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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Request letter signed by the Promoters/shareholders of the company explaining the facts and requesting for insertion of at least one director through back end of the MCA portal with the following attachments.
If a company contravenes the provisions of this section, the company shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees and every director and key managerial personnel of the company who is in default shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which the contravention continues
The IEPF Authority has opened demat accounts with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL) through Punjab National Bank and SBICAP Securities Limited respectively, as Depository Participants . The details of said accounts are as under:
Who will authenticate the Document and Which Documents to be authenticated and procedure under Companies Act, 2013 Introduction Under the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, document need to be authenticated by some professional’s or Individual(s). This article is about which document’s need to be authenticated and […]
Analysis of Companies (Restriction on number of layers) Rules, 2017 notified by notification No. G.S.R. 1176(E) dated : 20th September, 2017
Preference share capital means that part of the issued share capital of the company which carries or would carry a preferential right with respect to
We all are aware that a ‘Share’ is a share in the Share Capital of a Company, and a Shareholder is a person who has subscribed to such Share of a Company.
Provided further that in cases where the period of seven years provided under sub-section (5) of section 124 has been completed or being completed during the period from 7th September, 2016 to 31 st October, 2017, the due date of transfer of such shares shall be deemed to be 31st October, 2017.
The Companies Act, 2013 defines a Charge as an interest or lien created on the assets or property of a Company or any of its undertaking as security and includes a mortgage U/s 2(16). In the earlier Act of 1956, the word “Mortgage” was not mentioned. Section 124 to section 145 of the companies act, 1956 dealt with charges. Under the Companies Act, 2013 section 77 to section 87 deals with charges.
The section 185 of Companies Act, 2013 was notified on 12 September, 2013 and was applicable from that day itself. If there is any deviation from the conditions laid under this section then the Auditor is required to report the same in his Audit Report.
