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...
Explore the differences between right issue, private placement, and preferential allotment under the Companies Act, 2013. Understand the applicable provisions, types of securities, eligibility criteria, approvals, offer periods, documentation, timeframes for allotment, fund utilization, and more. Make informed decisions while raising capital for your company.
Till 31st March, 2014, if you wanted to set up a private company, you needed at least one other person because the law mandated a minimum of two shareholders. So, for the person wanting to venture alone, the only option was proprietorship, an onerous task since it is not legally recognized as a separate entity.
Article Analyses following Section applicable to One Person Company (OPC) under Companies Act, 2013– -Definition of One Person Company (Sec.2(62)) -Definition of Financial Statement (Sec.2(40)) -Formation of One Person Company (Sec.3) -Memorandum (Sec. 4(1)(f)) -Registered Office of One Person Company (Sec.12(3) Proviso) -Annual Return (Sec.92(1) Proviso) -Annual General Meeting (Sec.96(1)) -Applicability of Chapter VII (Management […]
In this article author explains Meaning of Section 8 Company, Important Features of Section 8 Companies, Mandatory Annual Compliance for Section 8 Companies. In addition to mandatory compliances mentioned in the Article there may be event-based compliances for the Section 8 Company. Meaning of Section 8 Company: Under sub-section (1) of this section a company […]
Once your business is incorporated as Private Limited Company, the company ought to follow various compliances laid down to the government of India. Your company may mint millions or nothing at all but to run your day to day operations, you have to follow the corporate laws that are set for the Private limited company. […]
Demystification of CSR Related Issues – Clarification On Spending Of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund For COVID-19 Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its general circular no. 10/2020 dated March 23, 2020 clarified that in view of the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19) in India and Government of India’s decision to treat this as […]
Benefit for all Defaulting/ Inactive companies- CFSS-2020 (Validity: 01 April, 2020 to 30 Sept, 2020) MCA vide circular no 12/2020 dated 30.03.2020 has introduced benefits for Defaulting Companies to file their belated documents in the MCA registry without late / additional fee. inactive Companies to get declared itself as ” Dormant Company’ by filing a […]
Step-1 – Convene and hold a Board meeting -Notice shall be given at least 7 days before the meeting -Required Resolutions must be passed at the Board Meeting. -To Fix time, date and venue for holding a general meeting of the company for passing a special resolution. -Approve notice, agenda and explanatory statement to be […]
WHO IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR? Independent Director is Director other than a managing director or a Whole time Director or a nominee Director who fulfils all criteria as given in Section 149(6) along with Rule 4 and Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. In general sense, an independent director […]
Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under Companies Act,2013 and rules made thereunder on account of the threat posed by COVID-19 > Circular –Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under the Companies Act,2013 and rules made thereunder on account of the threat posed by COVID-19 [Ministry of […]
