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...
Private Placement by Private Companies and Unlisted Public Companies Before understanding the Private Placement, we have to understand the different methods and applicable laws according to which the Companies can issue Securities. On the basis of Section 23 of the Companies Act, 2013, we can divide companies into two parts on the basis of the […]
Private Limited Company is a most popular option to start a business in India by startups and businesses with higher growth aspirations. Private Limited Company is incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 and governed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in India. It is a registered corporate structure that provides business a separate legal identity from […]
As per guidelines issued by MCA, From 1st April 2021, CSR Funding will be released only to that NGOs, Trusts, Religious Trusts, Societies, 12AA registered entities, 80 G granted entities, Section 8 Company that are registered with MCA by filing Form CSR-1.So, if such institutions willing to receive CSR Funding then it is mandatory for […]
The first thing that strike our mind on incorporation of a Company is: ‘What are the compliances which are necessary to be done post incorporation?’ The major compliances to be done by the Company immediately post its incorporation are as follows: – 1. Convene the First Board Meeting within 30 days of its Incorporation and […]
In how many companies a Director can hold office or in how many Committees a Director can be a Chairperson or Member ? Legislative Provisions: Following are the legal provisions guiding the above matter : 1. Section 165 of the Companies Act, 2013 – 2. Regulation 17A of the SEBI (LODR) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 3. […]
NATIONAL COMPANY LAW APPELLATE TRIBUNAL Checklist for Appeals under Companies Act, 2013 & Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Appeals to be in Form NCLAT-1 (in triplicate) along with an affidavit in Form NCLAT-4 of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Rules, 2016 (Rules) 1. Language & Format – Appeal stitched together in paper book form […]
NATIONAL COMPANY LAW APPELLATE TRIBUNAL Checklist for Appeals under Competition Act, 2002 Appeals to be in the Form appended to ‘The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Form and Fee for Filing an Appeal and Fee for Filing Compensation Applications) Rules, 2009 (Rules 2009) along with an affidavit’ Refer also Rules 3 & 6 and the Form appended […]
How to Identify whether the proposed transaction is a Related Party Transaction u/s 188 of Companies Act, 2013 or not? 1st Stage (Preliminary test) 1. Is it a transaction (Contract or arrangement) that falls under Section 188(1)(a) to (g) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act)?; AND 2. Is it a related Party in terms […]
SPICE Forms referred to the form through which a Company was Incorporated as per the Companies Act, 2013. This was an E-form available in the MCA website which helped in incorporating a company. However, a new form was introduced by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for incorporation of companies known as ‘SPICE+ (INC-32)’ along […]
Due to sharp increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the It has been decided to take up regular hearing through Video Conference w.e.f. 12.4.2021 at all NCLT Benches. The Benches shall sit as per Rule 9 of NCLT Rules, 2016- sitting hours of the Tribunal:
