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...
Requirement to appoint Company Secretary in Private Limited Company govern by the Provision of Rule- 8A of ‘The Companies Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel, Rules 2014’ Chapter XIII. Time Period: The Act doesn’t provide the time period in which a Company have to designate Company Secretary as KMP. But it’s advisable to appoint a Company Secretary as KMP in first board meeting conduct after applicability of such provision. In this Case Rule 8A come into force from 9th June, 2014.
Following are the steps for the calculation of Depreciation on existing Asset: 1. Find out useful life as per new schedule 2. Calculate already expired useful life 3. Difference of above two 4. Take Residual life at 5% of historical cost or as per management estimate (For value exceeding 5 % technical justification is required.)
Related party transactions (RPT) is one of the important section in Companies Act,2013 which have been in highlight since its notification due to its overwhelming provisions. MCA has issued many circulars and orders relating to RPT. SEBI has also amended Clause 49 for RPT’s vide CIRCULAR No. CIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/7/2014, Dated- September 15, 2014 to align it with Companies Act but there are some places where Clause 49 seems to be more stringent than Companies Act which we are going to discuss in this article.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued General Circular No. 04/2015, Dated: 10/03/2015 on the clarification of Loans and Advances to employees under Section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“CA, 2013”). This alert has covered all the significant updates on the loans and investments made by the Indian Company which will upgrade the knowledge of each individual.
Objectives of Company proposed to be formed under Section 8 of Companies Act 2013 should be to promote commerce, art, science, sports education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object. [Section – 8(1) of Companies Act 2013]
As per companies act, 1956 sec 621A was applicable for compounding of offences and as per companies act, 2013 sec 441 is applicable. Only offences punishable under this act (i.e. companies act) WITH FINE ONLY can be compounded.Offences punishable with Fine or imprisonment Or Fine or imprisonment or both Compoundable with permission of Court
Any Company who is intending to make any change to the Article of Association (AOA) of its company, will have to comply with the provisions of Section- 14 of Companies Act, 2013 and any other applicable provisions of the Act including fulfillment of condition as may be contained in the Memorandum of Association (MOA) of Company.
The Companies needs to ensure Compliance of following provisions during financial year, 2014-15 under New Companies Act, 2013. The below list is not exhausted list and every Company needs to check the applicability of other provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 to the extent applicable to them also.
The only section pertaining to the issue of debentures is section 71 (read with Rule 18 of Companies Share Capital and Debentures Rules,2014). I would like to share the some of important issues I came across while studying this section and corresponding rule.
The question that where to use the definition of interested director arises while reading section 174 and 184. Interestingly the term interested director is used only once in entire Companies Act and that is section 174(3) but further explanation of that sub-section provides that for the purpose of sub-section(3) interested director means a director within the meaning of section 184(2).
