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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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Annual Return Filing Under Companies Act, 2013: MGT-7, MGT-7A & MGT-8

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...

July 8, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for July-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...

July 6, 2026 55131 Views 2 comments Print

Company Managerial Remuneration: Guide with Real-World Examples

Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...

July 1, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

Why Companies Act Not Apply to SBI & PNB but Applies to HDFC Bank

Company Law : The article explains that SBI and PNB are statutory bodies created under separate Acts and are therefore not governed by the Compa...

June 30, 2026 3462 Views 0 comment Print

Does Appointing a CFO Trigger Section 203 for Private Companies?

Company Law : The article examines the Hamlin Trust ruling, where the NCLAT held that CFO appointments must satisfy Section 203 eligibility requ...

June 30, 2026 645 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


ICSI Seeks Action against Eligible Companies Failed to Appoint Whole-Time CS

Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...

June 27, 2026 1797 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE): FAQs

Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...

June 24, 2026 1068 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks MCA Relief Due to Portal Disruptions After Data Centre Fire

Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...

June 18, 2026 9423 Views 1 comment Print

MCA Expands CSR Scope by Allowing Investment in Social Stock Exchange Instruments

Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...

May 30, 2026 1461 Views 0 comment Print

Provisional List of 1314 Audit Firms Missing NFRA-2 Filings for 2024-2025

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...

May 10, 2026 5286 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bona Fide Dispute on Debt Bars Winding Up Petition Under Section 433(e): MP HC

Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...

July 5, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Sets Aside CFO Appointment as Articles Cannot Override Companies Act

Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...

July 1, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT dispensed with shareholder meetings for Parle Group restructuring scheme

Company Law : Where a composite scheme of arrangement satisfies the procedural requirements of sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 an...

June 26, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Compounds Delay in Holding AGM by Kolhapur Hotels

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...

June 25, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Refuses Company Restoration as ROC Fails to Justify 4215-Day Delay

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 ...

June 24, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA extended CCFS-2026 Until 31 August 2026

Company Law :  MCA extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...

July 8, 2026 2280 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Extends DPT-3 Late Fee Waiver Till 31st July 2026 Due to Data Center Fire

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...

June 19, 2026 16227 Views 2 comments Print

MCA Notifies New Development Bank as Body Corporate under Companies Act 2013

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...

June 16, 2026 519 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect AGM Due Date Was Filed in AOC-4

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...

June 12, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate DIN Attracts Penalty Because Companies Act Prohibits Possessing More Than One DIN

Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...

June 12, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print


Process to be followed by shareholder in case his share certificate lost or stolen

June 11, 2021 4992 Views 0 comment Print

What will happen if you have lost an important jewel? The thought itself can cause you distress, as per the current data an Estimated Rs. 22,000/- crore of investors wealth is lying unclaimed with the insurance companies, mutual fund, corporate houses, banks & Employee provident fund organisation, There are many who have witnessed the accidental […]

A check list for compliance of CSR activities by Trusts / NGOs carrying out CSR activities on behalf of the companies

June 11, 2021 22857 Views 0 comment Print

As per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 (Act), a company liable to spend on Corporate Social Responsibility activities (CSR) as defined under section 135 of the Act, read with Schedule VII and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, can implement its CSR policy and spend its funds for CSR activities  by […]

Removal of Director

June 11, 2021 2571 Views 0 comment Print

A Company May, remove a director except the director appointed by NCLT u/s 242, before the expiry of the period of his office after passing ordinary resolution Provided that independent director re-appointed for second term u/s 149 shall be removed by company only by passing special resolution after giving him reasonable opportunity of being heard […]

E-form DPT-3-Exempted Deposits

June 11, 2021 30012 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction The companies always plan and carry the financial transactions in many ways and accordingly availed the deposits, loans and advances from directors, Shareholders or various public Financial Instituitons. MCA has introduced the E-form DPT-3 with an intention to report the complete details of Exempted Deposits i.e, Loans or advances taken by the company from […]

Appointment of Related Party to any Office or Place of Profit

June 10, 2021 60438 Views 1 comment Print

If the office or place of profit is held by the director and obtains from the company anything by way of remuneration to which he is entitled as a director, whether as salary, fees, commission, perquisites, the right to occupy free of rent any premises as a place of residence or otherwise.

Composition of Audit Committees under Company Law & SEBI LODR

June 10, 2021 9168 Views 0 comment Print

Brief overview about the composition, quorum requirement about the company -Audit Committee -Nomination and Remuneration Committee -Stakeholder Relationship Committee -Risk Management Committee (For Top 1000 Listed Companies) -CSR Committee AUDIT COMMITTEE S.No. Particulars As per Companies Act,2013 As per SEBI (LODR) 1. Minimum Requirement of Director 3 directors with ID forming majority 3 directors where […]

Amendment in Rule 38A of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014

June 10, 2021 5262 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 10th June, 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT Sub: Amendment in Rule 38A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 This is to inform you that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as part of its Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiatives has amended the Rule 38A of […]

Additional Director Appointment

June 9, 2021 1842 Views 0 comment Print

Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Above mentioned helps to clarify the provision of appointment of Additional Director alongwith term of appointment. Provision specified that if Article mentioned then power is in the hands of Board of Directors to appoint  Additional Director of the […]

Employees Stock Option Plan (‘ESOP’)

June 9, 2021 15921 Views 2 comments Print

Brief outline: The ESOP refers to ‘a plan’ for the benefit of the Employees of a Company, who make the Companies operational, profit centres and socially-economically enormous, this is not limited to big known companies but is also common with the small companies; newly incorporated companies. This plan has become famous and appreciated over the […]

How CSR Policy Amendment Rules, 2021 affected CSR Regime in India?

June 9, 2021 2559 Views 0 comment Print

The Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021: How has it affected the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in India? On 22 January 2021, the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 (2021 Rules) were brought into effect by the Government of India, replacing the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (2014 Rules). […]

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