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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Company Law : This guide explains the legal process for striking off companies under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013. It covers eligibili...
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CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how buy-back taxation shifted from company-level tax to shareholder taxation under the Finance Act, 2024 and ...
Fema / RBI : RBI has created a new category called Unregistered Type 1 NBFC for companies operating only with internal or group funds and witho...
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...
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Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
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Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
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Company Law : ROC Cuttack imposed penalties for failure to print mandatory contact information on company letterheads under Section 12(3)(c). Th...
Company Law : ROC Cuttack penalised a company and its directors for violating Section 12(3)(c) of the Companies Act after finding that official ...
Company Law : ROC Cuttack penalised a company and its directors for not appointing a whole-time Chief Financial Officer despite paid-up capital ...
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MCA has issued Notification on 13th October, 2017 in respect of clarification on transfer of shares of Company to IEPF. This is article no. 279 of the series of editorials written by the author on corporate laws {Including Companies Act, 2013, SEBI, RBI Regulations, IBC, LLP Act, 2008 etc.}.
It has been decided to extend the time of filing e-forms AOC-4 and AOC-4 (XBRL Non-IndAS) and the corresponding AOC-4 CFC e-forms upto 28.11.2017 without levying additional fees.
Minister of State for Law, Justice and Corporate Affairs, Mr. P. P. Chaudhary reviews the follow-up action by the States on properties belonging to around 2.09 lakh companies struck-off from the Register of Companies by the Central Government.
All companies required to prepare or voluntarily preparing their financial statements in accordance with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 for financial year 2016-2017 are required to file their statements only in XBRL format.
In the fight against black money and in attempting to promote governance culture, the Indian government is constantly finding new weapons viz. demonetisation, roll out of Goods and Services Tax, introduction of new laws such as RERA, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, etc. The government is also plugging loopholes in existing laws and regulations through amendments. […]
In the Companies Act, 2013, in section 247, in sub-section (1), for the words a person having such qualifications and experience and registered as a valuer in such manner, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, the words a person having such qualifications and experience, registered as a valuer and being a member of an organisation recognised, in such manner, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed shall be substituted.
Central Government hereby delegates the powers and functions vested in it under section 247 of the said Act to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, subject to the condition that the Central Government may revoke such delegation of powers or it may exercise the powers under the said section, if in its opinion such a course of action is necessary in the public interest.
Shifting of Registered Office of Company Background/Extract of Companies Act, 2013. As per provisions of Section 12 of Companies Act, 2013. 1. A company shall, on and from the fifteenth day of its incorporation and at all times thereafter, have a registered office capable of receiving and acknowledging all communications and notices as may be […]
Central Government hereby appoints the 18th October, 2017 as the date on which the provisions of section 247 of the Companies Act 2013 shall come into force.
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
