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.
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Income Tax : In a commercial suit regarding specific performance, High Court had allowed a Civil Revision Petition by setting aside the order o...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : Bombay High Court held that writ petition cannot be entertained in the face of availability of alternative remedy of approaching t...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
Attention of Stakeholders: The Institute of Cost Accountants of India is getting several queries relating to filing of CRA-4 on MCA 21 portal. These queries generated by MCA System may be: Attached Instance Document is not prescrutinised for the CIN as entered in the form or Fill all the fields in the form appropriately, etc.
You may come across the situation while filling forms of the company that you are not allowed filing in spite of compliance from your company secretary and your valid digital signature. You may see that an error message crops up as under:
Shifting Of Registered Office From One State To Other State under Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 S. NO. PROCESS Section- 13 (4) A. CALL BOARD MEETING Work Require to Done before calling of Board Meeting ♣ Issue Notice of Board Meeting-[173(3)] & SS-1 Call Meeting by giving not less than 7 […]
The new era of Accounting and presentation for corporate entities has been set by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) by notifying 39 new Indian Accounting Standards (INDAS) vide its notification dated 16th February,2015. These INDASs are applicable to companies other than Banking, Insurance & Non Banking Finance companies.
As a good corporate governance measure the new Companies Act 2013 and the listing agreement have provided elaborately for a company to formulate a Policy of remuneration of its Directors, KMP and other employees. The relevant provisions shall have to be kept in view as well as each company shall have the flexibility to lay down its criteria as best suited to it and the business environment in which it functions.
Managerial Persons covered are Managing Director, Whole-time Director, Part time Directors and managers who shall be paid remuneration subject to and in accordance with provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013. As compared to various sections and chapters viz section 198, 309, etc of Companies Act, 1956 which deals with Managerial remunerations separately, the new Act […]
The Listing Regulations 2015 will apply to the following securities on recognized Stock Exchange(s): Specified securities listed on Main Board or SME Exchange or Institutional Trading Platform; Non-Convertible Debt Securities, Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares, Perpetual Debt Instrument, Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares;
Who can conduct Secretarial Audit? Only a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India holding certificate of practice (company secretary in practice) can conduct Secretarial Audit and furnish the Secretarial Audit Report to the company. [Section 204(1) of Companies Act, 2013]
Under Section 2(18) of the Income tax a company is said to be a company in which the public are substantially interested in the following circumstances: (a) if it is a company owned by the Government or the Reserve Bank of India or in which not less than forty per cent of the shares are held (whether singly or taken together) by the Government or the Reserve Bank of India or a corporation owned by that bank; or
In the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, in Form No. MGT-7, in paragraph I, under serial number (i), after Global Location Number (GLN) of the Company, the following shall be inserted, namely:- Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the Company.
