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...
What is NFRA? National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is a single independent authority proposed in Companies Act, 2013 for the establishment and enforcement of accounting and auditing standards and oversight of the work of auditors. Why the Need for NFRA? Restructuring or introducing new regulating authorities across the globe has been carried out in response to financial scams owing […]
It has been Five years since the Companies Act, 2013 provided for the creation of a National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), and now Government has finally taken steps to implement NFRA. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated November 13, 2018, has notified National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) Rules, 2018, determining the jurisdiction, function […]
The Companies Act, 2013 requires the Board of Directors to devise proper system to ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable laws and to report that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide notification dated March 30, 2017 notified Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2017 and Amendment to Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013. Vide this amendment, the following new clause was inserted in Rule 11 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
Deposits have been defined under the Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act) to include any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form by a company. However deposits do not include such categories of amounts as may be prescribed in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI“). Chapter V of […]
Manoj Saxena, a fresh graduate decides to start his own company in India. With much enthusiasm he submitted all the documents required for the company to be incorporated to MCA. After a few days his company name gets registered and he begins to work.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (#MCA) has issued a new form under the provision of Companies Act, 2013 has issued a new eForm CFI (CSR) to enable the reply towards the CSR Notice received by the Company.
One of the major highlight of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 is re-categorisation of certain ‘acts’ punishable as compoundable offences to ‘acts’ carrying civil liabilities i.e. re-categorisation from Fine to Penalty.
As per the Companies Act, 2013 the NFRA is tasked with the job of recommending accounting and auditing standards, ensuring compliance with them and overseeing the quality of service of the accounting and audit professions.
Article discusses Compliance Requirement under Companies Act, 2013 and under Regulation 55A of the SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996 considering Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 notified on 10 September 2018 effective from 02nd October, 2018.
