The Companies Act 2013 is a crucial legislation in India governing the incorporation, functioning, and management of companies. Learn about the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act 2013.
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Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...
Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...
Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the Government to amend the law to allow Company Secretaries in Practice to appear before DRTs and DRATs. It argues...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...
Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...
Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
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 : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...
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...
Companies which are raising funds from angel investors or through venture capital funds are in dilemma which instrument is required to be issued against the investment. The decision is taken by the investors in general to which instrument they should get against their investment.
An attempt has been made from my side to share my knowledge and experience regarding Incorporation of a One Person Company under Companies Act, 2013 in the form of an Article.
The Minister of State (MoS) for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, says Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is getting mainstreamed through the Companies Act 2013. This landmark legislation has brought the issue of CSR from back rooms of corporates to their Board rooms
The time for compliance of rule 5 of the Companies (Transfer of Proceedings) Rules, 2016 has been extended to six months from 15th December 2016 vide Notification No. GSR 175(E) dated 28th February, 2017 to six months from 15th December 2016.
General Circular No. 03/2017 dated 27.04.2017 regarding Transfer of shares to IEPF Authority is being reviewed by the Ministry and hence the said circular stands withdrawn with immediate effect.
A representation was received from Regional Director, Mumbai seeking Clarification as to whether Regional Directors can entertain, fresh applications u/s 16 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of applications which were earlier rejected by them under Companies Act, 1956
History- The unregistered company could be incorporated under the previous law i.e. Companies Act 1956 under PART IX: – COMPANIES AUTHORIZED TO REGISTER UNDER THIS ACT under the preview of section 565 to 581 of the Companies Act 1956.
Promoters engaged in the business not for profit ideally go for registering a company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. Once a company is registered under Section 8 either as a public or private such company is free from not using the words private limited or public limited after the key word of the company. A partnership firm can also become a member of Section 8 Company. These companies often find it difficult to shut down the company as this company is having the license to operate as Charitable Company it is required to surrender that license by converting the company into a normal company other than a Section 8 Company. For the purpose of conversion of the company into a normal company the company is required to have the following things in order.
In Companies Act 2013, there is provision for Corporate Social Responsibility under Section 135 of Companies Act 2013. By following provision of the CSR, companies are giving something back to society.
As per section 123(3) of Companies Act, 2013, a dividend is said to be an Interim dividend, if it is declared by the Board of directors during any financial year out of surplus in the profit and loss account and out of profits of the financial year in which such interim dividend is sought to be declared.
