILITY Applicable on all companies except: a banking company; a non-banking […]
WHAT IS ESOP AND WHY IT IS RECOGNIZED AS START UP KIT TO RETAIN TALENT AS WELL AS LEGAL ASPECTS OF ESOP Employee Stock Option Scheme usually known as the Employee Stock Option Plan or Employee Stock Ownership Plan or ESOP, as its bare reading suggest that it’s an option provided to the employees of […]
Steps required to be follow before conducting Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company What is Annual General Meeting – AGM is gathering of a company’s, shareholders and its Board of Directors (Board). At an AGM, the Board of the company present the company’s annual report comprising company’s performance and its future strategy for the […]
How to change Name of the Company ? The Name of a company is its unique identity, and the same is also found in the first clause of the MOA (also known as Name Clause). The management of the company desiring to change the Company Name would need the consent of its shareholders and the […]
Nowadays apart from Covid negative news, we also read some positive news about how people helping each other to cope up from this pandemic. From farmers to businessman to companies, everyone helping the society or government through the way convenient to them. Everyday in newspapers or through social media we read about companies coming ahead […]
In the past, we had come across many financial frauds, the most manipulated corporate frauds were Satyam Scam, Enron Scandal and WorldCom scandal. The major reason these scams were successful is due to lack of corporate governance, hiding the true position of the company by the intentional use of fraudulent accounting practices. Such scams spurred the government to bring strict rules and regulations and mandate the requirement of internal financial control reporting to prevent the recurrence of such kinds of frauds in near future.
Board of Directors are the most essential Personnel of a company who are entrusted with the fiduciary duty to carry on objectives of the company in the manner profitable to its stakeholders. The Companies Act allows the Board to exercise all such powers, and to do all such acts and things, as the company is […]
An appeal dated 30.03.2020 was made to MDs/CEOs of top 1000 companies to contribute generously to “Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund” (PM CARES Fund). In the appeal, it was mentioned that such contribution may, inter-alia, include the unspent CSR amount, if any, and any amount over and above the minimum […]
