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...
Should Incorporation of Company be done directly or first Name Application and then Incorporation of Company ? Always suggest Name Application should be done first, after Approval of Name Incorporation documents should be filed. Same is advised as incase, Incorporation is directly filed and Name is similar, generic or comes in resubmission, due to name then whole documents will prepared will be required to be altered.
The memorandum of association of a company is an important corporate document in India. It is often simply referred to as the memorandum. In the India, it has to be filed with the Registrar of Companies during the process of incorporating a company. It is the document that regulates the company’s external affairs, and complements the articles of association which cover the company’s internal constitution. […]
Incorporation / Steps / Procedure / Formation of Company via Spice+Part B as per Companies Act 2013 Name Application / Reservation for Company via SPICe+ Part A (Complete steps / procedure for Name Application, refer below Article Link) Link: https://taxguru.in/company-law/name-application-reservation-company-via-spicepart-a.html After Approval of Name under SPICe+ Part A, Click on Application No under Existing Applications […]
Applicability: Public companies( not applicable to Government companies and its subsidiaries) if the articles of association provided for retirement of all directors in the annual general meeting, then all the directors are liable to directors. According to sec 152(6) of the companies act,2013 2/3 of the total directors(*) are liable to retire by rotation and […]
Q.1 What is the process of intimating Ministry of Corporate Affairs about any change in Managing Director, Directors, Manager, CEO, CFO or Secretary of a company? A company can intimate changes among Managing Director, Directors, Manager and Secretary of a company by filing eForm DIR-12 with Registrar of Companies (ROC) within 30 days (Event date […]
Q.1 Please specify the services for which Stamp Duty can be paid through MCA21 system? Ans. Stamp Duty applicable on filing of e-form SPICe (including MOA & AOA), SH-7 and FC-1 shall be electronically paid through MCA21 system. A person applying for certified true copy is also required to pay stamp duty through MCA21 portal. Q.2 […]
State wise stamp duty rules for eForm INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, Memorandum of Association (MoA), Articles of Association (AoA), eForm SH-7 and eForm FC-1) Also Read- FAQs on Stamp Duty on Form INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, MoA, AoA, & SH-7 Stamp duty rules for Form INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, MoA, AoA, and SH-7 Name of state/ union territory […]
Central Government hereby designates Special Courts in the States of Maharashtra, West Bengal (WB) and Tamil Nadu (TN) for the purposes of trial of offences under Companies Act, 2013, in respect of cases filed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th November, 2020 S.O. 4283(E).—In […]
Merger and amalgamation are restructuring tool which helps companies in expansion and diversification of their business and to achieve their underlying objectives. Merger means an arrangement whereby one or more existing companies merge their identity into another to form a new entity which may or may not be one of those existing entities. The term […]
In the wake of recent corporate scams and initiation of legal proceedings against several company directors including independent director, it becomes very important for the directors to understand their duties and liabilities as a directors in Indian corporate regulatory environment. It is very important to understand that, a person is appointed as a director under […]
