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...
Appointment and Resignation of Auditor An Auditor is an independent professional person who is qualified to perform an audit; An Auditor is responsible for evaluating the validity and reliability of company’s financial statements. Section 138 to 148 of the Companies Act deal with accounts, audit and auditors, as companies are required to file financial reports […]
In this Article we will be discussing all relevant FAQs related to Filing of DIR-3 KYC. We will try to discuss all major doubts regarding filing of DIR-3 KYC. For more queries mail at Question: Who is Required to File DIR-3 KYC? Answer: Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before the end of the financial […]
A company has to meet with numerous compliances apart from Annual Returns, but companies might not know the other mandatory and routine compliances applicable on them which could attract a good amount of penalties. Here is the list of few penalties for contravening the routine compliances/Provisions under Companies Act, 2013 which many of the Companies […]
E-FORM PAS 6 (Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Report on half yearly basis) Objective: Reconciliation of Share capital Audit Report on half yearly basis by unlisted public Companies. Legal Provision: 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 […]
Directors are appointed since incorporation of company for the management of business and statutory auditor for auditing company’s books of accounts. But as the company grows based upon their turnover, paid up capital, outstanding loans or borrowings, outstanding deposits as well as based upon various specified criteria and for compliance of corporate governance. Specified companies […]
We know that a Company is a separate legal entity different from its members and its affairs are generally done by Board of Directors of the Company. It is Board of the Company who provides a road map within its limited power for the progress of a Company. Under the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the 2013 […]
Overview of Section 188 – Related party transactions No company shall enter into any contract or arrangement with a related partywith respect to: (a) sale, purchase or supply of any goods or materials; (b) selling or otherwise disposing of, or buying, property of any kind; (c) leasing of property of any kind; (d) availing or […]
Purpose of the E-Form IEPF-2: Statement of unclaimed or unpaid amounts and details of Nodal Officer. Earlier E-form INV-5 is filed for this purpose, however after introduction of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 , E Form INV-5 is being replaced by E- form IEPF-2 i.e. Statement of […]
‘Debenture’ is a debt instrument, used by the companies for a long period of time in order to borrow money at the fixed rate of interest. Section 2 (30) of The Companies Act, 2013 defines debentures “includes debenture stock, bonds or any other instrument of a company evidencing a debt, whether constituting a charge on […]
As per Section 96 of the companies Act, 2013, every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall […]
