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.
Company Law : This guide explains the legal process for striking off companies under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013. It covers eligibili...
Company Law : The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, digital compliance, and globa...
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 : Registrar of Companies clarified that Section 155 absolutely prohibits holding more than one DIN. Penalties were imposed even thou...
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 : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
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...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : The Tribunal held that allegations of siphoning ₹30 lakh were not supported by any evidence tracing funds to the respondent. Mer...
Company Law : The Court held that a separate meeting of sub-class shareholders is not required when identical terms are offered to the entire cl...
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 ...
Company Law : ROC Delhi penalised a company and its directors after it failed to appoint mandatory independent directors despite crossing the pr...
Company Law : ROC Delhi penalised a company and its directors after special resolutions relating to preferential allotment were filed years beyo...
e-Form STK —2 prescribed for making application to Registrar of Companies for removal of name of company from register of companies, is under development
1) These rules may be called the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Chit finance is very popular in India, especially with the middle-class businessmen. Such chit fund schemes may be conducted by organised financial institutions or may be unorganised schemes conducted between friends and relatives.
One Person Company [OPC] allows a sole person to incorporate a company on its own with concessional/relaxed requirements under Companies Act
Now there no need to take NCLT approval for prescribed Merger(s)/Amalgmation for certain type of companies including small companies as Fast Track Merger (FTM) is notified now.
Section 233 of Act (erstwhile no corresponding provisions in CA 1956) has been newly notified/inserted on 15th Dec, 2016. It talks about Fast track Merger or Amalgamation b/w between two or more small companies or between a holding company
A company proposing to reduce its share capital is required to take the following procedural steps: 1. Ensure that its articles of association contain a provision authorizing reduction of share capital.
Form INC-18- Application to Regional director for conversion of section 8 company into company of any other kind
There are well established judicial precedents that the directors have fiduciary obligations and duties to act reasonably and in the best interests of the companies where they hold such positions. Their duties emanate due to holding positions which may be synonymous to agents as well as trustees of their companies.
These rules may be called the National Company Law Tribunal (Amendment) Rules, 2016. They shall come into force on date of their publication in Official Gazette.
