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 : Erroneous MCA data classifying Independent Directors as 'Directors' leads to legal issues, prompting a systemic correction to prot...
Company Law : The update addresses repetitive annual KYC filings for directors. It allows filing once every three years, significantly reducing ...
Company Law : The upgraded MCA21 V3 portal processed over 3.84 crore filings in five years and resolved 98% of helpdesk grievances in FY 2025-26...
Company Law : The government has approved new regional and company registries to streamline administration and improve access. The move aims to ...
Corporate Law : SFIO now issues digitally generated Summons/Notices with QR codes and DINs, allowing recipients to verify authenticity online and ...
Company Law : ICSI reports numerous technical issues—including OTP failures, data errors, and DSC problems—on the MCA-21 V3 portal and reque...
Company Law : Penalty imposed on Sh. Laxit Awla under Section 165 of Companies Act, 2013, for exceeding directorship limits. Details on violatio...
Company Law : A director was penalized for holding two DINs in violation of statutory provisions. The key takeaway is that even inadvertent non-...
Company Law : The company failed to conduct the required number of board meetings and exceeded statutory time gaps. The key takeaway is that str...
Company Law : Filing incorrect details in statutory forms attracts penalties even if later corrected. The key takeaway is that rectification doe...
Company Law : The case involved non-maintenance of a functional registered office, evidenced by undelivered official communication. The authorit...
Company Law : The case addressed prolonged possession of two DINs due to an inadvertent mistake. The authority imposed a ₹48,958 penalty, hold...
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which several large companies in India will need to follow from April 1, will be flexible enough to suit Indian companies, the Union Minister for Corporate Affairs, Mr Salman Khurshid, has said.
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, today launched the Telugu version of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Website at Hyderabad. He also released Beginner’s Guide to the Capital Market in Telugu language at a function organized by the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI) in partnership with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as part of India Investor Week (IIW) 2010.
BHEL bags 7 awards while LG electronics wins the first award in Private Manufacturing (Large) Category-Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, here today presented the 7th National Award for Excellence in Cost Management- 2009. BHEL bagged 7 awards in different Categories while LG Electronics won the First Award in Private Manufacturing (Large) category. Shri R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs also graced the occasion as Guest of Honour.
In a move that will make it difficult for large companies to have a pyramid-like holding structure, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs plans to prohibit a subsidiary company from floating a 100 per cent owned company of its own.In a string of new changes proposed to the Companies Bill, 2009, the Ministry has told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that a company would be permitted to have only one investment company.
India Inc has reason to cheer with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs making it mandatory for the competition regulator, the Competition Commission of India, to clear M&A (mergers and acquisitions) proposals in just 180 days compared with 210 days specified earlier.
The Institute is pleased to inform that the Certified Filing Scheme of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for practicing Company Secretaries will be officially opened from the 1st of July, 2010. To facilitate the registration process, the Company Secretaries in Practice who are interested in associating themselves with this scheme may make an online submission through the relevant link on our portal http://www.icsi.edu .
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India has on 26 May 2010 introduced Easy Exit Scheme, 2010 (EES) under the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) to provide a fast track exit for “defunct companies” to get their names struck off from the records of the Register of Companies (ROC). The salient features of the scheme are as under:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has give an opportunity to the defunct companies, for getting their names struck-off from the Register of Companies, the Ministry has decided to introduce a scheme namely, Easy Exit Scheme, 2010 under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956. The scheme is operational from 30th May 2010 to 31st August 2010.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has shelved its idea of auditing the books of listed companies by independent auditors.It was part of the joint plan of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the ministry to conduct peer review of audits, which involves getting the audit reports of a company vetted by another auditor for a second opinion.
The corporate affairs ministry will initiate talks with the commerce ministry and RBI to allow global audit firms like KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouseCoopers to open shops in the country. “This matter is not for us alone (to decide), it is a matter which involves the RBI as also the commerce ministry
