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...
A. Maximum Managerial Remuneration Limit in case of companies having sufficient profits MCA vide its notification dated 12th September 2018 notified the Sections 66 to 70 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, through which Section 197 has been amended and reproduced as follows: Public Companies shall not pay managerial remuneration in excess of 11% of […]
The issue of securities in dematerialized form has been made mandatory for every unlisted public company (hereinafter referred as Company) by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) by inserting Rule 9A vide notification of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 dated September 10, 2018 effective from October 2, 2018.
High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility — 2018 (HLC-2018) is hereby constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri. Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to review the existing framework and guide and formulate the roadmap for a coherent policy on CSR. The composition of the Committee:
The provisions relating to Oppression and Mismanagement have been dealt under Chapter X of the Companies Act 2013 viz. Section 241 to 244 and the Companies (Prevention of Oppression and Mismanagement)Rules, 2016. These have to be read in conjunction with the NCLT Rules 2016. Following is an illustrative note on the major provisions relating to […]
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Third Amendment Rules, 2018. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Companies Act, 2013 has formulated Section 135, Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014 and Schedule VII which prescribes mandatory provisions for Companies to fulfil their CSR. This article aims to analyse these provisions (including all the amendments therein).
Rules 1. Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Second Amendment Rules, 2018 MCA has notified the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Second Amendment Rules, 2018, which shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette i.e 07-08-2018. Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the amended Section 42 and its […]
As per the provision of companies act 2013 along with the secretarial standard as issued by ICSI the Company has to conduct its first Board Meeting within 30 days of incorporation of Company for discussing the relevant factors, like- to discuss about certificate of incorporation of Company as issued by ROC, prospective working of the company and other factors which are relevant for the company.
This article contains provisions from IEPF Rues, 2016 as amended till date related to CLAIM SHARES TRANSFERRED TO IEPF AUTHORITY
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are the transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred or consolidated with other entities. As an aspect of strategic management, M&A can allow enterprises to grow or downsize, and change the nature of their business or competitive position.
