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.
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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 […]
Many investors and business firms are keen to set up a Company in United States of America to expand the horizon of their products and services in other developed regions like US, Europe, and South America. Setting up of an entity in US offers several advantages like enhanced credibility in international market, attraction of angel […]
Provisions applicable: Section 248 of Companies Act, 2013 & Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016. Power to Whom: Registrar of Companies. *Note- Format of Form STK-3 & STK-4 given below. Form No. STK – 3 INDEMNITY BOND [Pursuant to clause (i) of sub-rule (3) of rule 4 of […]
Only a company limited by shares can issue equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise. Such company has to comply with certain conditions.The company shall not convert its existing equity share capital with voting rights into equity share capital carrying differential voting rights and viceversa. The Board of Directors are required […]
COMPANY LAW SERIES CHAPTER 3 ISSUE OF EQUITY SHARES WITH DIFFERENTIAL VOTING RIGHTS While Section 43 enables companies to issue equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting rights etc. Rule 4 of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 states the following conditions regarding shares with differential voting rights. Conditions for issuing shares […]
A brief overview of post Incorporation Compliances are as under:- Holding of first Board meeting within 30 days from date of incorporation. Appointment of first Auditor within 30 days of incorporation by the Board of Directors of the Company. Disclosure of Directors interest and declaration regarding disqualification in first Board meeting in form MBP-1 & DIR-8
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 22.01.2019 notified to furnish the information regarding outstanding receipt of loan or money by every Company other than Government Company. Accordingly, sub-rule (3) was inserted after sub-rule (2) in Rule 16A of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 which reads as following: “Every company other than Government […]
Rule 16: Return of deposits to be filed with the Registrar: an annual return in Form DPT-3 shall be filed as return of deposit or particulars of transaction not considered as deposit or both and furnish the information contained therein as on the 31st day of March of that year duly audited by the auditor of the company.
