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Companies Act

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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MSME Form-1 Filing: Is Reporting Payments Made Within 45 Days Required?

Company Law : MSME Form-1 Filing: Do You Really Need to Report Payments Made Within Made Within 45 Days? Introduction The Ministry of Corporate ...

April 25, 2025 192 Views 0 comment Print

Voluntary Winding-Up of a Private Limited Company: 4 Ways

Company Law : Explore four legal methods to voluntarily wind up a private company in India, including summary winding up, strike-off, and liquid...

April 25, 2025 600 Views 1 comment Print

Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Going Beyond Compliance

Company Law : CSR in India is evolving from legal compliance to a value-driven strategy aligned with sustainability and social development goals...

April 24, 2025 129 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate Scams; Role of Directors: Is Indian Company Law Doing Enough?

Company Law : Explore the challenges of director accountability in India, focusing on corporate scams like Satyam and IL&FS, and how Indian comp...

April 24, 2025 51 Views 0 comment Print

Board Meetings and Director Roles under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Learn about the role of directors, board meetings, quorum, and company regulations as per the Companies Act, 2013, and Secretarial...

April 22, 2025 1044 Views 0 comment Print


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FAQs on Share Capital & Related Forms in MCA21 V3: Do’s & Don’ts

Corporate Law : Understand share capital updates on MCA V3. Find FAQs on e-forms, Class Wise Master, event dates, and important do's and don'ts fo...

April 23, 2025 237 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties for CSR Non-Compliance Under Companies Act

Company Law : Government penalized companies for CSR non-compliance under the Companies Act. Details of penalties, CSR spending, and fund transf...

April 3, 2025 657 Views 0 comment Print

Deloitte Inspection: NFRA Notes Progress, Flags Lingering Issues

Company Law : NFRA's 2023 inspection of Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP finds improvements but notes ongoing issues in key audit areas....

March 30, 2025 2196 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Series on Auditor-Audit Committee Interaction: Related Party Audits

Company Law : NFRA highlights auditor responsibilities in related party transactions, emphasizing compliance with Ind AS 24, SEBI regulations, a...

March 30, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

Audit Strategy & Planning – SA 300: NFRA’s Guidance for Auditors

Company Law : NFRA outlines audit strategy and planning requirements, emphasizing auditor communication with audit committees and compliance wit...

March 30, 2025 861 Views 0 comment Print


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Google Settles Android TV Antitrust Case with CCI, Pays ₹20.24 Crore

Corporate Law : CCI investigates Google's alleged anti-competitive agreements (TADA, ACC) with smart TV OEMs in India. Settlement reached, but con...

April 24, 2025 3240 Views 0 comment Print

Companies Act: NCLAT Grants Section 244(1)(b) Waiver for Oppression & Mismanagement Petition

Company Law : NCLAT Delhi held that granting waiver u/s. 244(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 2013 justified in a petition alleging oppression and mi...

April 23, 2025 126 Views 0 comment Print

Amended Section 197(15) of Companies Act Not Applicable to 2016 Offences

Company Law : Karnataka High Court held that the provisions of section 197(15) of the Companies Act are amended and made effective from 02.11.20...

April 21, 2025 264 Views 0 comment Print

Security interest forms part of liquidation estate if regulation 21A(2)(a) not complied: NCLAT Delhi

Company Law : The Adjudicating Authority by the impugned order rejected MA No.03 of 2023. The Adjudicating Authority held that non-compliance by...

April 14, 2025 120 Views 0 comment Print

Third-party land sellers to Corporate Debtors not covered under Section 66 of IBC

Company Law : The Respondent had preferred applicaton under Section 66 of the Code wherein Respondent Nos. 1-2 are the suspended directors and t...

April 14, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print


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MCA imposes penalty for delay in filing SBO declaration (BEN-1)

Company Law : Hankook Latex Pvt Ltd penalized for delay in filing SBO disclosures under Section 90 of Companies Act, 2013. MCA imposes fines on ...

April 25, 2025 249 Views 0 comment Print

MCA RD Rejects appeal against Penalty due to pending Supreme Court case

Company Law : Regional Director rejects M. Harish Babu's appeal against penalty for Preethi Villas Pvt Ltd audit non-compliance due to pending S...

April 18, 2025 189 Views 0 comment Print

CFO appointment delay: RD reduces Penalty to maximum permissible

Company Law : Regional Director modifies ROC order, reducing penalty on Sutara Roads & Infra and its directors for CFO appointment delay....

April 18, 2025 192 Views 0 comment Print

MCA imposes penalty for not maintaining registered office

Company Law : Order against Ecospace Commodities Trade Private Limited for violating Companies Act, 2013, Section 12(1) by not maintaining a reg...

April 17, 2025 1299 Views 0 comment Print

MCA imposes penalty for Not printing CIN on letterhead

Company Law : Order against Shivnath Holdings Private Limited for violating Companies Act, 2013, Section 12(3)(c) by not printing CIN on letterh...

April 17, 2025 5838 Views 0 comment Print


CLB chairman arrested by CBI for accepting bribe

November 24, 2009 957 Views 0 comment Print

Acting chairman of Company Law Board R Vasudevan was arrested by CBI for allegedly taking bribe of Rs seven lakh from a company secretary to give a favourable verdict to a media house. Mr. Vasudevan was arrested from his official residence at HUDCO Palace in south Delhi late last night while he was allegedly accepting the bribe from Manoj Banthia, who was also nabbed.

Govt may introduce Governance code for unlisted companies

November 20, 2009 754 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs is all set to introduce a governance code for unlisted companies on the lines of the one for listed firms to encourage more companies to register on the stock exchanges. Elaborate disclosures and compliance with governance code is seen as one big reason why many companies do not want to raise public funds and list on exchanges.

No ceiling for managerial remuneration in Companies Law Bill 2009

November 10, 2009 375 Views 0 comment Print

The new Bill, which is likely to come up in the Budget session in 2010, proposes no cap on the remuneration of CEOs, letting the shareholders decide the issue. Thanks to the Companies Law Bill 2009, the expression ‘shareholders’ democracy’ is gaining in popularity. The Government argues that shareholders should have a say in deciding the managerial remuneration. But what does shareholders democracy actually mean?

Government planning to allow section 25 companies to set up higher educational institutions

November 10, 2009 3428 Views 0 comment Print

The government is planning to permit corporate houses to set up higher educational institutions — like multi-disciplinary universities and colleges — by floating a separate not-for-profit entity under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956.

MAT applicable on capital gains included in book even if same is not liable to be taxed

November 6, 2009 36615 Views 1 comment Print

In the present case, it is not in dispute that the long term capital gain earned by the assessee is included in the net profit determined as per P&L account prepared as per Part II and Part III of Schedule VI to the Companies Act. In other words, it is not the case of die assessee that the capital gain earned by the assessee was not included in the net profit determined as per P&L account of the assessee prepared under the Companies Act.

Meaning, reason and legal provisions related to Hostile Takeover

September 19, 2009 6275 Views 0 comment Print

What is meant by Hostile Takeover? Hostile Takeover is a type of acquisition in which, the company being purchased (Target Company) does not want to be purchased at all, or does not want to be purchased by a particular buyer (Acquirer) that is making a bid. In other words, the Acquirer intends to gain control […]

Sneak peek into the ‘Secretarial Standards’

September 18, 2009 1072 Views 0 comment Print

As we all know that The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has listed out numerous accounting principles and rules which are to be followed by the auditor fraternity while auditing the organizations they are appointed to audit for. ICAI has also introduced the Accounting Standards, most popularly called as ‘AS’ which are supplementary […]

SCODA proposed disclosure of audited balance sheet on a half-yearly basis by listed companies

September 16, 2009 393 Views 0 comment Print

Presently, all registered companies in India are required, inter-alia, under section 210 of the Companies Act, 1956 to lay down before its share holders, during its annual general meeting, a balance sheet, providing a statement of assets and liabilities of the company as at the end of the financial year. In terms of the above […]

Status of private limited company if shareholders exceed 50 and importance of records of ROC

September 14, 2009 1375 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court inter alia on prerequisites for conversion of a private company into a public company – It is not the records of the Registrar of Companies which determines the status of a company but the definition of a “private company” or “public company” as defined in section 3(1)(iii) and 3(1)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956; having regard to the definition

Recognition can not be denied U/s. 80G (5) only on the ground that the particulars of donors are not provided by Institution or fund

September 9, 2009 2952 Views 0 comment Print

We have considered the rival submissions and perused the material on record. In our considered view , the reasons advanced by the learned CIT for refusing to grant continuation of recognition u/s 80G(5) are superfluous and do not stand to legal scrutiny within the meaning of section 80G(5).

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