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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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recently notified that it would be conducting KYC (Know Your Customer) verification for Directors of all companies through a new eForm DIR-3 KYC. By filing DIR-3 eKYC form the Director would have to provide a unique personal mobile number and personal email address which would both be verified with an OTP code.
Company allot share Certificate by Private Placement or Right Issue or Preferential allotment have to issue the share Certificate within 60 days of allotment. After issue of shares, Stamp duty shall be paid to the government within 30 (Thirty) days from issue of Share Certificates.
MCA has issued Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 and amended Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 for Substitution of Explanation to Rule 3(1) relating to the meaning of the term ‘Resident in India’ and Rule 15 pertaining to Affidavit from Subscribers and First Directors. to give effect to such rules MCA has notified Section 5 and […]
MCA has notified vide notification dated 27th July, 2018 Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi 27 July, 2018 G.S.R. 708(E)._ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3, sub-section (1) of section 7 and sub-sections (1) and […]
Central Government hereby constitutes the National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi Bench at Kochi and for the said purpose hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs number S.O. 1935 (E), dated the 1st June, 2016, namely:—
The following points to be taken into account as per DIR-3 KYC for providing details and information: Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before 31st March, 2018 and whose DIN status is ‘Approved’ would be mandatorily required to file form DIR-3 KYC.
Like the KYC in Banks of Customers, Now MCA has introduced a new e-Form i.e. DIR-3 KYC for the KYC of Directors who have been allotted DIN. DIR-3 KYC is an extension to Form DIR-3 whereby the Director has to provide its Identity, Address Proof & other information along with its Personal Mobile No. and E-mail Id etc.
Sub Sec (1) of Sec 117 copy of every resolution or any agreement, in respect of matters specified in sub-section (3) of Sec 117 together with the explanatory statement under section 102, if any, annexed to the notice calling the meeting in which the resolution is proposed,
In September, 2017, ROC barred or disqualified around 3,09,614 directors for the five years due to non-compliance of the provision of the Companies Act. After this action the DIN and DSC of all the disqualified directors can’t be used in filing of any document and such director need to resign from all the Companies.
The first proviso to section 203(1) of Companies Act, 2013 provides that an individual shall not be appointed/reappointed as the chairperson of a company as well as its MD/CEO at the same time unless the articles of such company provide otherwise or the company does not undertake multiple businesses.
