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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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 ...
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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...
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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...
PREFERENCE SHARES Meaning of Preference Shares: Preference Shares are not defined in the Definition part of the Companies Act, 2013. However it has been defined in Section 43 of the Companies Act, 2013 as below: Explanation (ii) to section 43 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) defines the term Preference Shares. “Preference Share Capital”, […]
E FORM INC-22A (Also Known As ACTIVE FORM) MCA in order to find out Shell Companies, has amended the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and a New E- Form INC-22A (Also known as ACTIVE – (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification ) has been introduced vide Notification dated 21.02.2019 to ensure that the Company is active with its […]
Circular issued by MCA for waiver off of fees for filing Form ADT-1 by the companies which have filed Form GNL-2 during the period from 1st April, 2014 to 20th October, 2014 for appointment of auditors. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a clarification wherein it has been mentioned that the companies which have […]
1. What is the applicability of ACTIVE? Every Company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017 shall file the particulars of the Company and its registered office, in ACTIVE on or before 25.04.2019. However, following companies are exempted for filing eForm ACTIVE: (a) Companies which have been struck off (b) Companies under process of […]
Maintenance of Books of Accounts etc to be kept at a place other than Registered Office via e-Form AOC-5 under Section 128 of Companies Act, 2013 > Every company shall prepare and keep at its registered office books of account and other relevant books and papers and financial statement for every financial year which give […]
What is DPT-3? Mandatory Filing of Details of borrowings including borrowings in the nature of unsecured and secured Loan with ROC in form DPT-3 as prescribed under Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019 Who is required to file DPT-3? By Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019: Every Company other than Government Company shall […]
Article explains Limit Chart under various Provisions of Companies Act 2013 read with rules and under SEBI regulations related to Women Director, Resident Director, Independent Director, Women Independent Director, Audit Committee, Stakeholder Relationship Committee, Nomination Remuneration Committee, Vigil Mechanism, Sexual Harassment Policy, Internal Compliant Committee, Risk Management Policy, Risk Management Committee (exempted to SME), CSR, […]
Current presentation covered the following Topics: Filing of Details of Outstanding Loans with ROC – DPT-3 Filing of details of Due of MSME in MSME-1 KYC OF COMPANIES- E-Form ACTIVE MANDATORY Reporting OF Outstanding Loan/Deposits TO ROC MCA on 22nd January, 2019 has published Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019. They shall come into effect […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issue e-form DPT-3 w.e.f. 01st May, 2019. In this article author compiles check list for filing of e-form DPT-3 First Requirement: 3. Purpose of form: S. No. Purpose of Form Applicability 1. Onetime Return for disclosure of details of outstanding money or loan received by a company but […]
Practical Difficulties – MCA Updates (DPT-3, MSME-1, DIR-3 KYC, Demat of Public Company) FAQ’S – DPT-3- One Time 1. Which information are required to filed according to Rule 16A in e-form DPT-3:- As per New Rule 16A, Every Company has to file e-form DPT-3 with ROC containing following Information: √ Every Outstanding Loan (Not Considered […]
