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Companies Act

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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Loans & Investments Compliance under Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Understand Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, covering company loans, investments, and compliance requirements, including boa...

August 16, 2024 147 Views 0 comment Print

Company Director Compliance Duties Under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Key compliance duties for company directors under the Companies Act, 2013, including disclosures, declarations, KYC, and meeting a...

August 16, 2024 732 Views 0 comment Print

Conversion of Limited Liability Partnership into Private/Public Company

Company Law : Learn the process and benefits of converting a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) into a Private/Public Company under the Compani...

August 16, 2024 309 Views 0 comment Print

Rights Issue of Shares under Companies Act 2013: Procedures & Key Points

Company Law : Learn about the rights issue of shares under Companies Act 2013. Explore the process, key points, and steps for issuing shares to ...

August 15, 2024 429 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Notifications and Circulars for Week ending 11th August 2024

CA, CS, CMA : Highlights from August 5-11, 2024: Income Tax exemptions, GST updates, SEBI guidelines, and RBI monetary policy changes....

August 13, 2024 387 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Foreign Company Closures and Job Losses in India

Company Law : Overview of foreign company closures, active subsidiaries, job losses in the auto industry, and investment data from 2014 to 2024....

August 6, 2024 201 Views 0 comment Print

Implementation and Status of MCA21 e-Governance Programme

Company Law : Explore the latest status of the MCA21 e-Governance program, Certified Filing Centres in Haryana, impact on corporate filings, and...

August 6, 2024 270 Views 0 comment Print

Measures to enhance corporate governance & CSR practices

Company Law : Govt. of India's recent measures to enhance corporate governance, prevent fraud, and ensure effective CSR practices. Insights on r...

August 6, 2024 177 Views 0 comment Print

Simplified Company Exit: C-PACE Cuts Processing Time

Company Law : Discover how C-PACE accelerates the company exit process from 2 years to under 90 days, streamlining operations and reducing backl...

August 6, 2024 294 Views 0 comment Print

Goa Companies Struck Off Register: Stats and Revival Details

Company Law : Discover the latest data on Goa-based companies struck off and revived, plus insights on related amnesty programs from the Ministr...

August 6, 2024 120 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CA Barred for Five Years by NCLT for Failing Duties as Statutory Auditor

CA, CS, CMA : Read the full NCLT judgment/order on Union of India Vs CA. Ramaiah Nataraja. Bengaluru CA barred from statutory auditor role for c...

July 16, 2024 3273 Views 0 comment Print

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Moratorium Order Not Automatically Enforceable in India

Company Law : Explore the Calcutta High Court's decision in Uphealth Holdings, INC. Vs Dr. Syed Sabahat Azim & Ors. regarding the applicability ...

July 14, 2024 573 Views 0 comment Print

What If You Have Lost Your Debenture Certificate?

Company Law : Explore the implications of issuing duplicate debenture certificates under the Companies Act, 2013. Learn about legal remedies, as...

July 4, 2024 402 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Approves Demerger Scheme: Raymond Limited & Raymond Lifestyle

Company Law : Read the NCLT judgment approving the demerger scheme between Raymond Limited and Raymond Lifestyle Limited. Detailed analysis and ...

July 3, 2024 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Share Allotment at Concessional Price is Oppressive to Existing Members: NCLT

Company Law : Full text of the NCLT Mumbai judgment in Ajay Tajpuriya vs Goel Ganga Infrastructure case. Detailed analysis of the order concerni...

June 15, 2024 507 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Delay in filing of e-Form MGT-6: MCA imposes Penalty of ₹13 Lakh

Company Law : RGPL Commodities Pvt Ltd faces penalties under Section 89(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-6. Total ...

August 16, 2024 18 Views 0 comment Print

520 days delay in filing BEN-2 form: MCA imposes Penalty

Company Law : GM Elektra Pvt Ltd fined ₹1,88,500 by ROC Mumbai for delayed filing of BEN-2 under Section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013. Direct...

August 16, 2024 15 Views 0 comment Print

Company Caried on business not mentioned in MOA: MCA imposes Penalty

Company Law : Registrar of Companies penalizes Paramount Dye Tec Limited for not disclosing trading activity in its MOA, violating Section 4(1)(...

August 16, 2024 12 Views 0 comment Print

Non-passing of Special Resolution before raising loan: MCA Imposes Penalty

Company Law : Penalty imposed on Singodwala Warehousing for non-compliance with Section 62(3) of Companies Act. Fine details and appeal process ...

August 16, 2024 15 Views 0 comment Print

Significant Beneficial Owner Rules Violation: MCA imposes Penalty

Company Law : MBL Infrastructure Ltd. faces scrutiny under Section 90 of the Companies Act for non-compliance. Details on adjudicating officer's...

August 16, 2024 21 Views 0 comment Print


Highlights of The Companies Bill 2009

August 19, 2009 1061 Views 0 comment Print

1.   The Companies Bill 2009, contains 426 sections as against the existing 658 sections.  The reduction of 232 sections in the Bill has been made possible by the power to make more than 200 Rules. IN  UK the Companies Act has 1,300 sections and 16 schedules. The obsession with cutting down on the size […]

Accounting and Provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

August 19, 2009 189783 Views 7 comments Print

Chapter XIIB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 covers Minimum Alternate Tax U/s. 115JB, which covers cases under ‘Special Provision for Payment of tax by certain companies’.. The relevant extract of this section is produced below:

Government will not interfere in appointment of Statutory Auditor of Listed Public Companies U/s. 224

August 11, 2009 483 Views 0 comment Print

The Government has said that the appointment of statutory auditor is made by the shareholders of a company in its annual general meeting and that it has no proposal to have the statutory auditors appointed by a Regulatory Authority in respect of listed companies. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today in a written […]

Objectives of Companies Bill, 2009 presented in the Lok Sabha

August 4, 2009 2248 Views 0 comment Print

The Minister for Corporate Affairs, Mr Salman Khurshid, Yesterday introduced the Companies Bill, 2009 in the Lok Sabha. The main objectives of the Companies Bill, 2009 are as follows –(a) to revise and modify the Companies Act, 1956 in consonance with the changes in the national and international economy;(b) to bring about compactness by deleting […]

Over 200 PSU do not have company secretary in employment though they are mandated to have one

July 31, 2009 408 Views 0 comment Print

Over 200 public sector undertakings (PSUs) do not have a company secretary on their rolls even though they are mandated to have one, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. “As per information available, 233 PSUs have not appointed a company secretary,” Salman Khursheed, minister for corporate affairs, said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Government planning to include the concept of class action suit in new Companies bill

July 28, 2009 613 Views 0 comment Print

With lessons from the multi-crore rupee Satyam fraud case, the government is planning to include the concept of class action suit in new Companies bill, likely to be introduced in the current session of Parliament, to help investors claim damages from fraudulent companies.

MoF inserts new rule 21 in Securities Contracts Rules for delisting of securities

June 17, 2009 2184 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ha) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2008.

Companies once delisted have to wait for 10 years to relist

June 16, 2009 5679 Views 0 comment Print

Companies cannot relist themselves on the bourses for up to ten years after their delisting, instead of two years as was the case earlier. The re-listing of a company can be done only after ten years, if its delisting is compulsory or initiated by the bourses, while in cases of voluntary delisting, the companies can list […]

MCA made changes in Form No. 19, 20, 20A, 44 & 49[1]

June 2, 2009 2593 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Corporate  Affairs vide Notification  G.S.R. 257(E) dated 17-04-09 has made the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009 and thereby revised the following forms: Form  19 – Declaration of  compliance with the provisions of section 149(i)(a), (b) and (c) of the  Companies Act,1956.

IT dept. imposed penalty on DLF for understatement of income, auditors role in question

May 24, 2009 741 Views 0 comment Print

NEW DELHI: The I-T authorities have slapped a tax liability of Rs 300-400 crore on realty leader DLF over what they called understatement of income and fund diversion by the company. The liability was raised after a special audit by the Income Tax department in the accounts of DLF for the year 2005-06. With the kind of […]

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