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...
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...
Process for Approval of Central Government (Regional Director) where the instrument creating or modifying a charge is not filed within a period of 300 days from the date of its creation or modification and where the satisfaction of the charge is not filed within 30 days from the date on which such payment of satisfaction.
In case of Companies Act, is the board required to approve all related party transactions from audit committee? [1]The Companies Act 2013 prescribes that a company needs approval of the audit committee on all related party transactions and subsequent modifications thereto. Section 177(4) (iv). [2]Provided that the Audit Committee may make omnibus approval for related party transaction proposed to be entered into by the company subject to conditions given below.
Share warrants are a common source of funding used by companies, both public and private. As is clear from the nomenclature, warrants are issued with an option to convert into shares of the company. Having said so, share warrants are not similar to CCDs or ESOPs as has been explained further in this write-up. In […]
Committees have an important role to play in company governance. A Board can set up committees with particular terms of reference when it needs assistance or when any issue requires more attention. They can be set up for specific purpose or to deal with general issues. They can be established on a Short term or temporary basis or may be formed on a permanent basis.
In the Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, After Rule 6 of Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 the Rule 6A inserted: Before Amendments: Rule 6 of Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 talk about Committee of the Board: The Board of Directors of every listed […]
In Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules 2014 Section 143(12) of Companies Act, 2013 states If an Auditor of the Company, in the course of the performance of his duties as auditor, has reason to believe that an offence involving fraud is being or has been committed against the company by officers or employees of […]
Some of the recent amendments have brought significant changes in law pertaining to the related party transaction. Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with the related party transactions which inter alia incorporate various provisions and requirements including disclosure requirement for related party transaction.
At the commencement of Companies Act, 2013, Ministry of Corporate Affairs released many rules on the Act. Various new forms are prescribed for the purpose of the Act and Rules made thereunder. Some of them are e-forms to be filed by the Companies and/or other responsible person(s) with the Registrar of Companies and some are specific formats that are required to be complied in the said format as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Companies Act 2013 has brought out vigorous punishments not only to public companies but also to private companies and to its directors to our surprise.Table given below contains all the applicable penalties or punishments applicable to private companies and to its directors, if any of the provisions of the Act are contravened.
In any company documents management, more particularly, preservation of documents is of critical importance. However it appears that generally in the corporate world in respect such preservation there is neither any laid down policy nor is preservation is done in any systematic manner. Hence Securities and Exchange Board of India has thought it fit to lay down, for the first time, provisions in this regard for companies whose securities are / shall be listed on the stock exchanges.
