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.
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Through this article, we are going to discuss first about the Internal Audit and how internal auditor going to be appointed in a Company under the Companies Act, 2013. 1. Concept of Internal Audit: Audit is the systematic scrutiny of books of accounts of an organization in order to calculate, ascertain or check their accuracy […]
Every specified company shall file in MSME Form I details of all outstanding dues to Micro or small enterprises suppliers existing on the date of notification of this order within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification.
In a major step to keep track of transactions of Corporates and making the things easier and transparent for the Shareholders, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 by inserting Rule 9 (A) on September 10, 2018 making the Dematerialization of Securities of […]
Impact of The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 On Registration Of Charges On November 2, 2018, the Ministry of Corporate affairs promulgated an ordinance (the Ordinance) inter alia amending certain provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act). One of the amendments is for the purpose of reducing the extended timelines for filing a charge created by a company as […]
Guidance Note on Reports in Company Prospectuses (Revised 2019) Readers may note that this Guidance Note supersedes the Guidance Note on Reports in Company Prospectuses (Revised 2016) issued by the ICAI in December 2016. The ‘Guidance Note on Reports in Company Prospectuses’ provides guidance to the practitioners in case of engagements which require them to […]
The One Person Company (OPC) is a newly incorporated type of company and was introduced in the Companies Act, 2013 to support entrepreneurs who on their own are capable of starting a venture by allowing them to create a single person economic entity. There can be only one, natural person resident of India who can […]
Corporate bodies’ involvement in CSR activities is not a new concept in India. Industrial majors are engaged in social development activities since long back. However, the Companies Act, 2013 has brought it under the legal purview.
This article seeks to highlight the common points and uncommon points on appointment of woman director as per Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations Women Director comparison as per Companies Act and SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 Reg. or Section LODR Regulations 17 (1) :- The composition of board of directors of the listed entity […]
Section 151 of the Companies Act, 2013 A listed company may have one director elected by such small shareholders in such manner and with such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section “small shareholders” means a shareholder holding shares of nominal value of not more than twenty thousand rupees […]
Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the National Company Law Tribunal (Amendment) Rules, 2019.
