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...
Pursuant to recommendations made by Committee to review the offences under the Companies Act, 2013, the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 has been promulgated on 2nd November, 2018.
With the objective of promoting ease of doing business and ensuring better corporate governance, the Ministry of law and justice has notified the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the same has also been promulgated by the President to be effective from the even date i.e. 2nd November, 2018. Further, the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 has […]
Mandatory Applicability of IND AS on all companies , Statement presented under IND AS, Consequences of non-compliance of IND AS
Companies Amendment (Ordinance), 2018 amending Companies Act, 2013 was passed by Ministry of Law and Justice on 2nd November, 2018. The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 suggests 32 amendments to the Companies Act, 2013. The Ordinance has been promulgated based on the Report of Committee Constituted to Review Penalty, Jail Term for Offences under Companies Act, […]
Hon’ble President has given his assent to Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 with effect from 02nd November 2018. Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 amends 31 Provisions of Companies Act, 2013. Text of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 is as follows:-
Preferential Allotment of Shares As per Companies Act, 2013, a Company can raise funds via right issue, preferential allotment, employee stock option plans and sweat equity shares. However, the best way to raise funds for an unlisted Company is by way of preferential allotment of shares. Section 62 along with Rule 13 of the Companies […]
EFFECTIVE DATE – Secretarial Standard 4 on Report of Board Of Directors shall come into effect from 1st October, 2018. This Standard is issued by the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and may be called the Secretarial Standard-4 (SS-4) on ‘Report of the Board of Directors’. The Secretarial Standards integrate, harmonise and […]
Every Company under Companies Act, 2013 are required to file its Financial Statements in prescribed form within 30 days and its Annual Return within 60 days of its Annual General Meeting. The Compliance of this section is very important and delay in filing of Forms under Section 92 or Section 137 have 2 major concerns: […]
As per Company Act Shareholders can Remove a Director from the Company before the expiry of his tenure, except appointment by Central Govt. Removal requires filing of same with MCA, Roc scrutinizes every removal with care. A company may, by ordinary resolution, remove a director, not being a director appointed by the Tribunal under section 242, before the […]
It was clear that Government is not happy with the requirement of MGT-9 and Companies Amendment Act, 2017 has done away with the requirement of MGT-9.
