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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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...
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.
Explanation of section 151(1) defines ‘small shareholder’ as a shareholder holding shares of nominal value of not more than twenty thousand. Here person elected by small shareholder as ‘director’ may or may not be a shareholder of a company but a person electing such ‘director’ shall be the ‘small shareholders’.
Companies Act, 2013 on financial reporting is being aligned to international practices and the introduction of Internal Financial Controls (IFC) in the Act is reflective of this trend. The Act has imposed specific responsibilities on the Board of Directors/ Audit Committee as well as on Independent Directors towards the company’s internal financial controls.
1. Forward to Stock Exchange promptly copy of proceedings of AGM. [Clause 31(d) of Listing Agreement]. 2. Submit to the Stock Exchange details regarding the voting result within 48 hours of conclusion of AGM. [Clause 35A of Listing Agreement]
As enumerated under Sec 134(5) of Companies Act, 2013 , the Directors Responsibility Statement shall include a declaration from Director that internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
Keep Safe Custody of Certificate of Incorporation. ♥ Maintain copies of Incorporation Documents [Section 7(4)] The company shall maintain and preserve at its registered office copies of all documents and information as originally filed on incorporation till the dissolution of the Company. ♥ No. of Board Meeting [Section 173 and SS-1]
As per The Companies (CSR policy) Rules, 2014 ‘Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)’ means and includes but is not limited to: 1) Projects or programs relating to activities specified in Schedule VII to the Act or 2) Projects or programs relating to activities undertaken by the Board in pursuance of recommendations of the CSR Committee as per declared CSR policy subject to the condition that such policy covers subjects enumerated in Schedule VII of the Act.
Normally, the companies have casual approach towards compliance with regard to the Costing Provisions. Few of the companies have already paid a price for it and had to pay high additional fees for appointment of Cost Auditors each for 2011-12, 2012-13 or 2013-14.
