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...
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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 of Director Elected by Small Shareholders- Section-151 of Companies Act,2013 ♠ Small shareholders” means a shareholder holding shares of nominal value of not more than twenty thousand rupees. ♠ As per section 151 of companies act 2013 read with Rule 7 of the companies ( appointment and qualifications of directors ) Rules, 2014 ♠ […]
Q.1 What are Statutory Registers? Ans: Statutory Books are the official records kept by the company relating to all legal and statutory matters. The registers that contain the specific record of the company’s shareholders, directors, deposits, loan & guaranty, etc. Q. 2 What are the examples of Statutory Registers? Ans: 1. Register of Members 2. Register […]
Analysis On Section 180 (Restrictions On Powers of Board) of Chapter XII of The Companies Act, 2013 Section 180(1) is talking about the following powers which can’t be exercised by the Board of Directors (Board) without passing special resolution in the general meeting of the members of the Company : (a) To sell, lease or […]
Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO) – Enlarging Auditors Responsibility “Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO) – Enlarging Auditors Responsibility”Recently Ministry of Corporate Affairs has come out with Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020; alongwith increase in scope of many clauses and insertion of new clauses, there is also deletion of single clause. Therefore in this […]
Meaning of the ‘Undertaking’ (comment – which is not defined under the Act 2013)- For the purpose of interpreting the term ‘undertaking’, we shall look into the following case laws under the erstwhile section 293(1)(a) of the Companies Act 1956 [Section 180(1)(a) of the Companies Act 2013]:
India is an agriculture based economy. The contribution of pure agriculture activity to the Gross Value Added (GVA) is around 16.5% in the year 2019-20. Apart from this there is a huge contribution from agri based industries and trade sectors like manufacture and sale of tractors, equipment, fertilizers and pesticides etc. For this reason, agriculture […]
In this article my effort is to highlight the registration process of private limited Company and documents required thereof, through this article I would like to show the road map of the end to end procedural aspect of the incorporation.
Authorised Share Capital is the maximum amount of the capital for which shares can be issued by the Company to shareholders, it is the capital mentioned in the Memorandum of Association of the Company under heading of ‘Capital Clause.’ As per Section 2(8) of the Companies Act, 2013 “Authorised capital or Nominal Capital” means such […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) UNDER SECTION 135 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH THE COMPANIES (CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY) RULES, 2014 WHAT IS THE CSR? CSR is a Concept whereby Companies not only consider their profitability and growth, but also the interests of society and the environment – by taking responsibility for the impact […]
MCA notifies PM CARES as eligible to receive CSR Corpuses of corporates as it amends Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013 vide Gazette Notification dated 26th May, 2020 and included Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. […]
