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...
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 […]
DETAIL NOTE ON SECTION 164 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2013 VACATION OF OFFICE OF DIRECTOR This article is a detailed research under section 164 and section 167 of the Companies Act 2013 and to decide when and at which date the any person would be considered as disqualified. Illustration : Mr. A was appointed as the […]
The interesting thing about the form DIR-3 KYC is that Filing of DIR-3 KYC would be mandatory for Disqualified Directors also. Filing DIR-3 e-KYC for Financial Year 2018-19 is mandatory even for person who has already filed DIR-3 KYC for the year 2017-18.
Valuation for issue and transfer of shares (unlisted) under Income-tax Act, 1961, Companies Act, 2013 & FEMA Regulations been explained in detail in this article.
Introduction: With the introduction of SPICe Forms, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has simplified the procedure of company formation and thereby simplifying the ease of doing business in India. This article depicts the process of company formation through SPICe Forms & throws light on some newly introduced compliances such as GSTIN application, Employer code […]
A list of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 under which valuations are required to be conducted by a registered valuer are given below. IBBI, vide circular dated 16th September 2019, listed the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Code under which valuations are required […]
If A foreign company planning to set up business in India may incorporate a company under the Companies Act, 2013 as a joint venture or wholly owned subsidiary or set up Liaison Office/ Representative Office or a Project Office or a Branch Office of the foreign company which can be undertake activities permitted under the […]
Meaning Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting votes. … It may encompass a range of Internet services, from basic transmission of tabulated results to full-function online voting through common connectable household devices. Applicability As per rule 20(2) the provisions of e-voting are […]
