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...
The authority held that non-maintenance of statutory minutes attracts a fixed penalty even if records were destroyed due to unforeseen events. Flood damage was treated as mitigation, not a defence to statutory liability.
Authorities held that failure to file Form MGT-14 for approving annual accounts violated Section 117 of the Companies Act. The ruling reiterates that timely filing of board resolutions is mandatory.
Authorities held that non-filing of Form MGT-14 for approval of accounts violated Section 117 of the Companies Act. The ruling reiterates that filing board resolutions is a mandatory statutory obligation.
NCLT Indore held that Superintendent of CGST is guilty of contempt for non-complying with the direction issued by Adjudicating Authority to refund the amount to Corporate debtor that was recovered during moratorium.
Delhi High Court held that writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not exercisable in absence of any perversity in the order passed by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed.
MCA has intensified scrutiny of Cost Audit filings and is issuing notices (currently for FY 2020–21) under Section 148(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, seeking further information and explanations to verify the correctness of cost records and Cost Audit Reports filed in XBRL Form CRA-4.
The ROC held that filing an AOC-4 form with an incorrect AGM date amounts to a completed contravention. Subsequent correction requests do not erase penalty liability under the Companies Act.
The ROC held that selecting incorrect options in statutory filings amounts to a completed contravention. Later requests to mark the form defective do not remove penalty liability.
The order clarifies that filing an incorrect statutory e-form attracts penalties even if the mistake is later admitted and rectified. Administrative correction does not erase the original contravention under the Companies Act.
The adjudication confirms that incorrect classification of promoter and public shareholding in statutory filings attracts penalties. Even inadvertent errors in Form MGT-7 trigger liability under the Companies Act.
