Company Law : The article highlights how companies completed PAS-3 filings but failed to maintain critical Right Issue documentation such as off...
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 : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : The update addresses repetitive annual KYC filings for directors. It allows filing once every three years, significantly reducing ...
Company Law : Penalty imposed on Sh. Laxit Awla under Section 165 of Companies Act, 2013, for exceeding directorship limits. Details on violatio...
Corporate Law : The MCA has introduced temporary relief measures extending name reservation validity and e-form resubmission deadlines affected by...
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...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
The Registrar penalized the officer in default for failing to appoint the required number of independent directors within the prescribed timeline. The default continued until proper appointments were made.
The order held that signing financial statements during disqualification violated Section 134(1). The key takeaway is that such non-compliance attracts penalty under Section 134(8), even for small companies.
The order held that failure to file DIR-12 within 30 days of resignation violated Section 170(2). The key takeaway is that administrative vacancy does not excuse statutory filing delays.
The Registrar imposed a penalty for failure to appoint the required two independent directors within the prescribed three-month period. The default continued until full compliance was achieved.
ROC Kolkata imposed penalties after a public company failed to appoint a woman director within the statutory six-month period. Though the default was later rectified, penalties were levied for the period of non-compliance under Section 172.
Failure to disclose director changes, related party loans, and website details in the Board’s Report attracted penalties. Reduced fines were applied under small company provisions.
The ROC imposed penalty for incorrect authorised share capital and omission of transaction details in financial filings. Reduced penalties were applied under Section 446B as the entity qualified as a Small Company.
The ROC imposed penalties for incorrect disclosures in Form MGT-7A, including errors in board meeting records and shareholding details. The order confirms that defective annual return filings attract liability under Section 450, even when filed voluntarily for adjudication.
ROC Mumbai held that once delay in appointing an Internal Auditor was compounded by the Regional Director and default rectified, no further penalty under Section 450 could be imposed.
Even though the form was auto-approved under STP mode, the adjudicating authority imposed penalty for inaccurate disclosure. Responsibility for correctness rests with the digital signatory.
