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...
Differences between Public Limited Company, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), Private Limited Company and One Person Company [OPC]
Following the amendments to Companies Act, 2013- to increase the ease of doing business, it has become imperative to analyse and ascertain the changes brought with respect to holding-subsidiary transactions under Companies Act, 2013. Several major changes have been brought to the Companies Act, 2013 by the COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015. Two of the major changes impacting the holding-subsidiary transactions are as follows:
Earlier, the depreciation on fixed assets of companies are regulated by Schedule XIV of Companies Act, 1956 along with Accounting Standard 6 and guidelines issued by ICAI. The positions has been changed from Financial Year 2014-15, which has created curiosities in various professional. The ICAI has issued guidance for clarification of various provisions of Schedule II.
Corporate fraud is a major problem that is increasing both in its frequency and severity. Research evidence has shown that growing number of frauds have undermined the integrity of financial reports, contributed to substantial economic losses, and eroded investors’ confidence regarding the usefulness and reliability of financial statements. The increasing rate of whitecollar crimes demands […]
The terms merger and amalgamation have not been defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) though this voluminous piece of legislation contains 69 definitions in Section 2. The terms merger and amalgamation are synonyms and the term ‘amalgamation’, as per Concise Oxford Dictionary, Tenth Edition, means, ‘to combine or unite to form one organization […]
BACKGROUND: Company limited by shares can’t issue any preference shares which are irredeemable. A company limited by shares may, if so authorized by its articles, issue preference shares which are liable to be redeemed within a period not exceeding twenty years from the date of their issue subject to such conditions as may be prescribed: […]
Government Company: means any Company in which not less than 51% (fifty one per cent). of the paid-up share capital is held by:- The Central Government, or Any State Government or Governments, or Partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments, or includes a Company which is a Subsidiary Company of such a Government Company;
A Company can be incorporated in two ways: 1. Incorporation through normal route 2. Incorporation under Integrated Incorporation form (IIF).
CA Durgesh Kabra Audit Reporting (which is on the basis of the Audit procedures and evidences) is governed by The Companies Act 2013 and relevant rules and standards notified by Central Government or agencies so appointed for the same. As all of us are aware about the Standards on Auditing are applicable to the Auditor […]
As per Section 2(92) of the Companies Act 2013, (corresponding Section 12(2)(c) of the Companies Act, 1956) Unlimited Company means a company not having any limit on the liability of its Members.
