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 adjudication confirms that incorrect classification of promoter and public shareholding in statutory filings attracts penalties. Even inadvertent errors in Form MGT-7 trigger liability under the Companies Act.
Authorities held that non-disclosure of auditor-reported violations in the Directors’ Report breached Section 134(3)(f). The ruling underscores that transparency in statutory reporting is mandatory, not optional.
The adjudicating authority ruled that filing statutory e-forms with incorrect particulars constitutes a completed violation. Subsequent requests to mark forms defective do not erase penalty liability.
An incorrect AGM date disclosed in an annual return led to penal action. The ruling clarifies that accuracy in statutory disclosures is mandatory and strictly enforced.
The adjudicating authority held that non-disclosure of auditor-reported non-compliances violates statutory reporting duties. Monetary penalties were imposed on both the company and defaulting directors.
Failure to explain auditor-noted violations of Nidhi Rules resulted in penalties on the company and directors. The order reinforces strict disclosure duties under company law.
The order confirms that filing incorrect financial statements triggers penalties even if errors are later admitted and rectified. Post-filing administrative correction does not erase liability under the Companies Act.
Authorities held that failure to display a complete registered office address violated Section 12(3)(a) of the Companies Act. The case reinforces that even procedural lapses can attract the maximum statutory penalty if left unrectified.
The Centre has amended rules governing part-time appointments to the national financial reporting regulator. The move updates the list of senior officials nominated from key oversight institutions.
The regulator held that partial disclosure in balance sheet notes is insufficient under section 134. Listed companies must make clear and complete related party disclosures.
