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...
Mr. Neeraj Singhal, erstwhile Promoter and Managing Director of Bhushan Steel Limited was arrested by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). He was produced before the court of Competent Jurisdiction today and was sent to Judicial Custody till 14thAugust, 2018.
KCAS has requested Corporate Affairs Minister Shri. Piyush Goyal that DIR-3 KYC for the year 2018-19 be should be deferred to January 2019 keeping in view of efficiency of transacting and form filing without hindrance of blockage of DIN as it suits for the directors and professionals to plan efficiently for updation. Text of the […]
Q.1 Significant Beneficial Owner! What actually we mean by this term? Ans. Significant Beneficial Owner is an Individual or a Natural person who does not appear on the records of the Company as a holder of any genuine Interest but in reality, exercises significant influence over the Company acting alone or along with other persons. […]
On Monday, 06th August 2018, the Honourable Supreme Court has stayed Bombay High Court Interim Order for granting relief to Disqualified Director by admitting Special Leave Petition by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
To have an updated registry and KYC of all the individuals to whom MCA has allotted Director Identification Number (DIN), MCA has decided to conduct KYC of all those individuals, annually. Central Government vide notification no GSR 615(E) dated 5th July 2018 has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and inserted […]
Who can apply for the status of a Dormant Company? A company incorporated and registered under Companies Act, 2013 for future project or to hold an asset or Intellectual property and has no significant accounting transaction. An Inactive Company What is meant by Inactive Company? Company which has not been carrying on any business or […]
To have an updated registry and KYC of all the individuals to whom MCA has allotted Director Identification Number (DIN), MCA has decided to conduct KYC of all those individuals, annually. Central Government vide notification no GSR 615(E) dated 5th July 2018 has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and inserted […]
How ease of doing business changed entire formalities and consolidated the process of formation of a company in India. There are a lot of changes, which has been noted post the enactment of the Companies Act, 2013. The Corporate Governance and ease of compliance has been the first priority of the government in all these days. When we analyze the incorporation procedure and formalities, we found it amazing and noticeable change in the sake of ease of e- compliance.
Under Indian Companies Act 2013 there are two types of legal entities {companies} which are extensively used for carrying out business in India. The salient features of public and private limited companies with their advantages and disadvantages are given below:-
Government has established Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to look into serious corporate frauds including Multi-National Companies (MNCs). The details of investigations assigned to SFIO are:
