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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


ICAI’s new role helps Indian cos take on MNC giants

September 20, 2010 522 Views 0 comment Print

Accounting regulator Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is arranging easy financing schemes for its members through public sector banks, as it looks to help domestic audit firms enhance infrastructure and resource base to ward off competitio

Companies Bill 2009 may let companies challenge RoC probe

September 16, 2010 660 Views 0 comment Print

THE government plans to grant companies right to challenge pending investigations against them under the Companies Act, as it looks to put an end to harassment of firms by investigating agencies. The ministry of corporate affairs, which is reworking

Utilization of ‘Investor Education and Protection Fund’ for providing Immediate relief to small Investors Suggested

September 10, 2010 652 Views 0 comment Print

Apart from a number of specific suggestions made by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for strengthening Investor Protection, the Standing Committee of Parliament, which thoroughly examined The Companies Bill, 2009, has desired that the proposed Inves

Panel Advises Ministry of Corporate Affairs to Reconsider the Provision Made for Excessive Delegated Legislation

September 8, 2010 420 Views 0 comment Print

The Standing Committee of Parliament which thoroughly examined The Companies Bill, 2009, has observed that the words “As may be prescribed” has been used in the Bill approximately 235 times, thereby suggesting excessive role and scope for delegated l

ICAI report will not help in regulating the profession and in prevention of fraud like Satyam: MCA officials

August 30, 2010 927 Views 0 comment Print

The ministry of corporate affairs, or MCA, has all but dismissed the findings of a panel set up by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) because it contains little that will help in regulating the profession and ensuring that frauds such as the one at Satyam Computer Services Ltd don’t happen again.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs releases e-learning programme for Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines 2009

August 27, 2010 813 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in association with Dun & Bradstreet has released an e-learning programme for Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines 2009. While the guidelines are not mandatory, the Government hopes that they will serve as a benchmark for the highest standards in the corporate sector.

Govt takes action against companies violating Section 383A of Companies Act, 1956

August 27, 2010 1643 Views 0 comment Print

The Minister of Corporate Affairs has said that whenever any case of a company found violating the provisions of Section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956 comes to the notice, Show Cause Notices are issued to the company and defaulting directors. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today,

MCA issues instruction on filing of Annual Returns with ROC

August 26, 2010 1468 Views 0 comment Print

TO AVOID LAST MINUTE RUSH AND SYSTEM CONGESTION IN MCA21 DUE TO HEAVY FILING IN LAST 10 DAYS OF THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2010, IT IS REQUESTED THAT FILING OF ANNUAL RETURN AND BALANCE SHEET MAY BE DONE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:-

If shareholders approves Cairn deal, I don't come in, says Khurshid

August 26, 2010 1234 Views 0 comment Print

The Union corporate affairs ministry said it had no problem with global mining major Vedanta Resources’ acquisition of Cairn India if the deal got shareholder approval from both sides. Responding to a media query on the sidelines of a conference here today, minister Salman Khurshid said his people had no role if the deals get shareholder nod. “If shareholders have a problem, they can approach the High Court, Company Law Board or the ministry,” he said.

Shri Salman Khurshid to launch an E-Learning Module on Corporate Governance tomorrow

August 24, 2010 963 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Corporate Affairs, will launch here tomorrow evening an e-learning module on Corporate Governance: Voluntary Guidelines 2009. It will be a joint effort of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Dun & Bradstreet India.

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