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Right Issue of Shares: When PAS-3 Gets Filed but Real Compliance File Stays Empty

Company Law : The article highlights how companies completed PAS-3 filings but failed to maintain critical Right Issue documentation such as off...

May 23, 2026 525 Views 0 comment Print

MCA V3 Portal Failures: Is it Moral to Levy Fees for Systemic Mistakes?

Company Law : The transition to the new MCA portal disrupted statutory filings due to login, DSC, and payment failures. The key takeaway is that...

February 1, 2026 1497 Views 0 comment Print

Revised MGT-7: Mandatory Shareholder Details & Validation

Company Law : MCA V3 launches revised MGT-7 for FY 2024-25. PAN, Folio, and validation sheet are mandatory for shareholders; external Excel use ...

October 15, 2025 17076 Views 2 comments Print

Key Changes to MCA Annual Forms MGT-7A & AOC-4

Company Law : MCA has updated annual forms MGT-7A and AOC-4 with new requirements for business activity codes, registered office details and sha...

August 12, 2025 18930 Views 0 comment Print

MCA V3 Portal: New MGT-7 Filing Changes

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...

August 6, 2025 8136 Views 0 comment Print


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Beware of Fraudulent Communications Impersonating MCA Officials

Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...

July 5, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks MCA Relief Due to Portal Disruptions After Data Centre Fire

Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...

June 18, 2026 9318 Views 1 comment Print

MCA Expands CSR Scope by Allowing Investment in Social Stock Exchange Instruments

Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...

May 30, 2026 1455 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Flags MCA-21 V3 Portal Issues, Seeks Urgent Compliance Fixes

Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...

May 8, 2026 20334 Views 0 comment Print

DIR-3 KYC Filing Reduced to Once Every Three Years to Cut Compliance Burden

Company Law : The update addresses repetitive annual KYC filings for directors. It allows filing once every three years, significantly reducing ...

March 31, 2026 13581 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Director Limit Violation: MCA imposes Rs. 2 Lakh Penalty

Company Law : Penalty imposed on Sh. Laxit Awla under Section 165 of Companies Act, 2013, for exceeding directorship limits. Details on violatio...

November 24, 2024 1677 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA Extends time period for validity of name reservation and resubmission

Corporate Law : The MCA has introduced temporary relief measures extending name reservation validity and e-form resubmission deadlines affected by...

June 20, 2026 3714 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Extends DPT-3 Late Fee Waiver Till 31st July 2026 Due to Data Center Fire

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...

June 19, 2026 15996 Views 2 comments Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect AGM Due Date Was Filed in AOC-4

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...

June 12, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate DIN Attracts Penalty Because Companies Act Prohibits Possessing More Than One DIN

Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...

June 12, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect Director Appointment Date Was Filed in DIR-12

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...

June 12, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print


Condonation of delay scheme, 2018 for defaulting companies and directors

January 2, 2018 2856 Views 1 comment Print

1. Condonation of Delay Scheme 2018 is applicable to all the Annual returns forms and Form ADT-1. 2. Condonation of Delay Scheme 2018 shall come into force with effect from January 01, 2018 and shall remain in force up to March 31, 2018 i.e. for a period of three months.

Companies (cost records and audit) Second Amendment Rules, 2017

December 20, 2017 4029 Views 0 comment Print

1. These rules may be called the Companies (cost records and audit) Second Amendment Rules, 2017. 2. In the Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 2, for clause (aa) the following clause shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from the 1st day of July, 2017, namely:-

No need to file PAN-TAN application in Form 49A/49B after filing SPICe e-forms: MCA

November 3, 2017 9282 Views 0 comment Print

With effect from 6PM of 4th November 2017, stakeholders will NOT be required to upload signed 49A/49B using Submit application for PAN/TAN service, in respect of any fresh SPICe submission or Resubmission cases. PAN and TAN will continue to be issued as before based on the details submitted in the SPICe form itself.

Procedure for insertion of New Director Name from back end

October 17, 2017 18294 Views 0 comment Print

Request letter signed by the Promoters/shareholders of the company explaining the facts and requesting for insertion of at least one director through back end of the MCA portal with the following attachments.

Remedial Measures for Removal of Disqualification of Directors

October 10, 2017 21165 Views 6 comments Print

The purpose of this Article is to enlighten upon the remedial measures for the removal of disqualification of Directors by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). The MCA has displayed lists of directors, who are disqualified for a period of 5 years with effect from 01.11.16 until 31.10.21, on the MCA Portal on the basis of RoC jurisdiction.

MCA liberalizes acceptance of deposits from members

September 23, 2017 7482 Views 1 comment Print

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has yet again revised the provisions relating to acceptance of deposits under the Act, 2013 with its notification dated September 19, 2017. The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 substitutes the proviso to sub-rule (3) of rule 3 relating to acceptance of deposits by members and brings about insignificant changes in the return of deposits in Form DPT-3.

‘Task Force on Shell Companies’ for effectively tackling malpractices

July 28, 2017 1137 Views 0 comment Print

With a view to have consolidated relevant information at one place and based upon inputs from all law enforcement agencies, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has undertaken the exercise of preparing comprehensive digital database of shell companies and their associates that were identified by various law enforcement agencies.

ICAI invites feedback and improvement ideas to improve MCA Services

May 5, 2017 1074 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Request to give feedback and improvement ideas in the present service delivery of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs as desired by National Productivity Council (NPC).

MCA releases Induction material corrected up to 31.03.2017

April 11, 2017 2259 Views 0 comment Print

The Department of Company Affairs was first constituted in 1950s. It remained either a Department or a part of Ministry of Law, Ministry of Finance or Ministry of Commerce till 2004. It became a Ministry in 2004 and acquired its present name in May 2007

MCA passes resolutions to increase use of Hindi Language

April 7, 2017 825 Views 0 comment Print

20012/01/2017-0L(Policy) : The Committee of Parliament on Official Language was constituted in 1976 under the Section 4(1) of the Official Languages Act, 1963. The Committee submitted ninth part of its Report -Lathe President on 02.06.2011 relating to Ministry-wise/Region-wise assessment of the use of Hindi

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