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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


How Recovery of Piramal Ltd. Shares from IEPF Could be Great for Investors?

April 3, 2021 2160 Views 0 comment Print

Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) has a diversified portfolio of pharmaceuticals and financial lending business based on the wholesale lending model. The company has made heavy growth in the financial sector in the last few decades and came out as a big player in the Indian financial market. The company through its retail lending business gives […]

Applicability of Secretarial Audit

April 3, 2021 260241 Views 2 comments Print

WITH ANALYSIS Every Company, while pursuing its business activities, has to comply with  so many rules and regulations relating to the Companies Act, Securities laws, FEMA, Industry Specific laws and General laws like Labour laws and so on… Therefore company have chances to face non- compliance risk like fine imprisonments penalties, loss of goodwill etc […]

Strike Off of Company- Regulatory & Procedural Aspect

April 3, 2021 36420 Views 2 comments Print

PROJECT REPORT ON STRIKE OFF THE NAME OF COMPANY Strike Off means removing the name of the Company from the Register of Companies maintained by Registrar of Companies. Section 248 of Companies Act, 2013 consists of the provision relating to strike off the name of the Company. Now there are two modes of Strike off […]

Due Date extended for reporting in audit report of accounting software

April 2, 2021 4752 Views 0 comment Print

Due Date extended to reporting in audit report regarding accounting software recording audit trail (edit log) facility or not Disclosure and due date MCA has earlier mandated that Auditor has to report in his Audit report starting from 01.04.2021 that if the Company is maintaining its books of account in a Accounting Software which has […]

Filing of CSR-1 (Registration of Entities for undertaking CSR Activities)

April 2, 2021 20478 Views 8 comments Print

All about filing of eForm CSR-1 (Registration of Entities for undertaking CSR Activities)  Law(s) Governing the eForm CSR-1 Section and Rule Number(s) eForm CSR-1 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 4 (1) and (2) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. Purpose of […]

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Filing of Form CSR-1 with MCA

April 2, 2021 56481 Views 3 comments Print

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) The Companies Act 2013 (Companies Act) has introduced several new provisions which transpiration the squatter of Indian corporate business. One of such new provisions is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The concept of CSR rests on the ideology of requite and take. Companies take resources in the form of raw materials, human […]

Distribution of Dividend under Companies Act, 2013 – FAQs

April 2, 2021 36465 Views 5 comments Print

The Operation of the company revolves around the presence of shareholders and the Directors of the company. The shareholders of the company provide Funds to the directors and the directors use these Funds to perform the business operations. The profits arising out of such business operations are distributed to the shareholders in the form of […]

Small Companies Under Companies Act 2013: Its Benefits/ Privileges

April 2, 2021 20526 Views 1 comment Print

In The Union Budget 2021, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed a major change in companies Act, which is related with Status of Small companies, which is being determined by its capital and turnover. Hence, in the budget, the limits of paid up capital and turnover had been raised from the existing, ruining lakhs […]

Form CSR-1 Filing for registration to undertake CSR Activities

April 2, 2021 81300 Views 9 comments Print

Filing of Form CSR-1 with the Registrar of Companies (MCA) for registration of entities for undertaking CSR Activities: Form CSR-1 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 4 (1) and (2) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 as amended/substituted by the Companies (Corporate […]

Audit Report on Maintenance of Software with Audit Trail postponed

April 1, 2021 9489 Views 0 comment Print

Companies (Audit and Auditors) Second Amendment Rules, 2021- MCA has earlier mandated that Auditor has to report in his Audit report starting from 01.04.2021 that if the Company is maintaining its books of account in a Accounting Software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility or not. This report is now […]

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