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...
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide Notification dated 30th January, 2020 has amended Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 whereby sub-rule 1A has been inserted to the existing Rule 12. RULE 12(1A)* (yet to be published in the Official Gazette): Every Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) that is required to comply with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) […]
Applicability of Section 460 of the Companies Act to LLP under section 67 of LLP Act, 2008 Government directs that provisions of section 460 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Condonation of Delay by Central Government in certain cases) shall apply to a limited liability partnership from the date of publication of this notification in the […]
The Supreme Court vide its Order on January 20, 2020, accepted the proposal of the Centre to take over the management control of embattled realty firm Unitech Limited. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud gave two months to the new board of Unitech to prepare the resolution framework of the company and sought […]
Re-categorising 23 offences out of the 66 remaining compoundable offences under the Act, to be dealt with in the in-house adjudication framework wherein these defaults would be subject to a penalty levied by an adjudicating officer. In addition, the quantum of penalties recommended are lower than the quantum of fines presently provided in the Act;
Provision of Section 137(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requiring filing of financial statement within thirty days of the date of annual general meeting may be considered for amendment by prescribing a period of sixty days for such filing, aligning it with the date of filing of annual return.
In order to facilitate ease of Doing Business, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has taken a new initiative by introducing a new Web Incorporation Form ‘SPICE+’ which would be shortly notified & deployed on the MCA Portal, replacing the existing SPICe form. The services of this new form shall be applicable on New Incorporations w.e.f. 15.02.2020.
Convertible Note is introduced firstly by RBI and considered as a very welcoming option provided to early stage startups to raise funds by way of convertible notes which is prima facie a debt instrument with conversion terms. Under FEMA and Rule 2(1)(c)(xvii) of Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014, convertible note is been defined as […]
Adjudicating Authorities cannot possess the power to direct the Central Government to conduct/order the investigation against any company. Taking a look at Section 210(3) of the Act, it is clear that the Central Government ought to conduct an investigation into the affairs of the Company by appointing an inspector and obtain his report thereof and then after scrutinizing the said report, the Government can approach the SFIO department regarding the same
MCA notifies substituted Form NDH-1, NDH-2 & NDH-3 and issued revised FORM NO. NDH-1- Return of Statutory Compliances, FORM NO. NDH-2 – Application for extension of time and FORM NO. NDH-3 – Return of Nidhi Company for the half year. Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification New Delhi, 03rd Feb, 2020 G.S.R. 81(E).— […]
(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
