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...
‘Deemed Public Company’ is nowhere specifically defined under Companies Act, 2013 or its Rules. So, it is only after analysis of Sub-Section 71 of Section 2 can one get an indirect definition of deemed public company. Section 71 reads as under: “public company” means a company which- (a) is not a private company and; (b) […]
OVERVIEW Board Meetings are the meeting of directors to discuss and take decision on various corporate and non-corporate matters for smooth functioning of the Company and in today’s dynamic and changing scenarios, it is must needed to take regular updates on the matters affecting the business of the companies. The Board of Directors is the […]
Overview The entire process of effectuating a Merger or Acquisition deal is tedious and extraneous in nature, especially in cases of small companies. To deal with this problem, fast-track mergers were introduced by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 15th December, 2016 and have been illustrated under section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013 read […]
In Easter days the leading companies plays a dominant position to carry out the business it leads to blocking of many competitors inside the Indian Market. In Order to monitor the restrictive trade practices in India Law has been passes as MRTP Act ( Monopoly Restrictive Trade Practise) to avoid the Monopoly trade practice in […]
This is the last clause of MOA (Memorandum of association) (aka Subscription Clause). A company itself is an association of persons and this association is formed by Memorandum. The individuals who want to be part of this association needs to sign Memorandum of the company, this part where such signatures are affirmed is called association […]
MCA has notified Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2021 on 23rd June, 2021. vide this notification has amended definition of Small and Medium Sized Company for applicability of Accounting Standards as recommended by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 01.04.2021. Central Government hereby specifies Accounting Standards 1 to 5, 7 and 9 to 29 […]
MCA allowed companies to conduct their EGMs through VC or OAVM or transact items through postal ballot in accordance with the framework provided in the aforesaid Circulars upto 31st December, 2021.
Every year, all Companies have to conduct at least 4 meetings of its Board and 1 meeting of its Members called Annual General Meeting. These meetings can be conducted either in physical mode or in Video Conferencing/Other Audio Visual Means mode. Earlier, there were restrictions on certain agenda items to be discussed in the Board […]
1) Certificate of incorporation. 2) First board Meeting – Every company shall hold a meeting of the Board of Directors within 30 days from the date of its incorporation. 3) Bank Account – Companies need to have a bank account even before approaching the authorities for company incorporation. Subscription money needs to be deposited in […]
DPT-3 RETURN OF DEPOSITS Introduction: Pursuant to Rule 16 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 -every Company to which these rules apply; -shall on or before the 30th June, of every year; -file with the Registrar, a return of deposits or particulars of transaction not considered as deposit or both in Form DPT-3; […]
