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...
Ministry of Finance Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 would enable the listing of Indian companies on stock exchanges in foreign jurisdictions. Posted On: 04 MAR 2020 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Companies Act, 2013. The Amendment Bill, inter […]
Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 would remove criminality under the Act in case of defaults which can be determined objectively and which, otherwise, lack the element of fraud or do not involve larger public interest. This would also lead to further de-clogging of the criminal justice system in the country.
This Section comes into picture when Company does some specified contracts or arrangements with related parties. The intention behind this section is to protect the company from any loss which may arise to it because of any transaction with related parties as defined in the Act. This Section only specifies 7 transactions and provisions related […]
Various acts of IL&FS like over borrowing were prejudicial to the public interest which had cascading impact on various sectors of the economy and the red signals were raised against the IL&FS by the country and even by the department of economic affairs of the country, therefore, before passing any appropriate order in public interest and to save the economy of the Country from collapse, if the Tribunal was of the opinion that it required to give appropriate hearing to the concerned parties, including those who audited ‘IL&FS’ and/ or those who have managed or were concerned with ‘IL&FS’ or its Group Companies, it could not be held to be illegal.
Statutory Remedy Against Refusal to Transfer Shares Under Section 58 of the Companies Act 2013 The process to be followed by the shareholders, if the company refuse to transfer their shares. The power can be exercised by the shareholders as per the provisions of section 58 of the Companies Act, 2013. Statutory Remedy Against Refusal […]
Article explains Importance of independence of independent directors, Recognition And Importance Of Independent Director Under Company Law, Role of Independent Director in CSR Committee, Role of Independent Director in Board meeting, Role of Independent Directors in this Meeting, Role of Independent Director in Audit Committee, Role of Independent Director in Nomination and Remuneration Committee and […]
The monthly Newsletter – encompasses MCA notifications issued in the month of February 2020, informal Guidances given by SEBI on SEBI SBEB , Takeover and Insider Trading Regulations and NCLT judgement in Videocon Insolvency case. Independent Directors who could not get themselves registered on IICA databank can rest easy. The deadline for registration has been extended […]
The MCA has issued the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO 2020), on 25th February 2020 in supersession of the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016. Applicable from: Audit of financial statements for the financial year commencing on or after 1st April 2019. Based on the government’s objective to strengthen the corporate governance framework and to […]
MCA has clarified on Its website that New companies incorporated through SPICe+ and thereby have obtained EPFO/ESI numbers will have to file statutory returns only when they cross thresholds prescribed under the relevant Acts.
The Companies Amendment Act, 2019 has been recently passed by the parliament and notified in the gazette. We aim to give you the highlights of the changes brought in through the new Amendment. Background To bring the law relating to formation, functioning and regulation of the companies in India in line with the current global scenario of […]
