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...
1. Section 379(2) Application to act in Foreign Company Where not less than 50% of the paid up share capital, whether equity or preference shares of a Foreign Company is held by- a. one or more citizen of India, or b. one or more companies or bodies corporate incorporated in India, c. one or more […]
Private limited Company can be incorporated through Form SPICe+ which has been introduced by MCA recently. The form offer 10 consolidated services in just single web form:
A Public Limited Company has been defined under Section 2(71) of the Companies law. Public Limited Company offers shares to the general public and has limited liability. A Company which is a subsidiary of a public company shall be deemed to be a public company for the purpose of this Act even where such subsidiary […]
MCA notifies Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2020 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 548 (E) dated 07th September 2020 and amended rule 2, in sub-rule (1), in clause (c), in sub-clause (xvii) of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Extract of Revised Rule 2(1)(c)(xvii) is as follows:- (c) ‘Deposit’ includes any receipt of money by […]
ROC Compliances List Under Companies Act, 2013 provides list of forms, Purpose of filing of such forms, Type of Companies to whom these forms are applicable, Financial Year for which these forms needs to be filed and last date to file such e-forms. Forms which need to be filed are Form AOC-4 & MGT-7, Form […]
ANNUAL RETURN 1. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES COMPANIES TO DISPLAY THEIR ANNUAL RETURNS ON COMPANY WEBSITES FROM 28TH AUGUST 2020. [S.O. 2920(E)] The Central Government has appointed 28 August 2020 as the date on which the provision of section 23 clause (ii) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 shall come into force. In section 92 […]
Representation for granting general extension of time for holding Annual General Meeting under Companies Act, 2013 for financial year ended March 31, 2020 and other related matters due to lockdown conditions in the Country
Format of FORM DIR-8 which is for Intimation by Director of disqualification or non-disqualification and also intimation of companies in which he was director in last three years Pursuant to Section 164(2) and rule 14(1) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 FORM DIR.8 Intimation by Director [Pursuant to Section 164(2) and rule […]
Form No. MGT-4 Declaration by the registered owner of shares who does not hold the beneficial interest in such shares [Pursuant to section 89(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 9(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014] To (The Company) Adders ————————– 1. Particulars of the Registered owner of shares: (i) Name […]
The Indian Government came up with the concept of Woman Director in the Companies Act, 2013. This article explains Who needs to appoint Woman Director, Time period given to Company for compliance with provision related to appointment of Woman Director, Role of Woman Director, Eligibility to become a Woman Director, Term of Women Director, Intermittent […]
