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...
What Is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)? An ESOP is an employee benefit plan that gives workers ownership interest in the company that is floated by the Company to encourage the employee ownership in the Company. ESOPs give the Employer Company, the selling shareholder, and participants receive various benefits like tax benefits, making them […]
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (CFSS) under Section 460 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) read with Section 403 to provide a first of its kind opportunity to long defaulting companies to make good any filling related defaults, irrespective of the duration of defaults, without any additional fees/ penalty / prosecution and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity.
Private Limited Company is defined under Section 2(68) of the Companies Act, 2013, means a company which by its Articles: (i) Restricts the Right to transfer its shares. (ii) Expect in case of One Person Company, limits the number of its members to Two hundred. Provided that where two or more persons hold one or […]
Independent Directors are directors who are not associated with the company. They are important for strengthening the corporate governance contributing significantly at the boards by bringing a specialized set of skills with an independent judgement. Independent Directors act as the custodians of good governance and balances the interest of the company and the interest of […]
In order to provide relief to law-abiding Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) from the COVID 19 impact, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has introduced the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020‘ and revised the ‘LLP Modified Settlement Scheme, 2020‘. Both schemes provide a one-time waiver of additional filing fees for delayed filings by the companies or LLPs […]
MCA vide circular No. 11/2020 dated 24th March, 2020 has taken certain measures, to address COVID -19 including economic disruptions caused by it, for companies in order to reduce their compliance, burden and other risks and notified Company Fresh Start Scheme 2020 for defaulting Companies to give them an opportunity to be Legal Compliant under […]
Request Letter for Transfer of Shares Date: Place: To, The Board of Directors ………………….. ………………….. Sub: Request for transfer of………………….. Equity Shares Ref:- Folio No ……………………………………….. Dear Sir(s) This is to inform you that I,………………….. , the Shareholder of …………………..shares in your Company, request you to transfer my …………………… Equity Shares held in the Company […]
Request letter for Splitting of Share Certificate Date : Place: To …………………………………..Ltd. ………………………………….. ………………………………….. Dear Sir/Madam, Subject: Splitting of share Certificate Ref: Folio No. : I am shareholder of your Company holding………………………………….. Equity Shares of Rs 10 each under captioned folio no………………………………….. I wish to split Share Certificate No……………………Into………………………………….. Certificates of………………………………….. Equity Shares each. I […]
According to The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey, “India stand at 63, among 190 countries, making it one of the world’s top 10 most improved countries for the third consecutive time.” Among other improvements, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has fueled the Government of India’s (GoI) ease of doing business initiative. […]
Analysis of Incorporation of Company under Section 7 of Companies Act 2013 read with Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 An application for registration of a company shall be filed, with the Registrar in SPICe+ (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating company Electronically Plus: INC-32)] Provided that in case the objects of a company requires approval from regulators such as the […]
