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...
Taking a further step to secure the interest of customers, the capital market regulator has announced provisions regarding strengthening the role of debenture trustees providing them with the power to evaluate independently and oversee the asset cover in line with the interests of the consumers. It is to be noted that the decision has been taken after […]
The Registrar of Companies (ROC) vide its order dated 8th September, 2020 extended the time for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the companies by a period of 3 months from the due date by which the AGM ought to have been held for the financial year ended 31st March, 2020 i.e. 30th September, 2020. […]
An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) is a shareholder meeting called other than a company’s scheduled Annual General Meeting (AGM). The extraordinary general meeting is utilized to deal with urgent matters that come up between annual shareholders’ meetings.
Introduction: – According to section 2(68) of Companies Act, 2013, Private Company means ‘A company having a minimum paid-up share capital as may be prescribed, and which by its articles, i. restricts the right to transfer its shares; ii. except in case of One Person Company, limits the number of its members to two hundred […]
Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA, 2013) obliges every company to prepare an annual return every year and file the same with the Registrar of Companies within 60 days of the date of Annual General Meeting (AGM) in E-form MGT-7 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 (MGT Rules). It was provided by […]
A scrutinizer is a person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight, either to prevent the occurrence of corruption or genuine mistakes. It is most commonly known as part of voting in an election, where the scrutineer observes the counting of ballot papers, in order to check that election rules are followed. Under the Companies Act, 2013 the concept of […]
This article has been drafted with a view to explain and amplify the scope and applicability of Section 58 and Section 59 of Companies Act, 2013 dealing with refusal or neglect to transfer or transmission by company and appeal thereof and rectification of register of members. For the proper appreciation of Section 58 and 59, […]
Independent Directors – Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 Independent Directors are non-executive Directors who do not have any material or pecuniary relationship with the Company. The Provisions pertaining to Independent Directors as specified under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are elaborated below: Applicability of […]
The concept of LLP in India was introduced off late in 2008 by enacting the LLP Act, 2008 thereby allowing businesses to be registered as a new and hybrid structure. It was anticipated at that time that many corporate houses would consider LLP as a vehicle to run their business operations, mainly due to lower […]
In this editorial author discusses due date of filling of LLP-8 with Registrar of Companies for financial year 2019-20 along with date of signing of Financial Statement of LLP-8. Lots of professionals has asked us about extension in filing of e-form LLP-8 for f.y. 2019-20. Provisions of Law: As per Section 34 read with rule […]
