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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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Annual Return Filing Under Companies Act, 2013: MGT-7, MGT-7A & MGT-8

Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...

July 8, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

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 55041 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 447 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 1374 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 270 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 441 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 1050 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 114 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 123 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 16089 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


Section 188 – Related Party Transactions

June 11, 2015 3703 Views 0 comment Print

Manshi Baid The definition of Related Party is given in Clause (76) of section 2 of Companies Act 2013 . This section provides that a related party for a company are :- 1.      A director or his relative 2.      A key managerial personnel or his relative 3.      A firm in which director , manager or […]

Private company exemptions- has the wait paid off?

June 10, 2015 6156 Views 0 comment Print

Prudence has at last endowed on the Parliament, to have finally cleared the exemption notifications, long lying on its desk awaiting its dissemination. After a long wait and completion of one complete financial year, Indian private companies have now been bestowed with exemptions on June 5, 2015 from such provision of law, which should have not been applicable to it in the very first place.

Summary of Exemption to Private / Government / Section 8 Companies and Nidhis

June 9, 2015 6700 Views 1 comment Print

Government issues final notifications under section 462 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) that provide Exemptions under various provisions of the Act to (i) Private Companies (ii) Government Companies (iii) Section 8 Companies and (iv) Nidhis The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India issued the final notifications under Section 462 of the Companies Act, […]

Place of Keeping of Books of Accounts, Other Relevant Books & Papers and Financial Statement

June 9, 2015 11870 Views 0 comment Print

As per Section 128 of the Companies Act, 2013, Every company shall prepare and keep at its registered office books of account and other relevant books and papers and financial statement for every financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company, including that of its branch office or offices

Summary of exemptions provided to private companies u/s 462 of CA, 2013

June 8, 2015 12292 Views 0 comment Print

The Summary of provisions that are notified vide Notification to exempt private companies u/s 462 of the Companies Act, 2013 are tabulated below.

My Departure Address- Common Seal

June 8, 2015 16256 Views 0 comment Print

I am a COMMON Seal of the company who ruled the corporate world for a century. I come to you with a message of leave-taking and farewell, and to share a few final thoughts with you. In India, I was born through an Indian Companies Act 1913 came into force on the first day of April 1914. It was extended to the whole of British India, including British Baluchistan and the Santhal Parganas

BIG Relief to Private Companies

June 8, 2015 6860 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has relaxed norms for private companies including those pertaining to related party transactions, acceptance of deposits and auditor appointments. The Ministry has issued much awaited notification on 5th June 2015 providing exemptions to private companies.

New Exemption to Private Companies- Companies Act, 2013

June 7, 2015 210708 Views 22 comments Print

Under section 462 of CA, 2013 on 05/06/2015 MCA has issued exemption notification for Private Companies other than subsidiary of public companies under Companies Act, 2013 Companies Act, 2013 has brought massive changes for private companies as barring a very few, all the exemptions which were available to private companies under the Companies Act, 1956 […]

13 Exemptions to Private Companies

June 7, 2015 92029 Views 7 comments Print

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued Notification dated June 5, 2015 by which it has provided various much awaited Exemptions to Private Companies other than the subsidiary of a public company a summary of such exemptions is as follows :-

Govt exempts Private companies from filing board resolutions specified in section 179(3)

June 6, 2015 57383 Views 0 comment Print

MCA has vide notification dated 05/06/2015 exempted private limited companies from resolutions passed in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 179 as it has provided that clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 117 shall not apply to private limited Companies.  Section 179 (3) specifies the power which board shall exercise on behalf of the […]

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