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...
Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO 2020) v/s Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (CARO 2016) Salient Differences Between Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 & Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 :- Clause Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (i)(a) Reporting on maintenance of proper records of Property, Plant, Equipment and Intangible Assets. […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. As per the amended Rule 6(1) every individual who has been appointed as an independent director in a company, on the date of commencement of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019, shall within a period of […]
Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2020. Provided that an individual shall not be required to pass the online proficiency self-assessment test, when he has served as a director or key managerial personnel, for a total period of not less than ten years, as on the date of inclusion of his name in the databank, in one or more of the following, namely:-
Section 56 – Companies Act, 2013– Transfer and Transmission of Securities A company shall not register a transfer of securities of the company, or the interest of a member in the company in the case of a company having no share capital, other than the transfer between persons both of whose names are entered as […]
As many of you may be aware of New Incorporation E Web Form to Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiatives, introduced by Ministry of Affairs (MCA) for all new incorporation as on 23rd February 2020. In that SPICE+, AGILE PRO, SPICE+ AOA, SPICE+ MOA, URC-1 are there. We are here to support on all the […]
Comparison of the Reporting Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order 2020 (CARO 2020) vis a vis Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order 2016 (CARO 2016) Applicability of Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order 2020 It shall apply to every company including a foreign company as defined in clause (42) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) [hereinafter […]
very report made by the auditor under section 143 of the Companies Act on the accounts of every company audited by him, to which this Order applies, for the financial years commencing on or after the 1st April, 2019, shall in addition, contain the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4, as may be applicable: –
Matters to be included in auditor’s report as per Order called the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO, 2020) The Central Government, after consultation with the National Financial Reporting Authority constituted under section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, hereby issued the Order called the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020. It shall apply to every […]
MCA Notified the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO 2020) Applicability: The The CARO, 2020 is applicable for audit of financial statements of eligible companies for the financial years commencing on or after the 1st April, 2019. Changes in the CARO 2020. 1. There are no changes in the applicability of CARO, 2020. 2. There […]
Dear Professional Colleagues and Friends, well in advance of preparing Audit Plan and Audit Programme for Statutory Audit for the F.Y. 2019-20, MCA has come up CARO, 2020. Thus, Auditors and respective stakeholders, take a note of changes brought in by MCA in CARO Reporting and also the Management and those charged with Governance, be […]
