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...
Article contains updates with respect to Notifications, Circulars, Rules, Regulations issued in the Month of February 2021 by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Securities Exchange Board of India, Updates of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and also includes Recent Corporate News. Article attempts to analyses Notifications, Circulars, […]
The NCLAT observed that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, General Circular dated August 21, 2019 has clarified that section 232(6) of Companies Act, 2013 enables the companies in question to choose and state in the scheme an ‘appointed date’. This date may be a specific calendar date or may be tied to the occurrence of an event such as grant of license by a competent authority or fulfilment of any preconditions agreed upon by the parties, or meeting any other requirement as agreed upon between the parties, etc., which are relevant to the scheme.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated 22.10.2019 notifies Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 (Amended Rules) to amend Companies (Appointment of Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (Rules). The Amended Rules substituted Rule 6 of the Rules for addition of a new concept i.e. Registration on Independent Director’s Data […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated 10th Sep, 2018 issued the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 which came into force w.e.f. 2nd Oct, 2018. As per rule 9A of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 every unlisted public company is required to: issue […]
Meaning and Concept of Authorized Share Capital: ♦ As Per Section 2(8) of the Companies Act, 2013 ‘authorized capital’ or ‘nominal capital’ means such capital as is authorized by the memorandum of a company to be the maximum amount of share capital of the company. ♦ Therefore Authorized Share Capital is that maximum amount up […]
Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) mandated for Corporate Social Responsibility and formally introduced it to the dashboard of the Boards of Indian companies. Section 135 of the Act read with Companies (CSR) Policy Rules, 2014, provided a robust framework for companies to partner in contributing to the country’s development challenges through its managerial skills, technology, and innovation.
Note on form of organization – LLP and Company and its basic compliance requirements LLP: Limited liability partnership is a simple combination of Company and Partnership firm limiting the liability of partners to the capital contributed and governed by LLP Agreement. It has only 2 annual compliance requirement and any other change in objects, change […]
REGISTRATION OF SECTION 8 COMPANY A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT SECTION 8 COMPANIES: In India there are three formats for registration of Non-Profits Organizations, those are mentioned here under: -Section 8 Companies; -Societies; -Trust. Out of the above mentioned three formats, Section 8 Companies are most reliable, credible and popular format of registration of Non-Profits Organizations […]
Introduction:- The topic we are going to discuss today seems simple but gets complicated when we do not have proper knowledge or guidance to do it. Being a mandatory filing for the companies we do not have option to skip, even if we do not like it. Let’s do the simple one and will get […]
Introduction A company, in the course of conduct of its business, enters into various transactions with different parties, including its related parties. Companies also carry on their activities through subsidiary companies and associate companies. Accordingly, related party relationships are a normal feature of business. Due to this relationship, related parties may enter into transactions that […]
