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 Board’s Report is an important means of communication by the Board of Directors of a company with its stakeholders. The Board’s Report provides the stakeholders with both financial and non-financial information, including the performance and prospects of the company, relevant changes in the management and capital structure, recommendations as to the distribution of profits, […]
I. Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2019. Insertion of New Rule 12B: ♠ In case Company fails to file e-form Active form before due date (i.e. 15thJune, 2019) then status of DIN of director of company shall be marked as “Directors of ACTIVE non- compliant Company”. ♠ Once director will file […]
Recently, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced MSME FORM I pursuant to Order 2 & 3 dated 22 January, 2019 issued under Section 405 of the Companies Act, 2013 for furnishing Initial and Half Yearly return with the Registrar of Companies with respect to outstanding payments to Micro or Small enterprises. The intention of introducing […]
Postal Ballot- Applicable Provisions: ♠ Sec 110 of Companies Act,2013 ♠ Rule 20 and 22 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 ♠ SS-2 (Secretarial Standard on General Meeting) ♠ SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 Meaning: Postal Ballot means voting by ballot, post or through electronic means. Applicability: It applies on all Companies whether Private or […]
As per the provisions of the section 406(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, ‘Nidhi Company’ means a ‘company which has been incorporated as a Nidhi with the object of cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members, receiving deposits from, and lending to, its members only, for their mutual benefit’. After being incorporated […]
Based on feedback received from stakeholders who were unable to file e-form ACTIVE as they had filed ADT-1 forms for appointment of auditors for the period from 2014-15 to 2018-19 as an attachment with GNL-2 e-form during the period from 01/04/2014 to 20/10/2014 (due to non-availability of e-form ADT-1 during that period), it has now […]
Request Letter Sub: To confirm whether your enterprise is Micro or Small Enterprise or not under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act, 2006. Dear Sir/Madam, With reference to the MCA Notification, dated 22nd January, 2019, all companies, who get supplies of goods or services from Micro and Small Enterprises and whose payments to […]
In today’s post I will enlighten all the learned professionals about the common seal of the company, what importance does it hold and whether its compulsory to have common seal or not,Why is common seal required, How is common seal affixed, Documents on Which Common Seal is Mandatory, Register and Custody of Common Seal and […]
Any amount transferred to Unpaid Dividend Account of the Company, which is unpaid or unclaimed for more Seven Years shall be transferred along with interest accrued, to Investor Education & Protection Fund. (IEPF) and the company shall send a statement in Form IEPF-1 the details of such transfer to the authority which administers the said Fund and […]
Disclosures on all outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits to be filed on or before 29 June,2019 Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the revised Form DPT 3 for filling the one-time return containing disclosures on all outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but […]