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 ...
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The Institute of Company Secretaries of India conducted a webinar on 17th June 2019 which was addressed by the officials from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, who provided insights and answers to queries posed by professionals pertaining to the Form DPT-3 which is due to be filed by Companies on 30th June 2019. Some of […]
ABOUT DPT-3 DPT-3 is a return of Deposits or particulars of transaction not considered as deposit or both which is to be filed by every company, other than Government Company on or before 30.06.2019. The purpose of filing DPT-3 is to provide the information to Registrar of Company about the loan/money received by the Company. […]
Chartered Accountants’ Certificate on Return of Deposit (Form DPT 3) under clause (31) of section 2 and section 73 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 2(1) (c ) and Rule 16A of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 along with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019.
Striking off the name of the Company after the introduction of Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules, 2019 Ministry of Corporate affairs has become very aggressive nowadays for the compliance and to cut down the shell companies they had introduced many new initiatives like Director KYC, Registered office […]
We have attended webinar conducted by ICSI along with MCA officials on form DPT 3 and they have addressed the questions of the participants and below is the summary for your reference. Sr. No. Questions Clarification provided on Webinar. 1 Whether NIL return is mandatory to file before the MCA? NIL return is not mandatory […]
As per Rule 16A(3) of the Companies (Acceptance of deposit) Rules, 2014 ‘every company other than Government company shall file a onetime return of outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, in terms of clause (c) of sub-rule 1 of rule 2 from the 01st April, 2014 to […]
Article explains Registration Of Charge U/S 77, 78, 81 and 85 of Companies Act, 2013, Effect of Non-registration of Charge, Satisfaction Of Charges U/S 82 & 83, Punishment For Contravention U/S 86 and Condonation Of Delay. A. Registration of Charges U/s. 77 & 78: Every person creating charge shall file form CHG-1 within 30 days […]
Chapter XVIII chapter deals with Removal of Names of Companies from Register of Companies, which is alternative to winding up of a Company
Section 55(2) of the Companies Act 2013 states that a company limited by shares may as per the authorisation by its articles, issue preference shares which are liable to be redeemed within a period not exceeding twenty years from the date of their issue subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. A company engaged […]
Yashodhara Shroff Vs. Union of India (Karnataka High Court) (a) It is held that Section 164(2)(a) of the Act is not ultra vires Article 14 of the Constitution. The said provision is not manifestly arbitrary and also does not fall within the scope of the doctrine of proportionality. Neither does the said provision violate Article […]
