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...
The Companies Fresh Start Scheme. 2020 {CFSS-2020}, operationalized vide General circular no. 12/2020 dated 30.03.2020 and extended vide General Circular Number 30/2020 dated 28.09.2020 is no longer applicable on various filings under Companies Act, 2013. Now, CFSS – 2020 has been extended till 31.03.2021 but the question is – this extended scheme is applicable to […]
Process for conducting of Board Meeting through video conferencing The Companies Fresh Start Scheme. 2020 {CFSS-2020}, operationalized vide General circular no. 12/2020 dated 30.03.2020 and extended vide General Circular Number 30/2020 dated 28.09.2020 is no longer applicable on various filings under Companies Act, 2013. Now, CFSS – 2020 has been extended till 31.03.2021 but the […]
Federation Of All India Vyapar Mandal requested FM that Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (CFSS- 2020) may be extended till 31st March 2021 as By that time every Company which is seeking relief will be able to take benefit of this scheme and will make their filing upto date once for all and LLP Settlement […]
Applicability of Limits under Companies Act, 2013 for Preparation of Cash Flow Statement, Certification of Annual Return by a Company Secretary in Practice (MGT-8), Voting by Electronic means, Maintenance of records in electronic form [Not mandatory], Mandatory requirement to comply with Indian Accounting Standards, Disclosure in Board’s Report for manner of formal annual evaluation of […]
1.) As per section 165(1), No person shall hold office as a director, including any alternate directorship, in more than 20 companies at the same time. Provided that maximum number of public companies in which a person can act as director shall not exceed 10. For reckoning the limit of directorships of twenty companies, the […]
MCA has emerged with a Scheme on March 30, 2020, for all type of companies to file their forms even after the due date without any additional fees till December 31, 2020. There existed a condition with the scheme that after the completion of the Scheme, the Companies shall file the e-form CFSS with the […]
Relaxations for Listed Companies in respect of General Meting through Virtual mode- Extended till 31.12.2021 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD2/CIR /P/2021/11 dated January 15, 2021 regarding relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 due to the CoVID -19 pandemic. SEBI vide Circular no. […]
As you all aware due to Covid 19 pandemic MCA was launched new scheme called Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS). Under CFSS scheme, 2020 defaulting companies has got the chance to file all its pending forms without any additional fees. CFSS scheme is valid from 01/04/2020 to 30/09/2020 which further extended upto 31/12/2020. Last date of CFSS […]
Earlier, the word Audit was connected only with the finance. It revolves around checking company’s books of accounts, financial figures and reports but now the scope of word Audit has been widened after an enactment of Companies Act, 2013 which introduced the concept of ‘Secretarial Audit’. Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with […]
MCA has issued circular General Circular No. 02/2021 dated January 13, 2021 in respect of Extension of Holding of AGM through Video Conferencing. Many queries were received from professionals by me which includes 1. Whether AGM can be held even after December 31, 2020? 2. Whether this circular is only for the f.y. 2019-20 or […]
