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 : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
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 : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...
Company Law : The Court held that a separate meeting of sub-class shareholders is not required when identical terms are offered to the entire cl...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
Secretarial Audit for bigger Companies Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with the provisions of various laws and rules/regulations/procedures, maintenance of books, records etc., by an independent practising Company Secretary to ensure that the company has complied with the legal and procedural requirements and also followed due processes. It is essentially a mechanism […]
Perpetual Depreciation Calculator with Fixed Asset Register. – Automated Fixed Schedule Preparation – Depreciation for entire useful life of assets – No need to copy paste data every year in different Excel files. – Easy to under stand – Single Sheet for depreciation calculation. As per Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013, depreciation needs […]
A Board report is a document produced by the board of directors under the requirements of The Companies Act, 2013, which details the state of the company and its compliance with a set of financial, accounting and corporate social responsibility standards. The requirement for directors’ reports arose out of a general move for greater transparency in corporate governance. It is useful for […]
In continuance of the earlier article, ‘All about Independent Directors- (Part-1)‘, this article will focus on the independent director databank and the process of appointing an independent directors. On 22nd October, 2019 the Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) published the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019, to amend the Rule 6 […]
Companies Act Compliance Due Dates For Financial Year 2020-2021 in respect of MBP-1- Notice Of Interest By Directors, DIR-8- Conforming Non-Disqualification, DIR-3 KYC- KYC Of Directors, DPT-3- Return Of Deposits, MSME-1- Form Of Outstanding Payment To MSME, BEN-2- Return To The Registrar In Respect Of Declaration Under Section 90, AOC-4- Form For Filing Financial Statement, […]
SEBI Relaxation of Time Gap Between Two Board / Audit Committee Meetings Till 31st July 2020 SEBI has vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/110 dated 26th June, 2020 has relaxed time gap between two board / Audit Committee meetings of listed entities owing to the CoVID-19 pandemic. Text of the circular is as follows:- Securities and Exchange […]
Relaxation for conducting of board meeting through video conferencing (VC) or other audio-visual means (OAVM) till 30th September, 2020 [MCA Notification No. G.S.R. 395(E) dated 23th June, 2020] No doubt, there are lots of matters in any company which required board decisions immediately or frequently. However, Due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown situation prevailing in […]
COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME, 2020 (CFSS-2020) [MCA General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30th March, 2020] The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) had, in the Circular No. 11/2020, dated 24th March, 2020, inter alia other relaxations / special measures provided in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, indicated regarding providing immunity to the Companies and LLPs with […]
An insolvency application filed by an Operational Creditor U/s 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (I&B Code) can be resisted on the ground that there is an ‘existing dispute‘, the I&B Code does not provide for such a defence for resisting an insolvency application filed in respect of a financial debt U/s 7 […]
In view of the amendment in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 vide gazette notification no. G.S.R. 313(E) dated 26th May, 2020, deemed to have come into force on 28th March 2020, the Office Memorandum No. CSR-05/1/2020-CSR_MCA dated 28.03.2020 is redundant and hence stands superseded.
