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.
Corporate Law : Understand foreign contribution, FCRA eligibility, Section 2(1)(h), Section 3 prohibitions, and registration requirements under th...
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CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
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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 : 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...
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 […]
Various efforts are being made by the central and state governments to control the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus. The task is tough and demands various measures to be taken simultaneously on war footing to control the virus from spreading and graduating from phase one to phase four. Phase four is considered to […]
In order to consider the request and representation of various stake holder, the Government has come up with a new scheme called as COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME, 2020 (CFSS-2020) for initial period of 6 months i.e. 01.04.2020 till 30.09.2020 vide its General Circular No.12/2020 on the 30th day of March, 2020.
In order to provide relief to law abiding Companies, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced the Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 [CFSS – 2020] on Monday, 30th March, 2020. CFSS – 2020 will certainly provide a noble opportunity to all companies to make good any previous filing defaults without paying any additional fees and […]
To allow the defaulting companies and to enable them to file the belated documents, the Central Government in the exercise of powers conferred under section 460 read with section 403 of the Companies Act, 2013 has decided to introduce a scheme namely ‘COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME- 2020 (CFSS-2020)’condoning the delay in filing the documents with Registrar of Companies.
In pursuance of the Government of India’s efforts to provide relief to law abiding companies and in the wake of COVID 19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has introduced the ‘Revised LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020‘which is already in vogue a first of its kind opportunity to LLPs to make good any filing related defaults, irrespective […]
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 and modified LLP Settlement Scheme incentivize compliance and reduce compliance burden during the unprecedented public health situation caused by COVID-19. The USP of both the schemes is a one-time waiver of additional filing fees for delayed filings by the companies or LLPs with the Registrar of Companies during the currency […]
Introduction of Bonus Shares Bonus issue means offer of free additional shares to the existing shareholders. A company may decide to distribute further shares as an alternative to increase dividend payout. Bonus shares may be issued by company to restructure the company’s reserves. Issue of bonus shares will increase the company’s cash flow but the […]
Brief Summary of Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020: -Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 Provides opportunity to defaulting Companies to make a fresh start on a clean slate. -It is a one-time opportunity all pending compliances by filing necessary documents in the MCA-21 registry without being subject to higher additional fees on account of any delay. […]
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (CFSS-2020) -The Ministry of corporate affairs issued a scheme known as Companies fresh start Scheme 2020 (CFSS-2020). -This Scheme provides immunity to stakeholders who unable to file specified documents including annual filing to ROCs. -CFSS-2020 also grant immunity for any prosecution or proceeding against the company for imposing any penalty […]
