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...
After the deployment of the E-form PAS-6 on the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 15th of July 2020 various confusions can be seen in the market related to filing of PAS-6, Non dematerialisation of securities and its consequences, consequences of not getting the ISIN by the unlisted Public companies. Here in this article […]
Purpose of Form PAS-6 Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Report on half yearly basis. Applicable rule: Rule 9A of The Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014: MCA issues Circular dated September 10, 2018 amending the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 by inserting Rule 9A: Issue of securities in dematerialised form […]
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (CFSS, 2020) As Per the Provision of Companies Act, 2013, it is a Mandatory for all companies to do Annual Statutory Compliances By filing the Annual Return and Financial Statements. Apart From this Various other Statements, documents, returns etc. are also required to be filed within prescribed time Limits. Filing […]
(Human is a natural person, whereas company is a legal person) 1. What is a company? Company is nothing but simply a type of business organization to conduct business /trade/ commerce. Company has its origin from two Latin words (com) means together and (pany) means bread, that is to say “come together and earn bread”. […]
1. Section 56(1) For transfer of shares there shall be following conditions- a. Proper instrument of transfer of shares in physical form shall be in Form SH-4 i.e Share Transfer Deed. b. shall be duly stamped; c. Shall be dated and executed by or on behalf of the Transferor and the Transferee, d. Share Transfer […]
APPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN DIRECTOR IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PANEL OF A COMPANY:- Any person, including a foreign director, must have a Digital Signature Certificate and a valid Director Identification Number. Further, their appointment and resignation has to be reported to the Registrar of Companies within 30 days of such event. Although provisions under FEMA […]
In India, thousands of Companies are incorporated every month under jurisdictions of various ROC’s. These Companies are incorporated for undertaking varied business activities under a single corporate umbrella and deliver value and profitability to its key stakeholders. The day-to-day changing dynamics of the law have created more stringent compliances for the corporates to mitigate any […]
We have seen many people stand un-aware of their shareholding in the Company due to several reasons and they find themselves helpless regarding the procedure to claim the same as filing of Form on IEPF website as it is little tricky from their point of view. Keeping in mind their point of view, we tried […]
Transfer and Transmission, these two words sound so similar. But there meaning as per Companies Act, 2013 is altogether different. In this write up, we will discuss in detail about Transfer and Transmission of Securities. Transfer of securities An intentional transfer of securities from one party to another party is known as transfer of securities […]
Director’s Fiduciary Duty: Understanding the Trust Issues between a Director and a Company In this article, we discuss the importance and relevance of fiduciary duties owed by a director to a company in great detail with the help of two case laws. The first case law is a landmark judgment given by the House Of […]
