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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 54984 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 420 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 1305 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 258 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 414 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 1005 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 9330 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 16032 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 504 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


AS 5 – Net Profit or Loss for the Period, Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies  

June 24, 2021 4821 Views 0 comment Print

AS 5 – Net Profit or Loss for the Period, Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies prescribe the classification and disclosure of certain items in the statement of profit and loss so that all enterprises prepare and present such a statement on a uniform basis.

AS 4 – Contingencies and Events Occurring After the Balance Sheet Date 

June 24, 2021 4083 Views 0 comment Print

Accounting Standard (AS) 4- Contingencies and Events Occurring After the Balance Sheet Date deals with the treatment in financial statements of (a) contingencies, and (b) events occurring after the balance sheet date.

AS 3 – Cash Flow Statements

June 24, 2021 25497 Views 0 comment Print

Accounting Standard (AS) 3 Cash Flow Statements deals with the provision of information about the historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of an enterprise by means of a cash flow statement which classifies cash flows during the period from operating, investing and financing activities.

AS 2 – Valuation of Inventories

June 24, 2021 7413 Views 0 comment Print

AS 2 – Valuation of Inventories deals with the determination of such value, including the ascertainment of cost of inventories and any write-down thereof to net realisable value.

AS 1 – Disclosure of Accounting Policies

June 24, 2021 7230 Views 0 comment Print

AS 1 – Disclosure of Accounting Policies deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements.

FAQs on DPT-3 (Return of deposits for Companies)

June 23, 2021 128709 Views 4 comments Print

Q.1 While filing DPT-3 for f.y. 2020-21, which date shall be mentioned for Closing of Account at colloum 7(a)? Ans. As per instruction Kit, Company must mention date of ‘Last Closing of Account’ at column no. 7(a). Therefore, one can opine that for the Financial year 2020-21 date of last closing of account shall be […]

Deemed Public Company (DPC)

June 23, 2021 105999 Views 12 comments Print

‘Deemed Public Company’ is nowhere specifically defined under Companies Act, 2013 or its Rules. So, it is only after analysis of Sub-Section 71 of Section 2 can one get an indirect definition of deemed public company. Section 71 reads as under:  “public company” means a company which- (a) is not a private company and; (b) […]

Board Meetings: Combined Analysis of Section 118, 173 & Secretarial Standards 1

June 23, 2021 18552 Views 0 comment Print

OVERVIEW Board Meetings are the meeting of directors to discuss and take decision on various corporate and non-corporate matters for smooth functioning of the Company and in today’s dynamic and changing scenarios, it is must needed to take regular updates on the matters affecting the business of the companies. The Board of Directors is the […]

Fast Track Mergers and Amalgamation

June 23, 2021 4434 Views 1 comment Print

Overview The entire process of effectuating a Merger or Acquisition deal is tedious and extraneous in nature, especially in cases of small companies. To deal with this problem, fast-track mergers were introduced by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 15th December, 2016 and have been illustrated under section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013 read […]

All about Association Clause in MOA

June 23, 2021 7359 Views 0 comment Print

This is the last clause of MOA (Memorandum of association) (aka Subscription Clause). A company itself is an association of persons and this association is formed by Memorandum. The individuals who want to be part of this association needs to sign Memorandum of the company, this part where such signatures are affirmed is called association […]

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