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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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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 54945 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 396 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 1296 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 255 Views 0 comment Print

Company Managerial Remuneration: Guide with Real-World Examples

Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...

July 1, 2026 297 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 411 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 360 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 1776 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 996 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 9321 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 75 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 111 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 117 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 192 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 378 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 16014 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 501 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 309 Views 0 comment Print


Share Capital Reduction – The Income Tax Angle

September 13, 2021 49194 Views 2 comments Print

In the recent past, a few companies like Syngenta India Limited, Atlas Copco, etc. have, after their delisting from the stock exchanges, followed the Sec 66 of Companies Act, 2013 route to selectively reduce their non-promoter capital and provide a means of exit to minority shareholders.[1] Sec 66 allows a company to distinguish between shareholders […]

Extension of Due Date of AGM for holding of AGM in 2021

September 12, 2021 104151 Views 4 comments Print

EXTENSION OF DUE DATE FOR HOLDING OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM 2021) Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides that every company other than a one person company shall in each year hold an Annual General Meeting of its shareholders and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual […]

Sweat Equity Shares | Section 54 | Companies Act 2013

September 12, 2021 28383 Views 0 comment Print

SWEAT EQUITY SHARES: Sweat equity shares are the shares given to directors/employees of the any company at a discounted price or other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions to the company. Section 54 of the Companies Act 2013 specify the provisions for […]

Extend time period for Holding of AGM due to COVID-19

September 12, 2021 12783 Views 0 comment Print

CAS requested that as a special case and to mitigate the hardships of Corporate and public at large the time period for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the year ended 31/03/2021 be extended till 31st March 2022.

Appointment to posts of Judicial and Technical Members in NCLT

September 11, 2021 1626 Views 0 comment Print

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for appointment of the following persons to the posts of Judicial Member and Technical Member in the National Company Law Tribunal, in the pay scale of Rs.67,000-79,000/- (pre-revised), for a period of 05 years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or till attaining the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest

OPC Annual Filing, Compliances, Due Date  & MGT – 7A

September 11, 2021 30267 Views 0 comment Print

(1) Every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual general meeting of a company and that of the next:

Transfer of Shares without Providing Pre-Emptive Right to Existing Shareholders Amounts To Oppression and Mismanagement

September 10, 2021 3024 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer of Shares without Providing Pre-Emptive Right to Existing Shareholders Amounts To Oppression and Mismanagement MEANING OF OPPRESSION: In the Black Law Dictionary, the term ‘persecution’ is characterized as ‘the demonstration or a case of unjustly exercising power.’ It can also be described as the action of authority which is done in an unjust manner […]

Quashing of FIR against ex-director of ILFS cannot be presumed as a ‘Clean Chit’

September 9, 2021 2586 Views 0 comment Print

The FIR against the ex-director of IL&FS was quashed as when SFIO was probing the case, no other investigative agency was empowered to investigate into the affairs of IL & FS and its subsidiary companies for any offences under the Companies Act but the same did not allow a clean chit to assessee herein, as persons who was beyond a pale of doubt.

Name Change of a Private Company

September 9, 2021 3264 Views 0 comment Print

A company may change its name due to many reasons such as change in objects of company, change in management of company, rebranding, restructuring, etc., the name of a private company can be changed at any time subject to the approval of shareholders and Central Government power delegated to Registrar of Companies via MCA Notification […]

MOA & AOA not complied Section 15(1) of Companies Act 2013: MCA Imposes Penalty

September 8, 2021 1911 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the penalty imposed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on FERANBRAJ TOLL AND HIGHWAY PRIVATE LIMITED for violating Section 15 of the Companies Act, 2013.

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