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Voluntary ISIN Does Not Trigger Demat Compliance Due to Statutory Exemption

Company Law : The clarification confirms that Small Companies remain exempt from Rule 9A even after obtaining an ISIN. Compliance obligations ar...

April 17, 2026 618 Views 0 comment Print

No Annual KYC Filing Needed as Rule Changes to 3-Year Cycle for DIN Holders

Company Law : The amendment changes KYC filing from annual to a three-year cycle. It clarifies timelines and reduces compliance burden while mai...

April 4, 2026 1398 Views 1 comment Print

Major Corporate Law Changes vide Companies Amendment Bill 2026

Company Law : The Bill focuses on easing compliance and decriminalising minor offences. It introduces streamlined procedures and enhanced govern...

April 4, 2026 3498 Views 0 comment Print

Strike-Off Without Annual Filings: Is CCFS Scheme 2026 Required?

Company Law : The article clarifies that companies are not required to complete annual filings for years in which no business activity was carri...

April 4, 2026 2373 Views 0 comment Print

Strike Off Vs. Distribution of Funds under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The issue concerns whether companies can distribute funds before applying for strike off. It is clarified that presence of assets ...

April 4, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print


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MCA Prescribes OTP-Based Email Update Process for Companies and LLPs

Company Law : The MCA introduced a streamlined process for updating registered email IDs of companies and LLPs. The update ensures seamless rece...

April 17, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Advisory: Fix ‘DSC Not Registered with DIN’ Error in DIR-3 KYC

Company Law : The issue involves failure in DIR-3 KYC filing due to DSC mismatch. MCA clarified that proper DSC registration with DIN is mandato...

April 17, 2026 1434 Views 0 comment Print

MCA launches Final Set of 38 Company Forms In MCA21 V3 Portal

Company Law : The MCA21 V3 portal will launch its final 38 company forms on July 14, 2025. Key dates include V2 e-filing discontinuation on June...

May 31, 2025 5121 Views 0 comment Print

Scheme for Street Vendors -PM SVANidhi scheme

Corporate Law : Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors – Striving towar...

June 21, 2020 2064 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


“Liability of Director after Strike off’ and ‘Wound up of Company after Strike off”

Company Law : In this flash editorial author discusses the provisions of liability of directors after strike off of Company or winding up of Com...

March 6, 2018 39798 Views 1 comment Print

Time to file Appeal in NCLAT against Order of Adjudicating Authority

Company Law : Article discusses Time Period for Filing of Appeal in National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the order of adjudic...

December 15, 2017 14880 Views 0 comment Print

Perusal of Pending Proceeding before HC after declaration of Moratorium in IBC, 2016

Corporate Law : In this editorial author discusses Judgment National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in the case of Steamline Industries L...

December 15, 2017 1932 Views 0 comment Print

Whether POA Holder Can File Application Under IBC, 2016

Corporate Law : The 'I&B Code' is a complete Code by itself. The provision of the Power of Attorney Act, 1882 cannot override the specific provisi...

December 14, 2017 2643 Views 0 comment Print

Whether dispute raised by OC is bar for acceptance of petition under IBC

Corporate Law : Whether Corporate Debtor can bar the NCLT to accept the petition of Operational Creditor by raising a dispute on the Demand Notice...

October 9, 2017 2193 Views 0 comment Print


Appointment of Statutory Auditor under Companies Act, 2013

June 22, 2016 226786 Views 3 comments Print

It is not mandatory to reappoint the retiring auditor even if 3 things stipulated in sub-section (9) are not attracted. The board of director may recommend any person other than retiring auditor for appointment as statutory auditor of the Company at the time of completion of term of existing auditor of the Company.

FAQs on Creation of Charges Under Companies Act, 2013

June 22, 2016 193846 Views 12 comments Print

Definition: As stated in section 2(16) “charge” means an interest or lien created on the property or assets of a company or any of its undertakings or both as security and includes a mortgage

Name Approval Process For different Types of Companies & LLP

June 22, 2016 30682 Views 0 comment Print

Section 4(1)(a): The name of the company with the last word “Limited” in the case of a public limited company, or the last words “Private Limited” in the case of a private limited company. Name should not be undesirable. Guidelines in relation to approval of name discussed separately in earlier article.

Pillars of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

June 22, 2016 22978 Views 0 comment Print

Even those different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.

Effect of Insolvency & Bankruptcy code on Companies Act, 2013

June 22, 2016 23149 Views 1 comment Print

Insolvency & Bankruptcy code, 2016 (IBC) received the assent of president on 28/05/2016. The code has become an Act and provisions will be effective from a date to be notified. As stated in Section 255 read with schedule XI of ‘THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016’. The Companies Act, 2013 shall be amended in the manner specified in the Eleventh Schedule.

Charge on Pledge of Assets- Legal Study

June 22, 2016 43309 Views 2 comments Print

In India, out of the over 5000 listed companies, promoters of 4274 companies had pledged all or some of their shares, according to an analysis by Securities and Exchange Board of India as quoted in the RBI Financial Stability Report. Pledge of shares has increasingly become a common practice resorted to by the corporate world to raise finances.

Analysis of General Condition of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

June 22, 2016 4702 Views 0 comment Print

Company/ Trust/ Partnership: A Company, trust and partnership firm incorporated outside India and owned and controlled by NRIs can invest in India with the special dispensation as available to NRIs under the FDI Policy.

NCLT & NCLAT Under Companies Act, 2013

June 2, 2016 54163 Views 3 comments Print

It has been more than 14 years that we first heard about National Company Law Tribunal [NCLT] & National Company Law Appellate Tribunal [NCLAT]. But now by MCA Notification dated 1st June, 2016 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby constitutes […]

Creation of Charges under Companies Act, 2013

June 1, 2016 607460 Views 48 comments Print

Almost all the large and small companies depend upon share capital and borrowed capital for financing their projects. Borrowed capital may consist of funds raised by issuing debentures, which may be secured or unsecured, or by obtaining financial assistance from Financial institution or banks.

Brief of FA 2016, passed in Lok Sabha:- Direct Tax and Service Tax

May 26, 2016 10630 Views 1 comment Print

Brief of Finance Act 2016, passed in Lok Sabha:- Direct Tax and Service Tax.The Finance Budget 2016 has been passed in Lok Sabha on 05 May 2016 with few amendments. The president assented the finance bill on 14 May 2016. The following are the major highlights of Finance Act, 2016

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