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...
eForm INC-20A (Declaration for commencement of business) is required to be filed pursuant to Pursuant to Section 10A(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 23A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
Board Meeting as per Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standard issued by ICSI. The Board of Director of the Company is primarily an oversight Board. It oversees the management of the company to ensure that the interest of non-controlling shareholders is protected. 1. Frequency of Board Meeting: 1. First Board Meeting (BM) should be held […]
Article discusses Changes in Provisions related to Directors Responsibilities as amended by Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019. It discusses amendments related to Declaration by the Director under New Section 10A, Punishment for contravention under Section 159, Number of Directorships, Payment to director for loss of office, etc., in connection with transfer of undertaking, property or shares, […]
With the deadline until which valuation services are permitted to be rendered without registration under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) i.e. 31st January 2019, it is most important now than ever to know the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) which either recommend or mandate a valuation report by a registered […]
Cushman And Wakefield India Private Limited Vs Union of India & Anr (Delhi High Court) The issue which falls for consideration is in a very narrow compass, whether a company, other than a subsidiary company, joint venture or associate of other company forms a separate class for the purpose of eligibility for registration as a […]
Companies have to disclose money which is not deposits in terms of The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules 2014 as amended by Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019 under Companies Act, 2013. The government wants to know the information about outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, in terms […]
Requirement to File FORM DPT – 3 by EVERY COMPANY other than Government Company MCA vide notification dated January 22, 2019, makes the following rules for filling of Form DPT-3 by every Company as Return of Deposit or Particulars of Transaction not considered as Deposit or Both. Introduction and Effect of Explanation of Rule 16 […]
Let’s have a Bird eye view on some 3 latest amendments of Companies Act, 2013 made vide Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Amendments Rules, 2019, Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendments Rules, 2019 and Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019. A) Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of […]
FAQ On Specified Companies (Furnishing Of Information About Payment To Micro And Small Enterprise Suppliers) Order, 2019 1. Applicability of This Order Or Specified Companies? All companies, who get supplies of goods or services from micro and small enterprises and whose payments to micro and small enterprise suppliers exceed forty five days from the date […]
Central Government hereby appoints the 30th January, 2019 as the date on which the provisions of section 465 of the said Act in so far as they relate to the repeal of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) [that in except in so far as they relate to the repeal of the Registration of Companies (Sikkim) Act, 1961 (Sikkim Act 8 of 1961)] shall come into force.
