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...
Thirty days period for filing initial return in MSME Form 1 as specified in Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019 dated 22.01.2019 shall be reckoned from the date the said e-form is deployed on MCA 21 portal instead of thirty days from the date of publication […]
THE INSTITUTE OF Company Secretaries of India IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Statutory body under an Act of Parliament 21St February, 2019 Dear Professional Colleague Subject: Facilitation, Coordination and Knowledge Support by ICSI – Request for issuance of clarification for MSME Form I – Further update The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) had […]
COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 2018/19 SUMMARY × Ordnance promulgated on 2nd November 2018 × Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 to replace the ordinance passed by Lok Sabha on 4th January 2019; pending with Rajya Sabha × Companies (Amendment) Ordnance 2018 will cease to operate on 21st January 2019 × Hence, Companies (Amendment) Ordnance 2019 promulgated on 12th January 2019 to be […]
Modi Government has again taken a big step by approving to create an Auditing Regulator called National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) who will oversee the auditing function and profession, control and regulate in addition to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on 1st March, 2018. It is big move forward in regulating the financial […]
Amendment in Deposit Rules for Companies By Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019: Every Company other than Government Company shall file a onetime return of outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, in term of clause (c) of sub-rule 1 of rule 2 from the 01st April, 2014 […]
ICSI submits representation to MCA as MCA yet to release form MSME-I while due date of furnishing the Form MSME-I is February 21, 2019. Kindly consider clarifying that MSME Form I will be deployed shortly and also that non-filing due to non-availability of this Form by February 21 would not result in non-compliance of the provisions of Companies Act, 2013.
An Easy Resolution To A Grim Situation! Quite a few positive news, from various Courts, has trickled in regarding the removal of Directors disqualification. In a major victory for the aggrieved Directors, in December 2018, the Gujarat High Court quashed the MCA list of September 12, 2017, and in addition, started granting interim relief leading […]
Every Company shall on or before the 30th day of June, of every year, file with the Registrar, an annual return in Form DPT-3 which is the 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.
Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers – Form MSME 1 The Central Government vide the notification number S.O. 5622(E), dated the 2nd November, 2018 has directed that all companies, who get supplies of goods or services from micro and small enterprises and whose payments to micro and small enterprise suppliers […]
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Promulgation of the Companies (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2019 and for replacement of the said Ordinance in Parliament by a replacement Bill. It is based on the recommendations of the Committee to review offences under the Companies Act, 2013, so as to fill critical gaps […]
