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...
A cost audit represents the verification of cost accounts and checking on the adherence to cost accounting plan. Cost audit ascertains the accuracy of cost accounting records to ensure that they are in conformity with cost accounting principles, plans, procedures and objectives. A cost audit comprises the following; -Verification of the cost accounting records such as the accuracy of the cost accounts, cost reports, cost […]
Volkswagen Finance Private Ltd. Vs Shree Balaji Printopack Pvt. Ltd. (NCLAT Delhi) From the documentary evidence on record it is clear that no ‘Charge’ has been registered under the provisions of Section 77(1) of the Companies Act 2013, in relation to the Subject Property. The Liquidator has rightly referred to Regulation 21 of IBBI (Liquidation […]
A Foreign National can start a business in India without being a Resident and one can setup up a new business in India in any of the following ways: A. Limited Company (Private Limited/Public Limited Company) B. Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) C. Branch Office or Liaison/Representative Office, Project Office A. LIMITED COMPANY A non-resident Indians […]
> Effective Date on which the Companies (Amendment) Act 2020 came into force: Date on which “The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020” published in the Gazette is 28.09.2020. However effective dates of various provisions are yet to be notified, which may be different for different provisions of the Amendment Act > Objectives/Rationale behind bringing the Companies […]
(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Gazette.
Looking around statutory prescription involved in acquiring assets of a striked off company Acquiring units/undertakings/assets of a defunct or striked off company, can be economically viable for any person who is interested in expanding within a particular venture or entering into a new venture. But a certain level of forethought, might be required before acquiring […]
This brief article is aimed at addressing an oft cited query in the professional circles regarding the interpretation of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) about whether there is a need and requirement of treating directors’ remuneration as a Related Party Transaction (‘RPT’). The Act, in Section 188, Chapter XII Meetings of Board and its […]
Companies Act, 2013: Capitalization of Profits’ denotes the process of conversion of accumulated profits or reserves of a company into capital by means of a share issue. This share issue is called as bonus issue, capitalization or free issue. It involves the issue of new shares to existing shareholders by converting the accumulated profits or […]
How to go ahead with Spice +? Still Confused? This article gives an insight on which all documents should be kept handy before starting with the process incorporation: Introduction – Spice+ which is a web form and divided into two parts, offers integrated services like: Part A Application for Reservation of Name (RUN) Part B […]
The directors of a company are its eyes, ears, brain and nerves upon whose efficient functioning depend the success of the company. However due to personal or unavoidable reasons, a director may resign from his position. The provision related to Resignation of Director have been provided in Section 169 of Companies Act read with Rule […]
