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...
The NCLAT observed that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, General Circular dated August 21, 2019 has clarified that section 232(6) of Companies Act, 2013 enables the companies in question to choose and state in the scheme an ‘appointed date’. This date may be a specific calendar date or may be tied to the occurrence of an event such as grant of license by a competent authority or fulfilment of any preconditions agreed upon by the parties, or meeting any other requirement as agreed upon between the parties, etc., which are relevant to the scheme.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated 22.10.2019 notifies Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 (Amended Rules) to amend Companies (Appointment of Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (Rules). The Amended Rules substituted Rule 6 of the Rules for addition of a new concept i.e. Registration on Independent Director’s Data […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated 10th Sep, 2018 issued the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 which came into force w.e.f. 2nd Oct, 2018. As per rule 9A of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 every unlisted public company is required to: issue […]
Meaning and Concept of Authorized Share Capital: ♦ As Per Section 2(8) of the Companies Act, 2013 ‘authorized capital’ or ‘nominal capital’ means such capital as is authorized by the memorandum of a company to be the maximum amount of share capital of the company. ♦ Therefore Authorized Share Capital is that maximum amount up […]
Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) mandated for Corporate Social Responsibility and formally introduced it to the dashboard of the Boards of Indian companies. Section 135 of the Act read with Companies (CSR) Policy Rules, 2014, provided a robust framework for companies to partner in contributing to the country’s development challenges through its managerial skills, technology, and innovation.
Note on form of organization – LLP and Company and its basic compliance requirements LLP: Limited liability partnership is a simple combination of Company and Partnership firm limiting the liability of partners to the capital contributed and governed by LLP Agreement. It has only 2 annual compliance requirement and any other change in objects, change […]
REGISTRATION OF SECTION 8 COMPANY A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT SECTION 8 COMPANIES: In India there are three formats for registration of Non-Profits Organizations, those are mentioned here under: -Section 8 Companies; -Societies; -Trust. Out of the above mentioned three formats, Section 8 Companies are most reliable, credible and popular format of registration of Non-Profits Organizations […]
Introduction:- The topic we are going to discuss today seems simple but gets complicated when we do not have proper knowledge or guidance to do it. Being a mandatory filing for the companies we do not have option to skip, even if we do not like it. Let’s do the simple one and will get […]
Introduction A company, in the course of conduct of its business, enters into various transactions with different parties, including its related parties. Companies also carry on their activities through subsidiary companies and associate companies. Accordingly, related party relationships are a normal feature of business. Due to this relationship, related parties may enter into transactions that […]
Investors are advised to verify the antecedents / status of a Nidhi Company especially their declaration of their status as Nidhi Company by the Central Government before becoming its member and investing their hard earned money in such companies.
