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...
Secretarial Audit is a compliance audit and it is a part of total compliance management in an organization. The Secretarial Audit is an effective tool for corporate compliance management. It helps to detect non-compliance and to take corrective measures. Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with the provisions of various laws and rules/ […]
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Assented by President as Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020, provides the following, namely: — ♦ To incorporate a new Chapter XXIA in the Act related to Producer Companies. ♦ To decriminalize certain offences under the Act. ♦ To make provisions for allowing payment of adequate remuneration to non-executive directors in case […]
Corporate Social Responsibility is no longer a mere slogan or an idea. It has grown to become one of the most important indicators of a company’s responsibility towards the social growth. It has become indispensable for various firms to demonstrate such activities.
Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value to and improve an organization’s operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. Internal auditing achieves this by providing insight and recommendations based on analyses and assessments of data and business processes. With commitment to integrity and accountability, internal auditing […]
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced by the Minister for Corporate Affairs, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, in Lok Sabha dated September 19, 2020. The Bill was introduced with the purpose to amend the Companies Act, 2013. After a long discussion in the Lower House session of parliament, The Lok Sabha has passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The key features […]
Prior to Companies Amendment Act, 2020 As per Section 135, Companies having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year were required to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee […]
Section 90 of Companies Act, 2013- ‘Register of Significant Beneficial Owners in a Company’ Read with ‘The Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018‘ and ‘The Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019‘ The Section and Amendments therein Hello all, we all know Section 90 of the Companies Act 2013, which was related to the investigation […]
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was Introduced in Lok Sabha On 17th March 2020 and it was passed by Lok Sabha on 19th September 2020. Bill gets passed by Rajya Sabha on 22nd September 2020 and Assented by Honourable President on 28th September 2020 and bill gets notified as Companies Amendment Act, 2020. Article Compares […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated 10th September, 2018, inserted Rule 9A of Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities), Rules, 2014, for Issue of securities in dematerialised form by unlisted public companies which is effective from 02nd October, 2018. As we all are aware that the filing of PAS-6 form is nearby […]
I] Private Limited Company – An understanding -Private Company is defined U/s 2(68) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) -Private Company means a company having a paid-up share capital and which, by its Articles of Association (Articles/AOA): Restricts the right to transfer shares Limits the number of members to two hundred (200), except in case […]
