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CSR as a Parallel Mechanism for Local Governance: Legal & Accountability Challenges

Corporate Law : India transformed CSR into a statutory obligation under Section 135. This shift raises key questions on its role in governance and...

April 1, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Under Companies Act 2013: Complete Legal Framework Explained

Company Law : A comprehensive guide to applicability, 2% spending rule, governance structure, compliance requirements, and penalties under Secti...

February 24, 2026 2475 Views 0 comment Print

Comprehensive Compliance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – Section 135

Company Law : Understand CSR obligations under Section 135, including eligibility, expenditure, and reporting. Key takeaway: Proper CSR complian...

January 1, 2026 4521 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Penalties Rise: Why Non-Compliance Under Section 135 Proves Costly

Company Law : Explains the strict consequences for failing to meet CSR spending and transfer obligations under Section 135. Highlights how penal...

December 8, 2025 15060 Views 0 comment Print

Section 135 CSR Compliance: Mandatory Contributions, Committees & Reporting

Company Law : Section 135 mandates companies above certain thresholds to spend 2% of profits on social initiatives, establish CSR committees, an...

December 6, 2025 3948 Views 0 comment Print


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ICSI Representation on Name Change for CSR-Registered Trusts

Company Law : The issue concerns the inability to update trust details in CSR-1 registration records. It was highlighted that outdated informati...

April 1, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Activities Under Section 135 Of The Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Public and private companies in Bihar increasingly invest in CSR, with key districts receiving substantial social development fund...

December 15, 2025 1386 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Spending: Details and Data Access

Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirms that CSR expenditure data for the last five years is publicly available on its CSR port...

August 7, 2025 3849 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 4488 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Companies Act 2013 & CSR Monitoring Framework

Company Law : Overview of proposed amendments in the Companies Act, 2013, CSR monitoring framework, and steps to ensure compliance and prevent m...

March 16, 2025 11337 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Mandatory CSR Spending Does Not Bar Section 80G Deduction: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The issue was whether CSR expenditure disallowed under Section 37(1) can still qualify under Section 80G. The Tribunal held that b...

April 10, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Reassessment & 80G Denial Based Only on Audit Objection Invalid: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment based solely on an audit objection is invalid as it constitutes a change of opinion. It emphasize...

April 2, 2026 642 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Deduction Allowed Under Section 80G Due to Absence of Statutory Restriction

Income Tax : ITAT held that CSR contributions can qualify for deduction under Section 80G if conditions are met. The ruling clarifies that ther...

March 31, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Invalid as AO Conducted Inquiry on CSR Deduction Claim

Income Tax : ITAT held that revision under Section 263 cannot be invoked when the Assessing Officer has already examined the issue. The ruling ...

March 31, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Donations Allowed Under Section 80G Because No Express Legal Bar: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The issue was whether CSR expenditure qualifies for deduction under section 80G. The Tribunal held that deduction is allowable as ...

March 27, 2026 270 Views 0 comment Print


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ROC imposes Penalty for Delay in Transferring Unspent CSR Amount

Company Law : The authority penalized the company for failing to transfer unspent CSR funds within the statutory deadline. It held that delayed ...

March 27, 2026 1926 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed Due to Incorrect CSR Disclosure in AOC-4 Filing

Company Law : The authority penalized the managing director for wrongly declaring CSR as not applicable in financial filings. It held that signa...

March 24, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Failure to Spend and Transfer CSR Amount

Company Law : The adjudicating authority penalised a company for not spending mandatory CSR funds and failing to transfer unspent amounts on tim...

January 20, 2026 558 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Failure to Spend and Transfer CSR Funds

Company Law : The regulator held that non-spending of CSR amounts and failure to transfer unspent funds within timelines violates section 135. S...

January 7, 2026 798 Views 0 comment Print

Post-Facto CSR Payment Not a Defence – Penalty Upheld

Company Law : The regulator held that failure to spend CSR funds or transfer unspent amounts within statutory timelines violates sections 135(5)...

January 7, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print


Corporate Social Responsibility – Companies Act 2013

September 21, 2014 226744 Views 22 comments Print

CA Divyang Gupta Article discusses Corporate Social Responsibility Applicability/ CSR Applicability, Mandatory Expenditure on CSR, Medium of Expenditure on CSR Activity , Activities for CSR Expenditure, Responsibility of Board of Directors related CSR Applicability, Clarification/Other provision w.r.t to expenditure on CSR and Income Tax Deductibility for CSR Expenses. Corporate Social Responsibility With the enactment of […]

Format of Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

September 15, 2014 27497 Views 6 comments Print

CS Vasudev Savalgi Background At the outset, CSR activities at …………….(insert company name) is already in existence for the benefit of the employees and their immediate family members in the areas of extending loan to employees, participation at festivals and best worker award etc.  

Corporate Social Responsibility – Law & Interpretations

August 22, 2014 50483 Views 9 comments Print

The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility has been introduced by Companies Act, 2013. Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with provisions related to Corporate Social Responsibility. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has, vide its notification dated February 27, 2014 notify the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility to be applicable w.e.f. April 01, 2014.

Budget 2014- Amount spent on CSR not allowable as deduction

July 18, 2014 21931 Views 0 comment Print

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Under the Companies Act, 2013 certain companies (which have net worth of Rs.  500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs.1000 crore or more, or a net profit of Rs.5 crore or more during any financial year) are required to spend certain percentage of their profit on activities relating to Corporate […]

Clarifications on CSR Provisions U/s. 135 of Companies Act, 2013

June 18, 2014 25840 Views 0 comment Print

Contribution to Corpus of a Trust /society/ section 8 companies etc. will qualify as CSR expenditure as long as (a) the Trust/ society/ section 8 companies etc. is created exclusively for undertaking CSR activities or (b) where the corpus is created exclusively for a purpose directly relatable to a subject covered in Schedule VII of the Act.

Human side of the burning problem of Business World

May 14, 2014 2983 Views 0 comment Print

An Idea and a Movement for Indian Businesses The case:I want to make a different case and discuss a different kind of social problem we are facing today in our developing economy and our businesses. Many people are used to hear talks about different kinds of social problems like poverty, economic crisis, black money, corruption, […]

Section 135 – Corporate Social Responsibility

April 6, 2014 3998 Views 0 comment Print

As per Companies Act 2013 all Indian Companies shall comply with Corporate Social Responsibility requirements w.e.f 01.04.2014. All companies havinga net worth of Rs. five hundred Crore or more, or turnover of Rs. one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more during a financial yearshall constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Under the Companies Act 2013 wef 01.04.2014

April 2, 2014 3288 Views 0 comment Print

CA Pallavi Agrawal The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified Section 135 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013 as well as the provisions of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 to come into effect from April 1, 2014 vide its notifications dated 27.02.2014. 

Corrigenda to Notification No. GSR 130E, Dated: 27.02.2014 on CSR

March 31, 2014 3127 Views 0 comment Print

Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. No. 130(E), dated the 28th February, 2014 at page 2, line 20 for promoting preventive health care read promoting health care including preventive health care.

Brief on Corporate Social Responsibility under Companies Act 2013 and Rules

March 28, 2014 2617 Views 0 comment Print

Presently Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expenditure is at the discretion of the corporates however after enactment of Section 135 of Companies Act 2013 such expenditure is made mandatory for certain corporates.

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