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 ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
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 ...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
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...
Company Law : The Court held that a separate meeting of sub-class shareholders is not required when identical terms are offered to the entire cl...
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...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata penalised a private company and its directors for non-filing of annual returns under Section 92 of the Companies Act, ...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata penalized a company and its directors for delayed transfer of unspent CSR funds to the Swachh Bharat Kosh. The order h...
Company Law : ROC Cuttack imposed penalties for failure to print mandatory contact information on company letterheads under Section 12(3)(c). Th...
In the year 2017, Ministry of Corporate Affairs by taking the ambit of Section 248 which talks about Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies struck off more than 2 lakh companies which were not filing its returns for the last many years and the Government was of the view that such companies were not carrying on their business for more than 2 years. And Marked the Directors of such companies as DISQUALIFIED DIRECTORS
E-Form INC-22A is required to be filed pursuant to section 12 of the of the Companies Act, 2013 Once again Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) came up with another strong move by introducing a new form INC-22A which is known as e-form Active (Active company tagging identities and verification). Vide notification dated 22nd February 2019 […]
The High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, 2018 was constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide OM of even no. dated 22.11.2018 to review the existing framework and formulate a coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility.
Exposure Draft on Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Conflict of Interest) Guidelines, 2019- The provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA 2013) shows that a company shall not enter into any contract or arrangement with a related party with respect to specific activities without the specific consent of the Board of Directors.
Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh get new NCLT benches The Government has approved establishment of two new benches of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), one at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh and the other at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. This step has been taken keeping in view the increasing case load, especially under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recently between 1st January, 2019 to 28th February, 2019 issued approximately 13 amendment notification / Circulars under Companies Act, 2013. These are Eight Notifications related to Amendments in Rules, Three other Notifications, One Circular and Companies Amendment (Ordinance) 2019. Most Important things about these notifications/ amendments is that for these amendments […]
MCA implemented the rule of Incorporation with Zero fees for the proposed companies with a nominal capital of less than or equal to Rs. 10 Lacs and in respect of proposed companies not having share capital, whose members does not exceed 20. Now with effect from 18.03.2019, this limit of 10 lacs has been revised to Rs. 15 lacs.
What are the new rules for the Return of Deposits? On 22nd January 2019, the MCA came up with a new amendment in the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits), Rules, 2014. Now as per the new guideline, every company other than the government companies has to file a onetime return of loans. Those which has not been […]
Today the topic with which I am dealing is ‘Process to apply for Director Identification Number DIN’ Q.1. What is Director Identification Number (DIN)? A. DIN is an 8-digit Unique Director Identification Number allotted by the Central Government to any person intending to become a Director/Designated Partner of a company/LLP. Q.2. Is DIN Same as […]
CS Shruti Bansal Article explains due dates of new compliances introduced by Ministry Of Corporate Affairs (MCA) recently which includes filing of ACTIVE FORM-INC 22A, INC-20A, DPT-3, MSME-1, BEN-1 and DIR-3 KYC Alongwith details of when the same was introduced, Fees for Filing and Penalty for late filing, Information/ Documents to be furnished with Form […]
