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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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...
There is always confusion between ‘Fine and Penalties’. Through, this editorial author made an attempt to elaborate the difference and basic meaning of between ‘Fine & Penalties’. Let’s first see the meaning as per dictionary: Fine Penalty As per Oxford Dictionary: Fine is “a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of […]
Ministry of Corporate affairs has finally get back a very well fine concept which was also available in the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956 i.e. Certificate of Commencement of Business. Origin The President of our Country i.e. Sh. Ram Nath Kovind Ji on 2nd Day of November, 2018 passed an Ordinance called as, The Companies (Amendment) […]
The Registrar of Companies in the financial year 2017-18 struck off many Companies in accordance with the provisions of the Section 248(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 in its first trench and consequently, launched its second drive to strike off lakhs of Companies again in August, 2018. In this article, we shall study that what […]
Article covers Applicable Provisions for Alteration of Share Capital under Companies Act, 2013, Definition of Alter or alteration, Types of alteration of share capital U/s 61, Draft Of Ordinary Resolutions For Alteration Of Share Capital U/S 61 for a. Increase of authorized capital, b. Consolidation of share capital, c. Sub-division of share capital, d Conversion of fully paid-up shares into stock and e. Cancellation of Shares (in Authorized Share Capital).
This write up deals with the changes brought pursuant to the Companies (Incorporation) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2018 and the Companies (Registration of Charges) Second Amendment Rules, 2018 .
Disclosure regarding implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (SH Act,2013) made mandatory in the Director’s report as per amended the Company (Account) Rules, 2014 Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development 21-December-2018 17:22 IST Disclosure regarding implementation of SH Act made mandatory […]
Introduction Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) by way of its Gazette notification dated 18th December, 2018 amended Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. Rule 41 of the said rules provides for conversion of Public Company into Private Company. Earlier, for conversion, application was require to be made before NCLT bench and it is quite time consuming process. […]
Companies (Amendment)Act , 2017 enacted; Out of total 93 Sections, 92 Sections brought into force along with relevant Rules MCA proposes to introduce Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to replace Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2018 & Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, […]
(1) This Act may be called the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd day of November, 2018.
You should claim your dividend on regular basis. If remain unclaimed for seven consecutive years, then the dividends along with its related shares transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority. Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority of Ministry Of Corporate Affairs, Government Of India has given the procedure to claim unclaimed dividend after seven […]
