Company Law : The article highlights how companies completed PAS-3 filings but failed to maintain critical Right Issue documentation such as off...
Company Law : The transition to the new MCA portal disrupted statutory filings due to login, DSC, and payment failures. The key takeaway is that...
Company Law : MCA V3 launches revised MGT-7 for FY 2024-25. PAN, Folio, and validation sheet are mandatory for shareholders; external Excel use ...
Company Law : MCA has updated annual forms MGT-7A and AOC-4 with new requirements for business activity codes, registered office details and sha...
Company Law : A summary of the new MGT-7 annual return form on the MCA's V3 portal, detailing the shift to a web-based system, new disclosure re...
Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : The update addresses repetitive annual KYC filings for directors. It allows filing once every three years, significantly reducing ...
Company Law : Penalty imposed on Sh. Laxit Awla under Section 165 of Companies Act, 2013, for exceeding directorship limits. Details on violatio...
Corporate Law : The MCA has introduced temporary relief measures extending name reservation validity and e-form resubmission deadlines affected by...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction and did not justify multiple penalties. No penalty was imposed under Section 42(10) of the Companies Act.
ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under Section 117(1). Reduced penalties were granted after extending the benefit of Section 446B applicable to small companies and start-ups.
ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Section 42(8). The authority held that delay in filing return of allotment attracts separate penalty under Section 42(9).
ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Section 42(8). The authority held that such utilization violated the proviso to Section 42(4) of the Companies Act.
ROC Mumbai imposed penalty for possessing duplicate Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155. The ruling highlights that even inadvertent duplicate DIN allotment can attract continuing penalties.
ROC Delhi held that failure to regularize an Additional Director at the next AGM violated Section 161(1) of the Companies Act. Since the default continued for 2,721 days, maximum penalties were imposed on the company and directors.
The ROC found that the company failed to timely record cessation of an Additional Director whose office had automatically vacated by law. Delayed filing of DIR-12 resulted in severe penalties under Section 172.
ROC Mumbai held that even clerical mistakes in DIR-12 can attract penalty under Section 450 when incorrect information is certified in MCA filings. The ruling highlights the responsibility of authorized signatories to ensure accuracy of e-forms.
The ROC imposed penalties after a company extended its rights issue offer period following requests from promoter shareholders. The adjudication order clarified that the Companies Act restricts rights issue offers from remaining open for more than 30 days.
The appellate authority found that the company complied with private placement provisions by safeguarding funds in a separate account. The ROC’s penalty order was set aside. The decision highlights evidentiary verification as key in adjudication proceedings.
