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Companies Act 2013

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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175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for July-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...

July 6, 2026 55020 Views 2 comments Print

Minimum number of Meetings under Companies Act & Rules: FAQs

Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...

July 6, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

Annual General Meeting Compliance Calendar for Listed Companies

Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...

July 3, 2026 1329 Views 1 comment Print

DIN Compliance Guide: Sections 153–159, DIR-3 KYC, DIR-6 & MCA Amendments 2026

Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...

July 2, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Company Managerial Remuneration: Guide with Real-World Examples

Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...

July 1, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Beware of Fraudulent Communications Impersonating MCA Officials

Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...

July 5, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks DRT Appearance Rights as CS Handle Complex Debt Recovery Matters

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...

June 27, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Action against Eligible Companies Failed to Appoint Whole-Time CS

Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...

June 27, 2026 1782 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE): FAQs

Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...

June 24, 2026 1035 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks MCA Relief Due to Portal Disruptions After Data Centre Fire

Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...

June 18, 2026 9366 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bona Fide Dispute on Debt Bars Winding Up Petition Under Section 433(e): MP HC

Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...

July 5, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Karti Chidambaram’s Salary & Family Accounts Defrozen; Other Asset Freeze Continues: NCLT Chennai

Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...

July 4, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Winding-Up Transfer to NCLT Depends on Irreversible Corporate Death Stage: Calcutta HC

Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...

July 4, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Refex Composite Scheme Gets NCLT Nod for Shareholders & Creditors Meetings

Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...

July 1, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Sets Aside CFO Appointment as Articles Cannot Override Companies Act

Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...

July 1, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA Extends DPT-3 Late Fee Waiver Till 31st July 2026 Due to Data Center Fire

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...

June 19, 2026 16044 Views 2 comments Print

MCA Notifies New Development Bank as Body Corporate under Companies Act 2013

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...

June 16, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect AGM Due Date Was Filed in AOC-4

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...

June 12, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate DIN Attracts Penalty Because Companies Act Prohibits Possessing More Than One DIN

Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...

June 12, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect Director Appointment Date Was Filed in DIR-12

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...

June 12, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print


Comparative Analysis of CARO, 2016 and CARO, 2015

April 1, 2016 45844 Views 2 comments Print

MCA notified CARO, 2016 on 29th of March, 2016, which replaces the Existing CARO, 2015 and brings some additional reporting by the Auditors on Fixed assets, Loans and investments, Managerial remuneration, Nidhi company, Related party transactions, Preferential allotment/private placement & Non-Cash Transaction.

Comparison between CARO 2015 and CARO 2016

April 1, 2016 74686 Views 1 comment Print

The ministry of corporate affairs, vide notification dated 29 March 2016, has issued the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 which will be applicable from financial years commencing on or after 1 April 2015. The new Order introduced few new reporting requirement by curtailing few in comparison of Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2015. Following is the comparison between CARO 2015 and 2016:

Omnibus approval of Related Party Transactions: CA, 2013 & SEBI Laws

March 30, 2016 5491 Views 0 comment Print

Regulation of RPTs being crucial part for good governance, the Companies Act, 2013 contain elaborate requirements for regulating RPTs. Every company has to follow the prescribe set of procedures in respect of RPTs. Audit Committees play significant role in determining the RPTs and designing the internal procedure of the Company to be followed so that RPTs can be regulated and related non-compliances can be avoided.

Solution To Affixation of DSC, Validation and Uploading E-Form

March 30, 2016 17185 Views 0 comment Print

After modification in MCA portal w.e.f. 27.03.2016 every one is facing issues while downloading, signing with DSC, validating or uploading the e-form. To ensure we don’t face any issues, MCA has provide us with the process to make system settings. SYSTEM SETTING IS AS PER STEPS GIVEN BELOW: Open mca.gov.in Click on MCA Services Tab. […]

Concept of Registered Owner and Beneficial Owner

March 30, 2016 39505 Views 0 comment Print

Registered Owner refers to a person whose name is entered in the register of members of the Company and thus known as the shareholder of the Company. Beneficial Owner refers to the person who enjoys the right of ownership of the shares irrespective of the title.

MCA notifies IND-AS on Construction Contracts & Revenue

March 30, 2016 7816 Views 0 comment Print

n exercise Of the powers conferred by section 133 read with section 469 of the Companies Act. 2013 (18 of 2013) and sub-section (I) of section 210A of the Companies Act. 1956 (I of 1956), the Central Government, in consultation with the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards, hereby makes the following rules to amend the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules. 2015

Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016

March 30, 2016 83629 Views 3 comments Print

The interpretation of ‘probable’ in this Standard as ‘more likely than not’ does not necessarily apply in other Accounting Standards

Company Fraud Reporting – Time To Act Now!

March 29, 2016 11215 Views 1 comment Print

ICAI, has clarified that the applicability of this section on fraud reporting is applicable only to the statutory auditors of the company, the cost accountant in practice, conducting cost audit under section 148 of the Act; and to the company secretary in practice, conducting secretarial audit under Section 204 of the Act. It shall also extend to a branch auditor appointed under Section 139 ‘to the extent it relates to the concerned branch’.

Changes in MCA Portal and e-forms With Effect From 27/03/2016

March 29, 2016 15046 Views 0 comment Print

CHANGES IN E-FORMS WITH EFFECT FROM 27/03/2016 A. Versions of all e-forms – Revised B. Annual forms under CA 1956 to be filed as an attachment to GNL-2 (w.e.f. date to be notified) , this means now all Annual Filing for FY 2013-14 or before will now be under approval route:- 66; 23B; 20B; 21A; […]

Scrutiny of Section 196(1), 203 & 188 of Companies Act, 2013

March 29, 2016 9568 Views 0 comment Print

Section 203 (1) read with Rule 8 of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of managerial personnel) Rules, 2014 makes it mandatory for listed companies and public companies having a paid up capital of 10 crore or more to have following whole time key managerial personal –

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