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...
MCA issues Clarification on filing e-form RD-1, whereby applications u/s 2(41) (change in a financial year) and u/s 14 of the Companies Act, 2013 (conversion of public limited company into private company), along with e-form RD-1 shall be processed by Regional Directors.
Every Company shall prepare and keep at its registered office books of account and other relevant books and papers and financial statement for every financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company, including that of its branch office or offices, if any, and explain the […]
1. Applicability of MSME Act: As per Section 7 of THE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2006, following is the classification of Enterprise on the basis of Investment in Plant & Machinery / Equipment. INVESTMENT IN PLANT & MACHINERY/ EQUIPMENT Manufacturers Service Provider MICRO Doesn’t Exceeds Rs 25 Lakhs Doesn’t Exceeds Rs 10 […]
APPLICABILITY Every company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017 shall file the particulars of the company and its registered office, in e-Form ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) on or before 25.04.2019. Any company which has not filed its due financial statements under section 137 or due annual returns under section 92 […]
Introduction MCA mandates filing of form INC-22A also known as form ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) vide its notification dated February 21, 2019 and further introduced the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019. It can be also known as KYC of Company. Requirement of filing:- Every company incorporated on or before December 31, 2017 […]
Recently MCA came with a notification dated 21st February, 2019 under which every company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017 shall file e-Form INC-22A Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE). Applicable Section/Rules– Rule 25A of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and also need to follow Section 12 of Companies Act, 2013. Time Limit– […]
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.
