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...
Is Dissimilarity of Object of Transferor Company And Transferee Company In Amalgamation Is Hurdle? During the proceedings of amalgamation, Sometime a question arises by the authority that how two companies having dissimilarity of object can be amalgamated? Lets discuss it in the light of some decided cases. When the object clauses mentioned in the memorandum […]
The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) has seen tremendous changes within a span of just 6 years of its coming into force. The frequent changes have posed challenges for all the stakeholders including corporates, business fraternity, professionals (like CS/CA/CMA/ Lawyers etc) as well as students. As India is witnessing drastic economic slowdown, the present regime is […]
Maintaining books of account at a place other than Registered Office | Section 128 | Companies Act, 2013 Article contains Statutory Provisions related to Maintaining Of Books Of Account At A Place Other Than The Registered Office or at a place outside India under Companies Act, 2013, Penalty if the books are not been maintained […]
Duty to Register Charges under Companies Act, 2013 It shall be the duty of every company creating a charge to register the particulars of the charge signed by the company and the charge-holder together with the instruments in Form (creating or modifying the charge in Form No. CHG-1 (for other than Debentures) or Form No. CHG-9 (for […]
(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019. (2) They shall come into force with effect from 25th February, 2019. Applicability All companies incorporated on or before 31st of December, 2017 shall file the particulars of the company and the address validation of the registered office in E-Form INC – 22A […]
As part of Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiatives, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs would be shortly notifying & deploying a new Web Form christened ‘SPICe +’ (pronounced ‘SPICe Plus’) replacing the existing SPICe form. SPICe+ would offer 10 services by 3 Central Govt Ministries & Departments. (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry […]
Defining Sweat Equity Shares as per Companies Act, 2013 As per Sub-section (88) of section 2: Sweat Equity Shares means equity shares issued by a company to its director or employee at discount or for consideration other than cash, for providing know-how or making available like intellectual property rights or value addition. Eligibility for Sweat […]
MCA further extended the due date for filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS) AOC- 4 XBRL and e-form MGT-7 upto 31.03.2020, for companies having jurisdiction in the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh without levy of additional fee. General Circular No. 03/2020 F.No. 01/34/2013 CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, […]
Authorisation to file e-Form DPT-3 One Time The Chairman informed the Board that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated 22th January, 2019 in exercise of the power conferred by clause (31) of section 2 and section 73 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 […]
IEPF Compliance Checklist for a Financial Year Updated as per Section 125 of Companies Act, 2013 and Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. S. No. Particulars of compliance Timelines 1 Form IEPF-3 Within 30 days of the end of the Financial Year 2 The Company shall inform the […]
