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...
The concept of Non-Profit making Company is quite old in India. In erstwhile, Companies Act, 1956 it was regulated by Section 25 and that is why it was popular as Section 25 Company. However in Companies Act 2013 provisions related to Non-Profit making Company are given in Section 8 read with Rule 19 and 20 of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its general circular no. 14/2020 dated April 8, 2020 has issued a clarification for passing special and ordinary resolutions by companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) and rules made thereunder on account of threat posed by COVID-19. MCA vide this clarification allows the companies to take all the […]
The introduction of MSME-1 is another initiative by the present government to strengthen the micro and small enterprises by prescribing a mandatory filing regime twice a year by their large customers.
Preferential Issue of Equity Shares And Convertible Securities Under Companies Act 2013 And SEBI (Issue of Capital Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2018 {SEBI(ICDR)} Preferential issue means an issue of specified securities by a listed issuer to any select person or group of persons on a private placement basis and does not include an offer of specified […]
Section 8 Companies (Section 25 of Companies Act 1956) , can be registered under Companies Act 2013 having a charitable purpose with limited liability but without the addition of the word ‘Limited’ or ‘Private Limited’ to its name. In India, there are basically following three forms of Non Profit organisations(NGO) registered under various Acts- Trusts […]
Merger and Amalgamation of companies will bring diversification and expansion of their business, it may also lift a company from inscribed losses in the past. The tedious and time-galloping procedure of merging of two companies of The Companies Act,1956 has been simplified with a fast track merger under Companies Act 2013. Fast track merger under […]
Most companies that are cropping up today are private limited companies and despite the fact that LLPs have certain exemption, we often come across a business own who wants to switch his company into a private limited company. The procedure can be a tad difficult for business owners to understand. So here’s simplifying the process […]
The most common question that confuses the start-ups is the type of company that they should start – a private limited company or an LLP as in Limited liability partnership. Having helped many entrepreneurs set up their business, I decided to help every aspiring entrepreneur understand the diversity of these two concepts. Formation A private […]
Article explains Meeting of Board/Committee by Video Conference Facility and Matters cannot be Approved by way of Circular Resolution by the Board of Directors (Relaxation Currently Given). It also provides Format of Minutes of Board Meeting through Video Conferencing, Format Of Notice for Board Meeting through Video Conferencing with Agenda and Standard Procedure for chairman […]
The corporate affairs ministry, known as Corporate Governance Agency, is implementing the companies law, has taken various measures, in order to have high-quality people fit to act as Independent Director. MCA has developed a strong cadre of independent directors with aim to promote Corporate Governance. Independent Directors should not be part of a “cosy club” […]
