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...
Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020 MCA notifies following activities as CSR Activity Provided that any company engaged in research and development (R&D) activity of new vaccine, drugs and medical devices in their normal course of business may undertake research and development activity of new vaccine, drugs and medical devices related to COVID-19 […]
MCA amends Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013 and to include more entities in engaged in research and development to whom contribution will fbe treated as Contribution for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities as required under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. Same is done by substituting item (ix) of Schedule VII of Companies Act, […]
Indison Agro Foods Ltd. Vs Registrar & Anr. (NCLAT Delhi) Hon’ble NCLAT in a landmark judgement directed Hon’ble President NCLT to constitute a bench of Two members of Judicial and Technical Member. The issue came for consideration in an interesting case where the insolvency matter was filed before NCLT Indore Bench, however one of the […]
Meaning of Remuneration The ordinary meaning of ‘Remuneration‘ is an amount of money that is paid to somebody for the work they have done; reward; compensation. As per Section 2(78) of the companies Act, 2013 ‘Remuneration’ defined as any money or its equivalent given or passed to any person for services rendered by him and […]
Winding Up (Under Companies Act, 2013 and Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code, 2016) Winding up means a proceeding by which a company is dissolved. The assets are disposed, the liabilities are paid, and the surplus, if any, is distributed among the shareholders/ members in proportion to their shareholding in the company. Winding up proceedings are governed […]
A business entity incorporated with an objective to earn profits has certain responsibilities towards its stakeholders. These stakeholders may include investors, employees, suppliers, customers etc. The stakeholders track the developments in the company by means of the disclosures which such incorporated entities are mandated to make under laws applicable to them. The disclosures to be made by such entities are of two kinds viz, financial and non-financial.
Section 372A of Companies Act 1956 which dealt with Inter Corporate Loan, Investment, Guarantee, and Security was also amended in the concept of ‘Loan and Investment by Company’ under Section 186 of Companies Act 2013.
A company secretary is a senior position in a private sector company or public sector organisation. The company secretary is responsible for the efficient administration of a company, particularly with regard to ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and for ensuring that decisions of the board of directors are implemented. The company secretary ensures that an organisation complies […]
Extension for date of Holding Annual General Meeting under the Companies Act for Financial year ended 31.03.2020 with objective of Ease of doing Business & Minimum Government & Maximum Governance.
Surrender of Director Identification Number (DIN) A Director Identification Number (DIN) is a unique number allotted to an individual who intends to become or who is a director of a Company. Surrender of DIN The Central Government or Regional Director (Northern Region), Delhi or any officer authorised by the Regional Director may, upon being satisfied […]
