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...
The Directors‘ Report arose out of a general move for greater transparency in corporate governance. It is useful for shareholders to find out issues such as whether the company has good finances, whether the market has potential, and whether the business has the structural capacity to expand into new opportunities. Section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 mandates certain […]
Internal Financial Control came into existence to promote risk management and governance process within the organization so that we don’t have another Satyam case in the future. In this article we have discussed the Internal Financial Control (IFC) from the Business perspective and from Auditor’s perspective:
Article explains due date for filing of ROC Forms for Financial Year 2020 which includes Form ADT-1 – Appointment of Auditor, Form AOC-4 and Form AOC-4 CFS (in case of consolidated financial statements) Filing of Annual Accounts, Form MGT-7– Filing of Annual Return, Form CRA-4- Filing of Cost Audit Report, Form MGT-14- Filing of resolutions […]
Even though the companies act, 2013 talks about compounding of offences but the word compounding is defined under the companies act, 2013 and neither was it defined under the companies act, 1956. The legal meaning of compounding is “to settle a matter by payment of money, in lieu of other liability.” In terms of a […]
As per Section 204 read with rule The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 of the Companies Act, 2013 Applicability of Secretarial Audit 1. Every listed company In case of unlisted Public company: 2.Every public company having a paid-up share capital of fifty crore rupees or more; or 3. Every public company […]
Given the difficulties faced by the stakeholders on account of the threat posed by COVID-19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) have issued a circular (No.14/2020) on 8th April 2020 for allowing the conduct of members meeting through video conferencing (VC)or other audio visual means (OAVM). The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) does not provide provisions […]
PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND: Board Meeting: Dividend shall be declared only on the recommendation of the Board, made at a meeting of the Board. Where a company has an Audit Committee, this Committee shall consider the annual financial statements before submission to the Board. Dividend shall be recommended by the Board after consideration […]
Companies (Share Capital and Debentures Amendment Rules, 2020 MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 5th June, 2020 G.S.R. 372(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Section 135 of The Companies Act,2013 | The Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aims to contribute to the well being of the society in which an entity operates. CSR can also be considered as corporate ethic strategy that helps the Company to improve its […]
Given the difficulties faced by the stakeholders on account of the threat posed by COVID-19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) have issued a circular (No.20/2020) on 5th May 2020 for allowing the conduct of Annual General meeting through video conferencing (VC) or other audio visual means (OAVM). The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) does not […]
