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.
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Income Tax : In a commercial suit regarding specific performance, High Court had allowed a Civil Revision Petition by setting aside the order o...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : Bombay High Court held that writ petition cannot be entertained in the face of availability of alternative remedy of approaching t...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
Updated forms include those for auditor appointment and resignation (ADT-1, ADT-2, ADT-3, and ADT-4), cost audit reports (CRA-2, CRA-4), general applications (GNL-1), and annual returns (MGT-7/7A).
MCA mandates attachment of signed financial statements in PDF with AOC-4 XBRL from July 14, 2025, via amendment to XBRL filing rules.
The ROC has issued an order against Charles River Laboratories India Private Limited for failing to hold a board meeting on time, a violation of Section 450 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Regional Director clarified that Section 446B, which offers relief to One Person Companies or Small Companies, is applicable to the company itself and not to its auditor. Therefore, the auditor could not use this defense to reduce the penalty.
Regional Director upholds ₹5,000 penalty on C.A. Manish Maheshwari for Section 143 Companies Act violation regarding audit report non-compliance.
Understand India’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandate, including applicability thresholds, excluded activities, net profit calculation, and obligation determination under Section 135.
MCA imposes ₹2.10 lakh penalty on Baby Memorial Hospital Ltd for non-compliance with demat rules in securities allotments between 2021 and 2023.
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd. vs Hitro Energy Solutions Pvt (2022) 7 SCC 164 has held that with respect to the fact that receiver of goods who has paid advances is also an Operational Creditor.
Regional Director reduces penalty on Chalasani Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. for delayed allotment return filing, citing portal issues and official circular.
Explore the balance between corporate autonomy and minority shareholder protection, examining judicial restraint through the landmark Foss v. Harbottle case and the Tata-Mistry judgment.
