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...
MCA has made amendments in the provision related to Audit Trail and made them effective for FY commencing on or after 01st April, 2022, on request made by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
COMMENTS ON COMPANIES (CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY) AMENDMENT RULES, 2021 Effecting date of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 came into effect on 22 January 2021. Therefore, these amended rules are applicable for the Financial Year 2020-21 Before understanding the latest amendments under Companies (Corporate […]
Introduction Court annexed Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in India are governed by sections 230- 234 of the Companies Act, 2013. While sections 230-232 deal with a domestic merger, section 233 provides a mechanism for a fast track merger and section 234 deals with cross-border mergers which requires RBI approval in accordance with RBI Cross-Border Merger […]
MCA has notified Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 on 22nd January, 2021. The application needs to be filed on Form CSR-1 uploaded on the MCA portal. Who can Undertake the CSR Activities? Every entity who is covered under these rules, shall undertake any CSR activity through itself or through– a company established […]
Form No. MGT-7 ANNUAL RETURN As on the financial year ended on 31/03/2021 Of _______________Limited [Pursuant to Section 92(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 And Rule 11(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014] I. REGISTRATION AND OTHER DETAILS: i) CIN: Foreign Company Registration Number/GLN *Permanent Account Number(PAN) of the company ii) a) Name […]
Disclosure about audit trail by Auditor in their Audit Report starting from 01.04.2022 instead of earlier 01.04.2021. In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 139, 143, 147 and 148 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 1st April, 2021 notified Companies […]
Now Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended the Companies (Specification of definition Details) Rules, 2014 w.e.f. 1st April 2021 to give effect to higher monetary limits for a private company to be considered as a small company. The limit of maximum Paid-up capital has been increased from Rs. 50 Lakh to Rs. 2 Crores and the maximum turnover limit has been increased from Rs. 2 Crores to Rs. 20 Crores to be a small compan
Advisory on the Treatment of various items of Cost in light of Covid-19 pandemic & their Presentation / Disclosures in form CRA 3 of The Companies (Cost Records & Audit) Rules 2014 relating to the Accounting Period ending March 31, 2021
In pursuit of Corporate Governance, Corporate excellence and better compliance with Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under from time to time, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced sweeping changes in the way the corporate functions, change in role of stakeholders and professionals at large. One of the major sea […]
Article contains updates with respect to Notifications, Circulars, Rules, Regulations issued in the Month of March 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, […]
