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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 of Companies imposed penalties for non-filing of AOC-4 for two consecutive financial years. The key takeaway is that financial difficulty is not a valid defence for statutory filing defaults.
The adjudicating authority held that non-filing of Form AOC-4 for consecutive years violates Section 137 of the Companies Act. Financial difficulty was rejected as a valid defence, and penalties were upheld against both the company and its officers.
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The ROC held that undertaking new activities without prior amendment of the Memorandum breaches Section 4(1)(c). Even subsequent regularisation does not erase liability for the period of non-compliance.
The order addresses an auditor’s omission to flag registered charges despite contrary financial disclosures. It confirms that such reporting lapses invite penalties under company law.
The Registrar held that failure to display the exact registered office address on the company signboard violates Section 12 of the Companies Act. Even after rectification, penalties were upheld for the period during which the default continued.
The company admitted procedural non-compliance in disclosures linked to securities issuance and sought adjudication voluntarily. Despite the absence of mala fide intent, penalties were imposed for violation of capital-raising rules.
The order underscores that MCA records are public and relied upon by stakeholders, making precision in filings non-negotiable. Any incorrect particulars can invite penalties on both the company and the signatory.
The ROC ruled that filing an annual return with wrong AGM dates violates statutory obligations. Subsequent requests to mark the form defective do not nullify penalty liability.
The order deals with failure to attach a registered valuer’s report while filing PAS-3 for debenture allotment. It confirms that such procedural lapses attract penalties under company law.
