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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 54987 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 9336 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 81 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 16038 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


Extension of date for conducting Board Meeting through VC/OAVM

January 2, 2021 13356 Views 0 comment Print

As per section 173 of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of directors of a company can hold meeting through video conferencing (VC) or other audio visual means (OAVM) for any of the matters till 30th June 2021.

3 Important updates from MCA on 31.12.2020

January 1, 2021 20217 Views 0 comment Print

1. Due dates of ROC return shall be computed based on actual due date or /extended date of AGM Stakeholders may please note that there is no change in the additional fee logic of eform MGT-7 and AoC-4/AOC-4 XBRL/AOC-4 CFS/AOC-4 NBFC for the FY 2019-20 w.e.f 01 January 2021 since extension was provided to all […]

Concept of Retirement by Rotation section 152(6)- Companies Act 2013

January 1, 2021 194622 Views 3 comments Print

Section 152(6) is applicable on public companies which means private companies are out of the ambit of retirement by rotation. It states that unless it is provided by the articles of the company, 2/3rd directors are liable to retire by rotation and 1/3rd are liable to retire at every general meeting after the meeting at […]

Board’s Report Disclosure requirement as per Companies Act, 2013

January 1, 2021 7038 Views 0 comment Print

Disclosure in Board’s report as on December 2020 – Hereinbelow list of all the disclosure requirement in Board’s report as per Companies Act, 2013 along with amendments time to time. Clause Section 134(3) Amendments a the extract of the annual return as provided under sub-section (3) of section 92 Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 – W.e.f. […]

MCA extends term of Acting President, NCLT

January 1, 2021 1533 Views 0 comment Print

The term of office of Shri Bethala Shantha Vijaya Prakash Kumar, Member (Judicial), as Acting President, NCLT is further extended from 05.12.2020 to till the appointment of regular President of NCLT, or until the date on which he shall complete his tenure as Member (Judicial), NCLT i.e. 31.05.2021 (completion of 5 years’ tenure), or until further orders, whichever is earliest.

Clarification on passing of ordinary & special resolutions by companies

December 31, 2020 3675 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under the Companies Act,2013 read with rules made thereunder on account of COVID-19- Extension of time. General Circular No. 39/2020 F.No. 2/6/2020-CL-V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi Dated: 31st December, 2020 […]

Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2020

December 30, 2020 10596 Views 0 comment Print

These rules may be called the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2020. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Revision of Company Law E-Forms and Documents

December 29, 2020 7962 Views 0 comment Print

Since the introduction of the MCA21 in the year 2006, we are submitting different documents, records, and return electronically through different e-form. MCA21 run a virtual front office which provides the different facilities such as registering the Digital Signature, companies’ master data, directors’ master data, annual filing and various other filings. We do these filing […]

Extension of name reserved through SPICE+ upon payment of fees

December 29, 2020 10173 Views 0 comment Print

This is to inform you that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has inserted Rule 9A w.e.f. 26th January, 2021 in the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 to further extend the time period of the name reserved through SPICE+ under Rule 9 upon payment of certain fees.

Note on Dormant Companies under Companies Act, 2013

December 29, 2020 13935 Views 4 comments Print

> INTRODUCTION: The Oxford Dictionary defines dormant as ​‘not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future’. Accordingly, a dormant company will mean a company which is inactive or inoperative. The basic premise of a dormant company is that the company is not carrying any business and is […]

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