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...
We all know that doing business in India through a Private Limited Company has its own advantages (i.e. Limited Liability, the preferred structure for FDI, share capital-based ownership) as secured by the law in force viz. Companies Act, 2013. But before deciding that we should opt for Private Limited Company to carry out business it […]
BEN ↓ Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018 Vide MCA Notification dated 13th June 2018 Provisions: Section 90 read with sub-section (1) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013. Total Rules: 8 Rules – – Form No. BEN-1 Purpose: Declaration of significant beneficial ownership in shares. Provision: section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013 & […]
IDBI Bank Limited Vs Mr. Anuj Jain (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal) As the voting is on, which is likely to be completed today by 5.00 p.m., we are not inclined to pass any specific order in the present I.A. No. 1857 of 2019 filed by the ‘IDBI Bank Limited’. After voting the decision if […]
Receiving multiple query about filling of DPT-3. People are asking about number of DPT-3 are required to file for FY ended on 31-03-2019 including one time return of deposit? MCA has inserted an explanation to rule 16 and a new rule 16A vide notification dated 22-01-2019. Explanation to rule 16: [Explanation- It is hereby clarified […]
Section 55 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) prescribes that a company shall not issue an irredeemable preference shares. Further, it also imposes restriction on companies limited by shares to issue preference shares liable to be redeemed at the end of the end of twenty years.
With the deadline to file DPT-3 inching closer day by day, the professionals are rushing today to prepare/review the necessary data for filing of such form timely as well as accurately. As per Rule 16A(3) of the of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, “Every company other than Government company shall file a onetime […]
INTRODUCTION The Corporate vehicle is considered as channel by defaulters for siphoning of funds for illegitimate purposes like money laundering, tax evasion, corruption, terror financing and illegal activities. In the wake to prevent the misuse of funds & money laundering, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental organization formulated various recommendations to tap such […]
Discussion on Validity of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and re-promulgated in 2019 as Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 Article 123 of the constitution gives the Power to the president of India to promulgate an ordinance if both of the parliamentary house not in session. Ordinance promulgated shall have the same effect as the Act of Parliament Ordinance […]
Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities)Rules,2014 Reconciliation of share capital audit on half yearly basis (PAS-6) and its applicability Provision: Pursuant to Rule 9A of of Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 as amended vide Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2019. Rule 9A of Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 […]
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of XYX Limited, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information