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 : 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 : This guide explains the legal process for striking off companies under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013. It covers eligibili...
Company Law : The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, digital compliance, and globa...
CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how buy-back taxation shifted from company-level tax to shareholder taxation under the Finance Act, 2024 and ...
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 Chandigarh penalised a company and its directors after finding that financial statements and Board Reports were not approved t...
Company Law : ROC Chandigarh penalised a company and its directors for not filing financial statements from FY 2017-18 to 2022-23 within the sta...
Company Law : ROC Chandigarh penalized a company and its directors under Section 92(5) of the Companies Act for non-filing of annual returns fro...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata imposed penalty on an auditor after finding that depreciation on building assets was not charged in the financial stat...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata imposed penalty on an auditor after finding that material investment disclosures required under Schedule III of the Co...
Mr. Lagadapati Ramesh Vs Mrs. Ramanathan Bhuvaneshwari (NCLAT Delhi) Section 212 does not empower the National Company Law Tribunal or the Adjudicating Authority to refer the matter to the Central Government for investigation by the ‘Serious Fraud Investigation Office’ even if it notices the affairs of the Company of defrauding the creditors and others. However, […]
Mrs. Nagappan Swarnalatha Vs M/s. Colour Books Associates Private Limited (National Company Law Tribunal) 1) We hereby declared that the incorporation of M/s. Colour Books Associates Private Limited (Respondent No.1 Company, is vitiated by fraud and consequently, the Certificate of Incorporation dated 14th May, 2018 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, […]
Central Government appoints 28 persons as Judicial and Technical Members in the National Company Law Tribunal for a period of three years or till the attaining the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th September, 2019 S.O. 3412(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 408 of […]
INTRODUCTION eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is an emerging technology standard, which promises to bring “better, faster, cheaper” data to organizational decision-making, and specifically to business and financial reporting. XBRL provides a computer-readable tag to identify each individual item of data, whereby, a business reporting document becomes “intelligent” data, allowing the exchange of business reporting […]
Q.) DOES MGT-9 FORMS A PART OF BOARD’S REPORT? Biggest confusion facing by our professionals is whether MGT-9 will be part of the Board’s Report or not. According to Companies Amendment Act, 2017 w.e.f. 31.7.2018 i.e. read with notification dated 31st July, 2018 provision in relation to MGT-9 has been removed from Section 134 and a new […]
Initiatives taken by the Ministry towards Ease of Doing Business 1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has provided exemption to private companies through Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, wherein the requirement for minimum paid up capital was removed. 2. Central Registration Centre(CRC) was established by MCA under Section 396 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) vide notification […]
What is DIR3- KYC ? Every individual who has been allotted a Director Identification Number (DIN) as on 31st March of a financial year as per these rules shall, submit e-form DIR-3-KYC to the Central Government on or before 30th April of immediate next financial year. Since it’s a recent introduction, there has been a […]
Government constitutes Company Law Committee for examining and making recommendations on various provisions and issues pertaining to implementation of the Companies Act In line with the Government’s objective of promoting Ease of Living in the country by providing Ease of Doing Business to law abiding corporates, fostering improved corporate compliance for stakeholders at large and […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) by notification dated 14th August, 2019 has further amended the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (the Rules). The amended provisions of these rules shall come into force from 20th August, 2019 except provisions of rule 6 which shall come into force […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide General Circular No. 09/2019 dated 21st August, 2019 clarified the Ministry’s stand on interpretation of Section 232(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) dealing with the concept of ‘Appointed Date’. However, before we get into the intricacies of the circular and the clarification it offers, it is very much […]
