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...
CA Gaurav Mittal Yesterday, the government has placed a draft notification for comments on the MCA Website relating to exemptions granted to private companies. Private companies are closely held business entities that are not permitted to invite the public to subscribe to their shares or accept deposits from the public. Private companies are defined under the […]
New Companies Act enacted with stricter compliance for related party transactions. The intention of the legislature in having stricter compliance to refrain the corporate world from fraudulent transactions under the cover of sister concerns. With newly enacted provisions the transactions with the related parties will be more transparent and more informed to the shareholders of the company. Let us understand the provisions of related parties in detail.
In what seems to have become an exclusive and welcome manner of making up for the perplexity created by the Companies Act, 2013, the Ministry has come out with yet another clarification vide General Circular no. 24/2014, Dated: 25.06.2014 on holding of shares in fiduciary capacity in associate companies.
It is also clarified that the certificate from Forward Markets Commission will also be required in cases of companies registered with the words Commodity Exchange before the issue of this circular.
Ruchira Shinde Background – Ministry of Corporate affairs is coming up with the new clarifications and circulars every single day for doing away with the loopholes and confusions created under the Companies Act, 2013, and putting queries at rest. Two spectrums of areas of Companies Act, 2013(Act, 2013) was dealt with recently vide MCA General […]
Section 149(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) requires every company to have at least one director who has stayed in India for a total period of not less than 182 days in the previous calendar year. Government has received requests from stakeholders for clarification with regard to applicability of these provisions in the current calendar/financial year.
Companies Act, 2013 has unveiled a new era in the Indian Corporate Sector which places more reliance on disclosure norms rather than on approvals. One such area is related party transactions. While the Companies Act, 1956 warranted approval of Central Government for related party transaction by large cap companies, Companies Act, 2013 calls for larger disclosures with members’ approval.
Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act, 2013’) read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 (‘MGT Rules’) had made it mandatory for every listed company and company having not less than 1000 shareholders to provide e-voting facility at general meetings.
Krishna, many companies are worried, as they will have to submit new return about deposits and loans before 30th June 2014, as stated in New Companies Act 2013. It is said that there are very strict provisions and rules in new companies act.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs published a Draft Notification on 24th June, 2014 which, by far if notified, will be of paramount importance and will restore the heydays for private companies. Clearing the air with respect to the same, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs published a draft notification on the inapplicability/ partial/modified applicability of certain provisions of Companies Act, 2013 to the Private Companies in exercise of powers under section 462 of Companies Act, 2013 which states as under:
