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...
Gist of Amendments -Omission of a clause of Rule 11 of of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules 2014 -Insertion of 3 clauses to Rule 11 with an intent to add more matters to Auditors report Effective Date of Applicability of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules 2021 – 1 April, 2021 Rule 11- Other Matters […]
Non Adherence to Secretarial Standards lands Companies in a soup ;ROC imposes penalty The Companies Act, 2013 has entered into a maturity phase as its inception is over seven years. Secretarial Standards were introduced to plug in the gap that the Act did not provide for as a measure of good Corporate Governance. Yet, the […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has amended Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 on 24th March, 2021. Schedule III provides general instructions for preparation of Financial Statement of a company classified under Division I (Indian GAAP) and Division II & III (Ind AS). Amendments under Division I (Indian GAAP) are covered below: MCA […]
Section 245 of the Companies Act, 2013 covers the provisions of class action suit. Basically, the provisions of class action suit safeguards the interest of the members/ depositors against the prejudicial/ unlawful/ wrongful conduct of the company/ directors/ any other related person. Introduction of class action suit under company law- Class action suit was notified […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued a notification (Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2021), that every company which uses accounting software for maintaining its books of account shall use only the accounting software where there is a feature of recording audit trail of each and every transaction, and further creating an edit log of […]
Article explains Conditions for Voluntary Striking Off of Company, Important Points for Striking Off of Companies In India, Restrictions on Filing for Application of Striking Off and Mandatory Documents to be Filed with Application of Striking Off under Companies Act 2013 read with Companies (Removal of Name of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, […]
Companies Act 2013 (Section wise fines & penalties) SL No. Section Matters Fines/penalties 1 Section 4(5) Reservation of Name – After reservation of name , if information given is not correct then: if the company has not been incorporated, the reserved name shall be cancelled and the person making application under sub-section (4) 1 lakh […]
PPT explains about Incorporation of Company through Spice+ under Companies Act, 2013. Incorporation is the legal process used to register or form a corporate entity or company. A corporation is the resulting legal entity that separates the firm’s assets and income from its owners and investors. In India the Incorporation (or registration) of a business is governed […]
Procedure for Increase in the Authorised Share Capital (In Case of Private Limited Company) As per section 61 of the Companies act, 2013 a limited company having a share capital may, by passing an ordinary resolution in a general meeting, alter the capital clause of its Memorandum of Association; provided authority to alter is given […]
Detailed analysis of changes brought in by ministry of corporate affairs in Schedule III of Companies Act 2013; dated 24th March 2021 – Balance Sheet Section 467 of the companies act 2013, gives powers to the central government to alter any of the regulations, rules, tables, forms, and other provisions contained in any of the […]
