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 : Comprehensive guide to annual compliance for listed companies in India, covering Companies Act, 2013 & SEBI LODR. Stay updated on ...
Company Law : Overview of annual compliance requirements for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India, including RBI regulations and Com...
Company Law : Understand the annual compliance requirements for Producer Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, including filings, board meeti...
Company Law : Learn about the compliance rules for dormant companies in India, including filing requirements, board meetings, audits, and key an...
Company Law : Understand the annual compliance requirements for MNCs in India, including mandatory filings, reporting timelines, and regulatory ...
Company Law : Government penalized companies for CSR non-compliance under the Companies Act. Details of penalties, CSR spending, and fund transf...
Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP finds improvements but notes ongoing issues in key audit areas....
Company Law : NFRA highlights auditor responsibilities in related party transactions, emphasizing compliance with Ind AS 24, SEBI regulations, a...
Company Law : NFRA outlines audit strategy and planning requirements, emphasizing auditor communication with audit committees and compliance wit...
Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP reveals ongoing issues in independence and audit procedures....
Company Law : The Adjudicating Authority by the impugned order rejected MA No.03 of 2023. The Adjudicating Authority held that non-compliance by...
Company Law : The Respondent had preferred applicaton under Section 66 of the Code wherein Respondent Nos. 1-2 are the suspended directors and t...
Income Tax : Gujarat High Court held that issuance of notice u/s. 143(2) of the Income Tax Act, after six months from the end of financial year...
Company Law : NCLAT Delhi held that as per section 33(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, CoC is empowered to take decision to liquidate t...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi rules in favor of Schenker India, allowing CSR donations under Section 80G despite mandatory nature. Read key takeaways...
CA, CS, CMA : Regional Director dismisses ICAI's plea to rectify ICTPI's name, citing no deceptive similarity and ICTPI's undertakings to avoid ...
Company Law : Caparo Maruti penalized for failing to appoint a woman director as per Section 149(1) of the Companies Act. Penalties imposed on c...
Company Law : ROC Ahmedabad penalises Divyam Infracon and its directors Rs. 4 lakh for failure to file e-Form ACTIVE as per Section 12 of Compan...
Company Law : MCA seeks comments on draft rules widening fast-track mergers scope under Section 233 of Companies Act, 2013. Suggestions due by M...
Company Law : Summary of the appeal by Aaryak Jewellery Pvt Ltd against penalties under Sections 42, 55, and 62 of Companies Act, 2013. Decision...
Company Law Board Asks Il&FS To Appoint 4 Directors, Including Chairman, On The Board; Central Government To Have 2 Nominees On The Maytas Board.
The ministry of company affairs (MCA) intends to insert a clause in the Companies Act that will make audit firms also liable to prosecution as against the existing provisions that limits penal action only to chartered accountants. The proposal, being pushed by government agencies, has found favour with MCA and the amendments could be made […]
Come September, the incorporation of companies or various regulatory filings will not be a cumbersome and time-taking exercise anymore. The government is going to start e-stamp facility that would allow corporates to deposit stamp duty electronically. From September 12, stamp duty for various instruments including Memorandum of Association, Article of Association (or incorporation of a […]
1. The Companies Bill 2009, contains 426 sections as against the existing 658 sections. The reduction of 232 sections in the Bill has been made possible by the power to make more than 200 Rules. IN UK the Companies Act has 1,300 sections and 16 schedules. The obsession with cutting down on the size […]
Chapter XIIB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 covers Minimum Alternate Tax U/s. 115JB, which covers cases under ‘Special Provision for Payment of tax by certain companies’.. The relevant extract of this section is produced below:
The Government has said that the appointment of statutory auditor is made by the shareholders of a company in its annual general meeting and that it has no proposal to have the statutory auditors appointed by a Regulatory Authority in respect of listed companies. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today in a written […]
The Minister for Corporate Affairs, Mr Salman Khurshid, Yesterday introduced the Companies Bill, 2009 in the Lok Sabha. The main objectives of the Companies Bill, 2009 are as follows –(a) to revise and modify the Companies Act, 1956 in consonance with the changes in the national and international economy;(b) to bring about compactness by deleting […]
Over 200 public sector undertakings (PSUs) do not have a company secretary on their rolls even though they are mandated to have one, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. “As per information available, 233 PSUs have not appointed a company secretary,” Salman Khursheed, minister for corporate affairs, said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
With lessons from the multi-crore rupee Satyam fraud case, the government is planning to include the concept of class action suit in new Companies bill, likely to be introduced in the current session of Parliament, to help investors claim damages from fraudulent companies.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ha) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2008.
