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...
Nidhi Company– A Company Which Has Been Incorporated With The Objective Of Cultivating The Habit Of Thrift And Savings Amoungst Its Members, Receiving Deposits From And Lending To Its Members Only, For Their Mutual Benefit, And Complies With The Rules Of Chapter Xxvi Nidhis Rules, 2014 Made By The Central Government. In General Terms It […]
Sec. 62(1)(a) of Companies Act 2013 Right issue means offering shares to existing members in proportion to their existing share holding. Thus it is an invitation to the existing shareholders to buy new shares in their proportion of existing shareholding. Equal distribution of shares and proportion of voting right is not affecting by issue of […]
DSC Related Important Messages ♦ In case Stakeholder’s DSC has been expired, they are advised to associate new DSC with MCA as a mandatory step before attaching DSC in any form. ♦ Stakeholders are advised to SAVE the form after attaching DSC and then UPLOAD it to avoid system error. ♦ In case Stakeholders are […]
Realising the need of growing Compliance Reporting mechanism in letter and spirit, SEBI came out with the Circular dated February 08, 2019 mandating Annual Secretarial Compliance Report to be submitted by a Company Secretary in Practice to the listed entity on an annual basis, regarding compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations and Circulars/ Guidelines issued […]
Can Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) be Issued Under Right Issue? Answer – is No Reason: In case of issue of Preference Shares company have to comply Section 62 along with Rule 13 & Section 55 along with Rule 9, However Section 62 (1) (a) & (b) don’t restrict to follow the Right Issue process […]
Sandeep Ahuja Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) The Petitioner is a Director in five companies. Due to non-filing of annual returns and balance sheets in one of the companies, the Petitioner was disqualified as a director in 2017 with effect from 1st November, 2017 to 31st October, 2022 under Section 164(2)(a) […]
Kunhi Muhammed Etayattil Vs Asst. Registrar of Companies (Kerala High Court) HC remarked that,The facts of the case disclose a sorry picture of what can be described as a ‘system generated harassment’ aggravated by non application of mind by officials who leave everything to be dealt with by the system, thereby putting the common man […]
ROC Compliance Calendar For 2021 in respect of Form 11 (Annual returns of an LLP), DPT-3 (Annual Return of Deposit And Exempted Deposit), DIR-3 KYC (KYC of DIN holders), Form ADT-1 (Appointment of auditor), Form 8 (Financial Reports of an LLP), Form AOC-4 ; Form-AOC-4CFS ; Form AOC-4XBRL (Filing of annual accounts), MGT-7 (Filing of […]
Article explains Why does a company need to appoint an auditor, What are different types of Audit under companies Act, 2013, How is Statutory Auditor Appointed, How will the Auditor be appointed to fill the Casual Vacancy and Rotation of Auditor of Companies under Companies Act, 2013. 1. Why does a company need to appoint […]
Form CSR- INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OF EFORM CSR (Form for voluntary reporting of Corporate Social Responsibility) Note: 1. Instructions are not provided for the fields which are self explanatory 2. If the space within any of the fields is not sufficient to provide all the information, then additional details can be provided as an optional […]
