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.
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
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...
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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...
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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...
Recently the Company Law Board, Delhi Bench while dealing with a matter involving resignation of a director under the Companies Act, 1956, has passed an order in the case of Manav Kumar Agarwal V. Discovery Enterprises Pvt. Ltd & Others[1] that, the resignation given by any Director from the post of Director shall not be construed as the resignation until the Board of Directors approve such resignation by passing a resolution in this regard. In this article we will analyze the aspects of resignation of director by considering the recent judgement made by Company Law Board, and whether it has any impact on the legal position stipulated under the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘2013 Act’)
A Comparative Analysis of Section 185 of Companies Act 2013 & proposed amendment in Companies Amendment Bill 2016- As we are all aware that the Central government on 16th of March, 2016 introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill to further amend the Companies Act, 2013 as part of efforts to address difficulties faced by stakeholders and improve the ease of doing business in the country, which is yet to get approval from Rajya Sabha very soon.
Index of Article: A. History B. Current Situation C. Deemed Public Company! How to Check? D. Restriction of Deemed Public Company: (Provisions of the act which do not apply to a public Company) E. Effects of the Become Deemed F. Compliances required to be done by a Private Company immediately after become deemed Public Company […]
My account is debited on making online payment; however, corresponding challan/receipt is not generated and system does not allow filing of the form again. What should I do next? OR The payment was made but the SRN status is ‘Pending for Payment’ or ‘Not Paid’. What should I do next? You need to cancel your […]
Common resolutions For MCA21 related queries including Annual filings, Linked filings, Cancel SRN service, Resubmission, and Additional Fee waiver 1. Which eforms can I file as attachments with GNL-2? Annual filing eforms under the Companies Act, 1956 viz. 23AC/ACA, 23AC/ACA-XBRL, 20-B, 21-A, Form 66, I-XBRL, A-XBRL, 23B, 23C and 23D would be made available shortly […]
As we know the basic feature of a Company is that it is an artificial person in the eyes of law which is capable of pursuing its object in its own name. The main object clause of the Memorandum of the company reflects the business activity to be carried out by the company. In this article, we are going to discuss the concept of object clause and its consequences by analysing the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as ‘1956 Act’),Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘2013 Act’) respectively, and what are the changes expected as a result of the proposed Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
According to Section 185 (1), No Company shall directly or indirectly advance any loan, including the loan represented by the book debt, or any other person in whom the director is interested or provide any guarantee or securities in connection with the loan taken by him or any such person.
Section 129 (3) read with Rule 6 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (Rules) provides manner of consolidation of financial statements of subsidiaries pursuant to Schedule III of the Act, 2013 and the applicable Accounting Standards. Also explanation to Section 129 (3) clearly states that for the purposes of this sub-section, the word subsidiary shall include associate company and joint venture but that is not envisaged by the Accounting Standard.
CS Lovkesh Batra Now, if we read Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013, there are prohibitions if a Company gives loans to Directors and their relatives. This kind of prohibition was really needs to be amended and the same has been brought by Companies Amendment Bill, 2016 by removing some prohibition clauses and introduces […]
Notices by Registrar of Companies (ROC) under Section 206 of The Companies Act, 2013 Asking Information Of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related Expenses incurred by Companies during Financial Year 2014-15
