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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


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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


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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


Clarification on Loan to Public Limited Companies Under Section 295 of the Companies Act

May 19, 2011 1577 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued clarification on loan to Public Limited Companies under Section 295 of the Companies Act. A circular issued by the Ministry in this regard says that it has come to the notice of the Ministry that some Companies are making applications for getting prior approval of Central Government when they propose to make any loan to, or give any guarantee or provide any security in connection with a loan made by any person to a Public Limited Company of which any such Director is a Director or a member even when the proposal does not fall under Section 295 (d) and Section 295 (e) of the Companies Act 1956.

ICSI – Six Month Training at Registrar of Companies/ Official Liquidator/Regional Directors

May 13, 2011 2033 Views 0 comment Print

06 Months Training at Registrar of Companies/ Official Liquidator/Regional Directors – Ministry of Corporate Affairs has agreed to provide part of training( 6 Months ) of 15 Months training in its various offices RD/ROC/OL at the stipend of Rs. 10000/ and Rs. 7000/- per month for Professional Pass and Executive Pass students respectively.

Key considerations and action points for Indian corporate entities

May 4, 2011 1047 Views 0 comment Print

On 1 April 2011, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in India posted a circular on its website mandating a certain class of companies (Phase 1) to file balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for the year 2010-11 onwards by using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The financial statements required to be filed in XBRL format will be based upon the taxonomy on XBRL developed for the existing Schedule VI and non-converged accounting standards notified under the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended).

2G Spectrum case- No suo-moto investigation by Ministry of Corporate Affairs

February 16, 2011 1499 Views 0 comment Print

No suo-moto investigation is being carried out by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs into telecom companies involved in 2G Spectrum case within the Provisions of the Companies Act 1956. However, clarification and/or information are provided as and whe

ICWAI – President's Communique – February 2011

February 11, 2011 1129 Views 0 comment Print

You may have come across a headline in one of the National newspapers on the sixty first Republic Day this year which I quote “There is a limit how much RBI can do”. It is in response to the strategy RBI is likely to adopt to tackle rising inflation

Directions Under Section 212 of Companies Act 1956 Amended by Ministry of Corporate Affairs

February 9, 2011 3736 Views 0 comment Print

Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 requires holding companies to attach with their balance sheet a copy of the balance sheet, profit and loss account etc of each of its subsidiaries. In recent years, with the globalization of the Indian economy,

MCA may inspect books of 39 cos barred by Sebi

February 7, 2011 687 Views 0 comment Print

Thirty-nine entities, barred from stock markets by Sebi last week for circular trading, may also face inspection by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for possible anomalies in their balance sheets.

D K Mittal appointed Corporate Affairs Secretary

February 1, 2011 483 Views 0 comment Print

D K Mittal, a 1977 batch IAS officer of UP cadre, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs today. Mittal will replace R Bandyopadhyay who retired today. At present, Mittal is the Additional Secretary in the Departmen

Shri R. P. N. Singh Assumes the Charge of Minister of State for Corporate Affairs

January 26, 2011 528 Views 0 comment Print

Shri R. P. N. Singh assumed the charge of the Minister of State for Corporate Affairs here today at Shastri Bhawan. Secretary of the Ministry, Shri R. Bandyopadhyaya, and other senior officers of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs were present on the

Corporate Affairs Minister unveils sweeping plans to meet IFRS deadline

January 15, 2011 496 Views 0 comment Print

Last year, the Prime Minister’s Office had asked the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for further consultations. “PMO had desired that we do further consultations (with the industry). The additional consultations which we were called for are over and we

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