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...
The Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018 read with the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019. RULE NO. 2. Significant Beneficial Owner, in relation to a Reporting Company MEANS an INDIVIDUAL referred to in section 90(1) , who acting alone or together, or through one or more persons or trust, possesses one or more […]
SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP RULES, 2019 WHO ISASIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL OWNER (SBO)? Means an individual as per Sec 90(1) who acting alone or together, or through one or more persons or trust, possesses one or more of the following rights or entitlements in such reporting company, namely: holds indirectly, or together with any direct holdings, not less […]
Applicable Law Section 16 of the Companies Act, 2013 talks about the Rectification of name of the Company. If, through inadvertence or otherwise, a company on its first registration or on its registration by a new name, is registered by a name which, — a) in the opinion of the Central Government, is identical with or […]
NOTE ON ISSUE OF SECURITIES IN DEMATERIALISED FORM BY UNLISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES (Applicable w.e.f. 30th September 2019) Governing laws: A. Companies Act, 2013 (Act) B. The Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 (Rules) C. Depositories Act, 1996 D. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) E. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories […]
Checklist for Filling BEN -2 Form under Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant rules 1. The disclosures to be made by the individuals or entities holding 10% or more shares or voting power in any company is very comprehensive in nature and encompasses holdings not only in a company but also in any other entity […]
Commencement of Business section 10 A of the Companies Act, 2013 is a newly inserted section by the Companies (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019. This Section says that a company incorporated after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 and having a share capital shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing powers unless- (a) […]
NFRA has made it mandatory for certain ‘body corporates’ to file with it the details of their auditor appointments by July 31 in Form NFRA-1. However, none of the companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013, will be covered by this norm, they added.
What is ‘managerial Remuneration’? Managerial remuneration means remuneration paid to managerial personnel like directors, managing directors, whole-time directors and manager. Overall Managerial Remuneration payable: The overall maximum managerial remuneration payable by a public company u/s 197 of companies act, 2013, shall not exceed 11% of net profit for that financial year. Provided that, company can […]
Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a meeting conducted by every Private Limited Company or Limited Company that provides an opportunity to the shareholders to meet every year and discuss matters relating to the Company. The AGM ensures the interest of the shareholders is protected.
1. Purpose of the filling form- For declaration of holding Company- In case there is a holding company of the company which is filing this form and such holding company is also required to file the form BEN-2, then the radio button ‘Declaration of holding reporting company’ needs to be selected and the CIN of […]
