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...
Company Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS), 2020 & Modified LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 In line with government initiative to ease of doing business & good corporate governance, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has come up with the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme 2020’ to enable defaulting companies make good of any filing-related defaults, irrespective of duration […]
The Ministry of corporate affairs issued a scheme known as Companies fresh start Scheme 2020 (CFSS-2020) condoning the delay in filing of documents with the ROC at a normal fee only and grant immunity from launching of prosecution for imposing penalty on account of delay associated with certain filings. Details of Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 […]
1. Objective of Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS), 2020: An opportunity to companies to complete their pending compliances by filing necessary forms including annual filings with MCA by paying normal fees and without any additional fees, penalty /other proceedings for such delay. 2. Validity Period of Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS), 2020 Valid from 01-April-2020 […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs in view of COVID-19 have taken the following measures to reduce the compliance burden and other risks: UPDATE NO.1 Non-compliance of minimum residency in India for a period of at least 182 days by at least one director of every company, under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall not […]
1. The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has come up with the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme 2020’ (CFFS 2020) to enable companies make good of any filing-related defaults, irrespective of duration of default, and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity. The scheme has been introduced vide General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30/03/2020. 2. […]
DIN holders of DINs marked as ‘Deactivated’ due to non-filing of DIR-3KYC/DIR-3 KYC-Web and those Companies whose compliance status has been marked as ‘ACTIVE non-compliant’ due to non-filing of Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE) eform are encouraged to become compliant once again in pursuance of the General Circular No. 11 dated 24th March, […]
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 is one of its kind and it’s a golden opportunity for Companies and LLP’s to save huge amount of late fees, which would otherwise be payable:
Practically there has been different practice for disclosure of interest in MBP-1 due to interpretation issue w.r.t, disclosure of concern and interest of Directors in Section 184. For detail of shareholding in MBP-1 concerned different professionals taking different views and adopting different practices. I have tried of discuss the above issue. This write-up is only […]
MCA issues General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30.03.2020 to notifiy Company Law Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 which is for the benefit of all Companies who have defaulted in filing of Statutory forms on MCA. This Scheme will comes into operation from 01st April, 2020 and will end on 30th September, 2020. Company Law Fresh Start […]
Registered Valuer is a new concept introduced by Section 247 of the Companies Act, 2013 to regulate the valuation of the various assets and liabilities related to a Company and to standardized the procedure of Valuation in line with International Valuation Standards. Before introduction of the concept of Registered Valuer, the valuation of assets and […]
