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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 17079 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 411 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 9321 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 13584 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 16014 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


MCA initiatives and salient achievements in the last six months

July 28, 2015 1905 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Corporate Affairs initiatives and salient achievements in the last six months- Dated- July 28, 2015 The mandate of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs primarily concerns administration of the legal framework within which companies registered in India are to operate along with some other connected matters. Within this mandate rapid strides have been made […]

Changes in Stamp Duty Rates for MOA & increase in authorized share capital

June 4, 2015 5174 Views 0 comment Print

  Stamp duty in the State of Rajasthan for change in authorized share capital of a company is changed vide Notification ‘F.4 (15)/FD/Tax/2014-60’ dated 14th July 2014 by the Finance (Taxation) Department of the Government of Rajasthan amending the Article 11 part-I of the Schedule of the Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998. Stamp duty in the […]

Form No. GNL-4 for filing addendum for rectification of defects or incompleteness notified

February 25, 2015 30487 Views 0 comment Print

Earlier the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) had released various e-Forms by the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2014 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 297(E) dated 28 April 2014 with effect from 28 April 2014. The MCA has made further amendment in Rule 10 by the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2015 vide Notification dated 24 February 2015.

List of companies investigated by govt. in last 3 Years

February 24, 2015 5101 Views 0 comment Print

The details of companies investigated by the Ministry during the last three years and current year (till date) are enclosed as Annexure-I. Chit Funds are registered by State Governments under the Chit Funds Act, 1982 – an Act administered by the Ministry of Finance but with responsibilities of implementation resting with the States. Cheating by […]

MCA issuing notices to Companies not filed Annual Statement for FY 2012-13

January 4, 2014 2425 Views 0 comment Print

The companies are required to file their Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and other documents in Form 23AC/ACA as required u/s 220 of the Companies Act, 1956 (‘Act’) read with Rule 7B of the Companies (Central Govt.’s) General Rules & Forms, 1956 (‘Rules’) with the jurisdictional Registrar of Companies (RoC) within 30 days of the date of Annual General Meeting

MCA 21 Portal Crosses Milestone of 1 Lakh Filings on One Single Day

October 30, 2013 835 Views 0 comment Print

The MCA 21 portal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs crossed a significant milestone of 1,00,000 filings on one single day on 26th October 2013, surpassing the previous best of 88,119 filings last year (on 21/11/2012).

BSE to Develop India’s First CSR Index

September 23, 2013 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Indian Institution of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and BSE Ltd. today signed an MoU in Mumbai to work collaboratively to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) index, take up capacity building on CSR,

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Provision for Central Public Sector Enterprises

September 3, 2013 1862 Views 0 comment Print

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has issued guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in April, 2013 wherein each CPSE shall, with the approval of its Board of Directors, make a budgetary allocation for CSR and Sustainability activities/projects for the year.  Giving this information in written reply […]

Steps to Protect the Interests of Investors by Ministry of Corporate Affairs

August 5, 2013 732 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has initiated several steps to protect the interests of investors through programmes of investors’ awareness and education. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of Corporate Affairs, said that important among such steps are :

Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility

July 18, 2013 6575 Views 0 comment Print

Shrutika Kohli A systematic process which enables an organization to operate in a manner that meets with the business, legal and ethical expectations. It is a internal system encompassing policies, processes and people which serves the needs of all stakeholders by structuring, operating, directing and controlling management activities with good business objectives and integrity. Corporate […]

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