Company Law : The FAQ clarifies that the Companies Act, 2013 does not restrict adjournment of a duly convened and commenced AGM. An adjourned AG...
Company Law : This FAQ examines the statutory authorities empowered to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting under the Companies Act, 2013. I...
Company Law : The 2025 amendment replaces annual DIR-3 KYC filings with a triennial compliance framework. Directors now need to file KYC once ev...
Company Law : The article explains when private companies can rely on MCA exemptions to borrow through board approval alone. It highlights the b...
Company Law : The article explains how Audit Committee, Board, and shareholder approvals apply to related party transactions under corporate law...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Company Law : NFRA found major deficiencies in audit documentation and archival practices. The report highlights the need for stronger controls ...
Company Law : The inspection report highlights deficiencies in audit documentation, independence monitoring and compliance with auditing standar...
Company Law : The regulator found that the audit firm lacked an effective monitoring mechanism to ensure firmwide independence policies were pro...
Company Law : Penalty imposed on Sh. Laxit Awla under Section 165 of Companies Act, 2013, for exceeding directorship limits. Details on violatio...
Corporate Law : That the period of lockdown ordered by the Central Government and the State Governments including the period as may be extended ei...
Company Law : The MCA has amended the valuation rules to require Registered Valuer Organisations to maintain a minimum paid-up capital of ₹25 ...
Company Law : The Registrar of Companies penalized the company and its authorized signatory after an incorrect document was attached with Form A...
Company Law : MCA amends Schedule VII of the Companies Act to include subscription to zero coupon zero principal instruments on Social Stock Exc...
Company Law : MCA has amended the CSR Rules to recognize zero coupon zero principal instruments issued by Social Stock Exchange-listed NPOs. The...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai held that repeated return of official notices proved non-maintenance of a registered office under Section 12(1) of the ...
MCA extends time for Compliances required by Every individual who has been appointed as an independent director in a company, on the date of commencement of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 (I.e. 1st December 2019) , shall within a period of 13 Months from such commencement (i.e. upto 31st […]
Time for conducting EGMs through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) also stand extended till 31.12.2020. In continuation of the extensions being given for compliance relaxations previously announced, MCA has extended the time period upto which companies can conduct their board meetings through VCs or Other Audio Visual Mechanism for all items […]
The Scheme for relaxation of time for filing forms related to creation or modification of charges under the Companies Act, 2013 extended till 31.12.2020. General Circular No. 32/2020 F. No. 02/05/2020-CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi Dated: 28th September, 2020 To […]
MCA had introduced a new scheme known as the LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 which was valid from 01.04.2020 to 13.06.2020 and was later extended till 30.09.2020. The Scheme has been further extended to 31.12.2020 to enable LLPs to make good their previous defaults. General Circular No. 31/2020 F. No. 17/61/2016-CL-V-Pt.I Government of India Ministry of […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had introduced a new scheme known as the Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020, valid from 01.04.2020 to 30.09.2020 to enable companies to make good their previous defaults. This Scheme has now been extended till 31.12.2020. General Circular No. 30/2020 F. No. 02/01/2020-CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has also extended the time within which Independent Directors of companies have to register themselves on the databank maintained by the IICA from 30.09.2020 to 31.12.2020. Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification New Delhi, the 22nd August, 2020 S.O. _ (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by […]
In continuation of the Order of even no. dated 18.09.2019 (annexed herewith), the tenure of the Company Law Committee is hereby extended upto two years from the date of that order i.e. upto 17.09.2021.
Whether extension of AGM for financial year 2019-20 is valid up to 31st December, 2020 in each case and for all companies? Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 disease all over the world, holding an Annual General Meeting (AGM) physically is risky, therefore, if the Company is holding AGM physically then the same shall be […]
It has been decided that if cost audit report for the financial year 2019-20 by the cost auditor to the Board of Directors of the companies is submitted by 30th November, 2020
MCA notifies Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2020 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 548 (E) dated 07th September 2020 and amended rule 2, in sub-rule (1), in clause (c), in sub-clause (xvii) of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Extract of Revised Rule 2(1)(c)(xvii) is as follows:- (c) ‘Deposit’ includes any receipt of money by […]
