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...
Passing the Resolution by Circulation is an alternative method for urgent matters instead of convening the Physical Board Meeting. Resolution shall be considered as passed when approved by the majority of Directors. As per the provisions of Section 175 of Companies Act, 2013, For passing the Resolution by Circulation, the resolution has to be circulated […]
Article explains about Applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions, Constitution of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Amount Spend on Corporate Social Responsibility, Framing Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility, How to Spend Amount on Corporate Social Responsibility Activities, Non- Applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions, Procedure for formation of Corporate Social […]
Ministry of Corporate Affair (MCA) amends the limit for appointment of whole time Company Secretary on 06/01/2020 by Companies (appointment and managerial personnel) Amendment, Rules 2020. Amended provisions for appointment of Whole time CS: Section 203 read with Rule 8 and Rule 8A of Companies (appointment and managerial personnel) Rules 2014, as amended provides that […]
Before understanding Transfer of Shares of Private Limited Company, we need to understand what is a share??? Shares Shares are units of ownership interest in a corporation. These are Moveable property which can be transferred from one person to another. Transfer of shares 1. Transfer of shares means transferring the Title of shares voluntarily by […]
Change in Rules for Appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary and Scope of Secretarial Audit MCA with vide notification dated January 03, 2019 has amended Rule 8A and 9 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 regarding Appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary and Scope of Secretarial Audit for Companies. The Amended […]
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 notified by Notification dated January 03, 2019- Effective w.e.f 01.04.2020. Rule 8A Pre-Amendment – Provided that all the companies not covered under Rule 8[1] and having a paid-up share capital of Five Crore Rupees or more shall have a wholetime company secretary. Rule 8A Post-Amendment […]
Amendment To Rule 8A And Rule 9 of Companies (Appointment And Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 by Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 Now Rule-8A and Rule-9 is read as follows: 1. Rule 8A: Earlier- A company other than a company covered under rule 8 which has a paid up […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had vide notification dated January 03, 2020 notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 and amended the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Following are the glimpse of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020: 1. The attached rules […]
Introduction MCA has vide Notification dated 03rd January, 2020 notified Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2020 to amend the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 which has lead to an increase in the limit of paid up share capital for appointment of Company Secretary and widening of the […]
Right Issue – A pre-emptive right given to shareholders in preference to an outsider. One of the easiest method to induct the capital in the Company is the Issuance of Shares under Right Issue. Under this, right is given to the existing equity shareholders, in the proportion of their existing holding in the Company. The […]
