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...
During the year 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, one of the issues in abiding by the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) has emerged unprecedentedly because the circumstances were so crucial that very few people were able to have noticed the issue. As we all know, the ROCs have allowed a blanket extension of AGMs […]
Incorporation of Company under Companies Act, 2013 and Its Compliances Now a days, youth of India want to become entrepreneur and they are also doing the same. In the past, we have seen many young persons who have established a successful business within a short span of time with their unique Ideas, one of the […]
Summary of Changes in CSR Rules vide Companies (CSR Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 Notified vide Notification No. G.S.R. 40(E) Dated-22/01/2021 – 1. Definition of Administrative Overhead included in the Rules. ‘Administrative overheads” means the expenses incurred by the company for general management and administration’ of Corporate Social Responsibility functions in the company but shall not […]
New ‘Extend’ functionality shall be introduced as part of SPICe+ Part A w.e.f. 26th January, 2021 New ‘Extend’ functionality shall be introduced as part of SPICe+ Part A in line with Rule 9A ‘Extension of reservation of name in certain cases’ of the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2020 with effect from 26th January 2021. […]
Private Placement means offer and issuance of shares to a select group of persons by a Company. The Procedure for issuance of shares on Private Placement Basis is as follows: 1) Hold a Board Meeting: The first and the foremost step for issuing shares on a Private Placement Basis is to hold a Board Meeting […]
Government has passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 as Bill No. 88 of 2020 to further amend Companies Act, 2013 on March 12, 2020. Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 based on CLC Committee. CLC Committee submitted its report in November 2019. There are amendments in 66 Sections of Companies Act, 2013 Title Ministry Introduced in LS/ […]
MCA has introduced Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy), Amendment Rules, 2021. And importantly CSR Spending made mandatory from voluntary w.e.f. financial year 2020-21. Date of Effectiveness of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy), Amendment Rules, 2021: [1] Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy), Amendment Rules, 2021 came into effect on 22 January 2021, as the same has […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has caused myriad amendments in the Companies Act, 2013 vide its recent Notifications issued on 22.01.2021. In this editorial, the author shall try to cover all Major amendments along with the impact of the same on the Corporates. List of Such Notifications Circulars is as follows:- S. No. Title Notification No. […]
Article focus on the detailed process of Transfer of Shares under the Companies Act, 2013. According to the Companies Act, 2013, shares of a Public Limited Company are freely transferable whereas a Private Limited Company is required to restrict the right to transfer its shares by its Articles of Association through Section 2 (68) of […]
RECENT CHANGES IN COMPANIES ACT, 2013 VIDE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACTS, 2019 AND COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACTS, 2020 Sl No. Section Name Before Amendment After Amendment Effective Date Remarks 1. 2(52) (Definition of listed company) Listed company means a company which has any of its securities listed on any recognised stock exchange New proviso has been added […]
