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...
Applicable Section & Rules [Section 248 to 252]: Section 248 – Striking off the name of the Company by the Registrar Section 248(1) Deals with Compulsory Strike-off by the Registrar Section 248 (2) Deals with the Voluntary Strike-off by the Company Section 249 to 252 – Restrictions and Appeal to tribunal The above mentioned Sections […]
Most of the Sections of the COMPANIES AMENDMENT ACT, 2017 are NOW APPLICABLE. In this Article the Author has made an attempt to SIMPLIFY the TOP 23 NEW & AMENDED Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 by the COMPANIES AMENDMENT ACT, 2017.
The table below outlines the entities or persons from whom a Private Limited Company may borrow funds. Director is Allowed, provided a declaration is furnished by the director that the amount has not been given out of funds acquired by him by borrowing or accepting loans or deposits from others
The below mentioned exemptions can only be availed by a Government Company which has not defaulted in filing its Financial Statements or Annual Return with the Registrar
Preference Share with reference to any Company limited by shares means that part of the issued share capital which carries or would carry preferential right with respect to:- Payment of dividend either fixed or calculated at fixed rate. Repayment in case of winding-up or repayment of capital. Section 55 of Companies Act, 2013 read with […]
These rules may be called the Companies (Authorised to Register) Amendment Rules, 2018. In the Companies (Authorised to Register) Rules, 2014, for Form No.URC-1, the following Form No. URC-1 shall be substituted
These rules may be called the Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2018. Form No. MGT-6 and Form No. MGT-15 shall be substituted,
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2018. (2)They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in the Annexure, for Forms ADT-1 and ADT-2, the following forms shall be substituted, namely:-
Substitution of Section 42 is one of the key amendments proposed in Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Amendment Act). While, the Amendment Act is being enforced in phases, stakeholders have been awaiting the draft rules in relation to private placement. MCA on 15.02.2018 issued draft Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) (Amendment) Rules, 2018
Amendment to Section 89 and 90 is one of the key amendments proposed in Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Amendment Act). While, the Amendment Act is being enforced in phases, stakeholders have been awaiting the draft rules in relation to Significant Beneficial Ownership (SBO).
