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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 207 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 1050 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 240 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 3246 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 285 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


Requirement and procedure for obtaining commencement of business certificate

September 9, 2009 36855 Views 7 comments Print

Certificate of Commencement of Business: Procedural Analysis The date of incorporation of a company may not be the date of commencement of business. A private company and a public limited company not having share capital are not required to comply with any other formalities and may commence its business activities immediately after obtaining the certificate of incorporation from the […]

Provisions contained in Companies Bill, 2009 related to the profession of Company Secretaries

September 8, 2009 981 Views 0 comment Print

1.  Key Managerial Personnel (Clause 178) (a)  Definition As per clause 178, every company belonging to such class or description of companies as may be prescribed shall have Whole-Time Key Managerial Personnel (KMP).

ICAI presidents message to CA community on the XBRL, IFRS, Direct Tax Code, Satyam, Companies Bill, 2009 etc

September 3, 2009 399 Views 0 comment Print

Dear CA Pariwar, The enthusiasm of our members and students throughout the country in celebrating our Diamond Jubilee Year has indeed been overwhelming and I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all our members, students, my colleagues in the Council, Regional Councils and Branch Managing Committee Members for […]

IL&FS to be the New Promoter of Maytas Infra Limited

September 1, 2009 342 Views 0 comment Print

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.

MCA proposed to prosecute audit firms also for wrong doing of its partner

August 26, 2009 369 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Corporate can Pay stamp duty online for formation of company, Increase in Authorise Share capital etc

August 21, 2009 1253 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Highlights of The Companies Bill 2009

August 19, 2009 1091 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Accounting and Provisions of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT)

August 19, 2009 190530 Views 7 comments Print

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:

Government will not interfere in appointment of Statutory Auditor of Listed Public Companies U/s. 224

August 11, 2009 534 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Objectives of Companies Bill, 2009 presented in the Lok Sabha

August 4, 2009 2311 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

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