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 : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
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 : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...
Company Law : The Court held that a separate meeting of sub-class shareholders is not required when identical terms are offered to the entire cl...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
The Ministry of Corporate Affair issued the circular dated 24th March, 2020, having General Circular No. 11/2020 relaxing any additional payment payable by the company on late filing of e-Forms to ROC to provide relaxation to the corporate world causing devastating circumstances created by COVID-19 causing a global pandemic. MCA in furtherance of the above […]
How to file Company’s return without paying late fees- Company Fresh Start Scheme 2020 (CFSS 2020)? There have been no better time for the defaulting companies than this. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs decided to give all the defaulting companies another chance to improve their filing-related defaults irrespective of the duration. Further, as per the […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) taking into cognizance the issue faced by Corporates due to COVID-19 has issued several notifications & circulars in order to grant immunities & reduce the compliance cum financial burden on the Corporates. One of the recent initiatives taken by MCA is the introduction of COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME, 2020 […]
Reduction of share capital is often resorted to by companies for internal restructuring or altering their capital structure; it entails reduction of issued, subscribed and paid up share capital (either equity shares or preference shares or both) of a company.
In order to facilitate the companies registered in India to make a fresh start, a one-time opportunity is given to all defaulting companies and to enable them to file belated returns, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced the Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 vide General Circular No. 12/2020 dated March 30, 2020. Sl. No. […]
What is this Company Fresh Start Scheme – 2020 (CFSS-2020) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has provided an opportunity to corporates to make a “Fresh Start” in their life by issuing a General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30th March 2020. MCA introduced a scheme called ‘COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME 2020 (CFSS-2020)’. The salient features of this scheme […]
On 23rd March 2020, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs declared donations by the companies to Prime Minister’s emergency fund set up to fight against the Coronavirus pandemic will qualify as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure.
The Companies Act, 2013 requires all Companies to make annual statutory compliance by filing the Annual Return and Financial Statements. Apart from this, various other documents such as eForm DIR-12 for appointment/resignation of Director, eForm PAS-3 for allotment of shares, eForm DIR-3 KYC or web based KYC, Active Form (eForm INC-22A) is required to be […]
The MCA vide its circular dated 30th March 2020 has issued Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 to promote defaulting companies to make a fresh start on a clean slate and waive the additional fee as charged under section 403 of Companies Act, 2013 which is applicable on certain forms to be filed with MCA. –Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 will […]
FRESH START—a new slate to Companies and LLPs in India – An opportunity to be a COMPLIANT ENTITY Let’s discuss WHY,WHAT, HOW & FOR WHOM, on the closure of financial year on 30th March 2020 and in the mid of Nationwide Locked Out situation due to outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs […]
