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...
(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2021. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Commencement notification of the provisions of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 w.e.f. 05th March, 2021 in respect of provisions relating to Annual Return MCA notifies date of applicability of amendment in Section 92 of Companies Act, 2013 w.e.f. 05th March, 2021 which deals with Annual Return of the company. Amendment was made by Companies (Amendment) Act, […]
The word ‘company’ is derived from the Latin word Com Panis (Com means ‘With or together’ and Panis means ‘Bread’), and it originally referred to an association of persons who took their meals together. In the leisurely past, merchants took advantage of festive gatherings, to discuss business matters. In popular parlance, a company denotes an […]
Article Explains Concept of Rights Issue under Section 62(1)(a) of Companies Act, 2013, Conditions for Issuance of Shares/Securities on Rights Issue Basis, Procedure For Issuance Of Right Shares and contains Frequently Asked Questions on Rights Issue. Concept of Rights Issue under Section 62(1)(a) 1. A company having a share capital proposes to increase its subscribed […]
Compliance Chart of Private Limited Company For F.Y. 2021-22 including compliance related to Exempted Deposit Return, Web Based Director KYC, MSME Outstanding Above 45 Days, Filing Of Annual Financial Statement, Directors Report, Auditors Report, Annual Return, Special Resolution Like S. 180(1)(A) -Mortgage, Charge, S. 180(1)(c) -Borrowing Power, S. 185 – Loan To Director, S. 186- […]
♦ Section 135 r/w Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act) introduces the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a statutory obligation of companies. Further, Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (CSR Rules 2014) deal with the CSR norms in detail. Vide notifications and/or amendments, more activities have been added to […]
Article contains updates with respect to Notifications, Circulars, Rules, Regulations issued in the Month of February 2021 by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Securities Exchange Board of India, Updates of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and also includes Recent Corporate News. Article attempts to analyses Notifications, Circulars, […]
The NCLAT observed that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, General Circular dated August 21, 2019 has clarified that section 232(6) of Companies Act, 2013 enables the companies in question to choose and state in the scheme an ‘appointed date’. This date may be a specific calendar date or may be tied to the occurrence of an event such as grant of license by a competent authority or fulfilment of any preconditions agreed upon by the parties, or meeting any other requirement as agreed upon between the parties, etc., which are relevant to the scheme.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated 22.10.2019 notifies Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 (Amended Rules) to amend Companies (Appointment of Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (Rules). The Amended Rules substituted Rule 6 of the Rules for addition of a new concept i.e. Registration on Independent Director’s Data […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated 10th Sep, 2018 issued the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018 which came into force w.e.f. 2nd Oct, 2018. As per rule 9A of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 every unlisted public company is required to: issue […]
