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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Show cause notices have been issued to 1018 companies for 2014-15 for violation of Section 135 read with Section 134(3) (o) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Filling up of 12 posts of Technical Member in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) – inviting applications for- selected candidates will be required to serve at any of the already constituted NCLT benches or benches to be constituted in future in different parts of the country in a phased manner
Procedure for transferring shares against which dividend has not been paid or claimed for seven consecutive years [Section 124(6) read with Rule 6 of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2017]
The Government of India has, after fourteen years since their introduction, constituted the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) under the Companies Act, 2013 to provide for a single judicial forum to adjudicate all disputes concerning the affairs of Indian companies.
With the advent of new Companies Act, 2013, corporate governance is the key and professional approach is the essence of all business operations. Under the Companies Act, 2013, even the private companies are expected to be compliance oriented in lot many ways, with the comprehensive reporting systems in annual filings, shedding away the old practices where compliances were taken for granted.
The Directors and other Key Managerial Personnel {KMP} of a company constitute its top management with statutory positions, authorities and accountabilities. Their appointments and changes along with their prescribed particulars, including details of the securities held/sold by them in the company etc.
Is a person, not being a member or a creditor or the company itself, entitled to challenge the striking off of the name of the company under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956? Does the petitioner have the locus standi to file and maintain the present writ petition?
In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 434 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) read with sub-section (1) of section 239 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the Code), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Transfer cal Pending Proceedings) Rules, 2016, namely
Financials for FY 2016-17 will be prepared as per IND AS and the presentation will be done as per Division II of Schedule III as per Companies Act 013. The computation of book profit under MAT depends on accounting profit. The financial have become complex due to initial impact of IND AS and recurring impact due to adoption of IND AS
These rules may be called the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2017. They shall come into force from the 28th February, 2017.
