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...
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide circular General Circular No. 23/2020 dated June 17,2020 came up with relaxation of time and fees as well for filing of forms CHG-1/CHG-9 for creation as well as modification of Charge.
Draft Formats of Affidavit For Shifting of Registered Office Outside The State which includes Affidavit Verifying Petition, Affidavit Verifying List of Creditors, Affidavit for Future Liabilities toward Statutory Dues, Affidavit Verifying No Inquiry/Investigation Is Pending, Affidavit in Term of Section 13(5) of Companies Act, 2013, Affidavit Verifying Non-Retrenchment of Employee and Affidavit in Term of […]
Section 42- Companies Act, 2013- Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement. The Companies Act, 2013 offers bunch of avenues to companies for raising funds and one of those is raising funds by issuing various securities. One of the avenue available with the companies is to raise funds by issuing securities through […]
Format of Consent Letter From Statutory Auditor under Companies Act, 2013. Date: ————– To, The Board of Directors Name of Company————- Address—————————- Sub: Consent Letter Dear Sir(s), Pursuant to the section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder, I/We, Name of Auditor/Auditor(s) firm, Chartered Accountant(s) hereby give my/our consent for being […]
An independent director is a member of the board who: -is a non-executive director of a company, -does not haveany kind of relationship with the company that may affect his/ her independence, -is not involved in day to day activities of the company, -helps the company in improving corporate credibility and governance standards. The companies […]
Process Of Appointment Of Auditor As Per Chapter X ‘Audit And Auditors’ Of The Companies Act, 2013 And Rules Made Thereunder: Appointment of Auditor: Section 139(1): Every company shall, at the first annual general meeting, appoint an individual or a firm as an auditor who shall hold office from the conclusion of that meeting till […]
SECTION 162 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 Appointment of Directors to be voted individually In General, the appointment of directors is done in the General meeting of the Company by passing Ordinary Resolution. If a company wants to appoint 5 directors in the general meeting, it has to pass 5 ordinary resolutions for their appointment […]
SECTION 163 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 Option to adopt Principle of Proportional Representation for Appointment of Directors in the General Meeting of the Company The appointment of directors is normally done through a simple majority in the general meeting of the company. As such, majority shareholders are in a position to select all the […]
Eligibility criteria for appointment as an Independent Director As per Section 2(47) of the Companies Act, 2013, ‘independent director’ means an independent director referred to in sub-section (5) of section 149. Comparison of Eligibility to be appointed as independent director under section 149 of companies act and Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. […]
Today, Here I will discuss the emerging and upfront topic of The Companies Act, 2013 – ‘MERGER’. So, let us go through each aspect of the merger i.e, from meaning, categories, to checklist & whole procedure. What Is a Merger? A merger is an agreement that unites two existing companies into one new company. There […]
