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...
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 : 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...
In this article author gives his views on the Consultation Paper with Justification to Examine the Existing Provisions of Law and Make Suitable Amendments therein to Enhance Audit Independence and Accountability
Article explains How to Voluntarily Obtain Status of Dormant Company-Steps, Company Which can be declared Dormant By Registrar, Steps to apply for ACTIVE COMPANY Status by Dormant Company, Documents required for obtaining status of Dormant Company, Compliances to be done by a Company after Obtaining Status of Dormant Company and Companies eligible to apply for […]
Article explains How to appoint a director in producer company, grounds a director shall vacate the office of directorship in company, provisions of board meeting of producer company, important officers required to be appointed in producer company, Applicability of annual general meeting to Producer Company, Matters to be discussed and approved in Annual general meeting, […]
Copy of Financial Statement (defined under section 2(40) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) shall be sent to persons as envisaged under Section 136 of the Act. Section 136 also tells about the mode, time limit and other additional compliance related to same. This articles briefly elaborates Section 136 of the Act. Section 136, […]
According to MCA as part of Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiatives, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified & deployed a new Web Form Christened ‘SPICe+’ (pronounced ‘SPICe Plus’) replacing the existing SPICe form. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is replacing the existing SPICe (Simplified Performa for Incorporating Company Electronically) form with a […]
The new SPICe+ form provides even more services in a single form than the previous SPICe form. This might result in increase in company formations and lesser difficulties along with better compliance. The Ministry has taken a prudent decision and this can result in even quicker company incorporations.
Checklist for issue of ESOP by private company As per 2(37) ’employees stock option’ means the option given to the directors, officers or employees of a company or of its holding company or subsidiary company or companies, if any, which gives such directors, officers or employees, the benefit or right to purchase, or to subscribe […]
Section 248 -Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies A company struck-off under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 can be restored in the Register of Companies by an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Who can file an Application and Where to file an Application for […]
Analysis of General Circular No. 04/2020 Dated 17.02.2020 on Filing of forms in the Registry (MCA-21) by the Insolvency Professional (Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) or Resolution Professional (RP) or Liquidator) appointed under Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC, 2016). What is Relevant? Filling of forms in MCA by the IRP & RP appointed under IBC Code […]
One more step in ease of doing business in India as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) announces the launch of a new form ie., ‘SPICe+’ for incorporating a new company in India means that the existing SPICe has been replaced.
