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.
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CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
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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...
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A company registered under companies act 2013 or previous applicable act and has in objects to, – Sports Promote commerce, art, science, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object; And intends to apply its profits, if any, or other income in promoting its objective, intends to prohibit the […]
PRIVATE PLACEMENT (PP) UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013 Introduction: We all know Companies Act, 2013 provides various options to issue Securities (Shares, Debentures or any other type of Securities). One of these options is Private Placement. The definition of Private Placement explains when the Companies have to follow the provisions. Let’s look into the Definition and […]
A Company can raise reserves through three methods: (1) Deposits (2) Loans (3) Capital. Under Companies Amendment Act 2017, Company can bring funds or Capital up in three different ways: (1) Private Placement/Preferential Allotment (2) Right Issue (3) Bonus Issue. Let’s discuss funds raising through preferential allotment under section 62 of Companies Act 2013. Introduction […]
PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY Under section 2 (68) of company act, 2013 Private company mean company incorporated under company’s act 2013 having paid-up share capital as may be prescribed, and which by its articles, — 1. Restricts the right to transfer its shares: 2. Except in case of OPC, limits the number of its member to […]
Currently, only companies that follows calendar year as financial year have been granted a 3-months relaxation from holding their AGMs i.e. such companies are allowed to hold their AGMs till 30th September, 2020 instead of June, 2020. Further, the due dates of all other related compliances such as filing of annual returns or financial statements which are required to be done within 60 days/ 30 days as applicable shall be construed accordingly.
Checklist For Convening And Holding of General Meeting By VC Or OAVM (By Virtue of MCA Circular Dated: 08-04-2020 And 13-04-2020) INTRODUCTION In order to maintain the complete lockdown and keeping in view of maintaining the social distancing in the current extraordinary circumstances occurred due to pandemic caused by COVID 19, various companies are facing […]
Independent Director— Time extended to apply with Institute adding name in Data Bank for ID – On or before June 30, 2020 On April 29, 2020 , the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified an amendment in the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (the Rules) as the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) […]
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on 30th April, 2020 has made a Request to Shri Injeti Srinivas, IAS Secretary Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for relaxations in the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 due to COVID-19 Due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown situation prevailing in the Country, various provisions of the Companies […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the way Companies are conducting business. The dependency on the technology has increased considerably. From the secretarial point of view things are no different and many companies are rethinking their approach towards complying with various statutes. Most of the companies had already given away the age-old practice of sending […]
As per section 177 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 6 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, following companies are required to constitute an Audit Committee: (i) All Listed Companies; or (ii) The Public Companies having paid up share capital of 10 Cr rupees or more; or (iii) The Public Companies […]
