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...
MCA has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 w.e.f. July 25,2019 by introducing Web-based DIR-3 KYC and brought certain amendment in filing of form DIR-3 KYC Applicability of filing of e-form DIR-3 KYC 1) It is to be filed by an Individual who holds DIN and is filing his/her KYC details […]
Article explains Amendment in Companies Act, 2013 vide Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019 in Section 26 : Matters to be stated in Prospectus amended, Section29 : Public Offer of Securities to be in Dematerilised Form, Section 35 : Civil Liability for Mis-statements in Prospectus, Section 90 : Register of significant beneficial owners in a company, Section […]
With the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Companies are able to develop their own social investment strategies and decide where to invest and implement programs, but the government has recommended particular areas of need, including eradicating hunger and poverty, maternal and child health, promoting gender equality and environmental sustainability etc.
The main reason behind incorporating the concept of significant Beneficial owner, is to catch those individuals whose name does not appears in the register of members and who holds the significant Beneficial Interest in a Company. For Proper reporting of beneficial interest MCA has notified Form No. BEN-1, BEN-2, BEN-3 and BEN-4. Example 1 of […]
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is understood to be the way firms integrate social, environmental and economic concerns into their values, culture, decision making, strategy and operations in a transparent and accountable manner and thereby establish better practice within the firm, create wealth and improve society. CSR is also called Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Responsibility. As […]
Ease of doing business is a mirage? Companies Amendment Act, 2019 replaced the words fine with penalty. Is it a Ease of levying Penalties or ease of doing Business? Ease of doing business is a mirage? Companies amendment act 2019 replaced the words fine with penalty, stating that it will reduce the hardship of companies […]
Brief of 17 Sections under the Companies (Amendments) Act, 2019 *Note- Fine is imposed when any Compounding application/ Petition filed with NCLT or any Court, but the Penalty imposed when Company made noncompliance and adjudicating authority directly can imposed penalty on them. Sr. No. Section Description 1 53(3) Prohibition of Issue of shares at a […]
Section 135 – Corporate Social Responsibility The Parliament has passed amendments to Companies Act and the bill now advocates for stricter laws for CSR. Amendments are made to Section 135 to carry forward the unspent corporate social responsibility amount, to a special account to be spent within three financial years and transfer thereafter to the […]
Governing the eForm e-Form STK-2 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 248(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 4, 5, 6 & 8 of the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016 which are hereunder for your reference. Section 248 (2) Without prejudice to the provisions […]
(As also provided in the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019) (A) Re-categorising of offences: The list of offences which are re-categorised as defaults carrying civil liabilities which would be subject to an in-house adjudication mechanism, along with the pre-ordinance punishment in each case is as under: Punishment S. No. Section Nature of default Pre-Ordinance Post ordinance […]
