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...
Independent Director in relation to a company, means director mentioned under Section 149(6) of Companies act, 2013. Since past many years, it has been seen that, when any of listed or unlisted entities are on the verge of danger or are getting effected due to some or other reasons and the directors of that respective […]
Declaration of Dividend is one crucial thing in any Company as it is their way of keeping their Shareholders happy. This also is an indicator to some extent about a Company’s performance. Section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with the process of Declaration of Dividend. However, it is not the declaration, but the […]
India companies in order to invest funds in its business operations, explore many options like Issue of Shares, Debentures, Zero Coupon Bonds, Public Deposits, Loans from Banks and Financial Institutions and other traditional sources.
Whenever any violation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant Companies are initiated as per provisions of Companies Act, 2013 after due examination of records. So far, sanction for prosecution has been accorded in 366 cases. All CSR related offences are compoundable. So far 118 applications for compounding have been made and 37 cases have been compounded.
Ministry of Corporate affairs (MCA) has inserted a whole new compliance for Unlisted Public companies dated 10th September, 2018. The new compliance has been inserted under Rule 9A- ‘Issue of securities in dematerialised form by unlisted public companies’, after the existing rule 9 of The Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014, which we […]
Fine imposed when any application/ petition filed with any court (like: NCLT, High Courts) and penalty imposed when company made any non compliance and adjudicating authority directly can impose penalty on such companies.
Introduction Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Association of the Company, the Companies Act, 2013 (‘CA, 2013’) and Listing Regulations, 2015 do not explicitly lay down provisions mandating the appointment/election of a permanent Chairperson of the Board. However, section 104 of the CA, 2013 provides that either the Chairperson of the Board, or the […]
The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 came into force w.e.f 25th July, 2019 to amend the provisions related to KYC of directors. Following are the detail procedure :- 1. For those who had filed DIR-3-KYC once. Those directors who holds DIN and had filed DIR-3KYC only needs to file […]
How Modi Tighten disclosure norms for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Policy) spending to its new India under Companies (Amendment Act),2019 A high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities. India Inc may soon have to make higher disclosures on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, […]
Who is a small shareholder: Small shareholder means a shareholder holding shares of nominal value of not more than Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) or such other sum as may be prescribed. Objective: In order to protect interest of small shareholders. Provisions: Section 151 of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter refer as “the Act”) […]
