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...
A Board report is a document produced by the board of directors under the requirements of The Companies Act, 2013, which details the state of the company and its compliance with a set of financial, accounting and corporate social responsibility standards. The requirement for directors’ reports arose out of a general move for greater transparency in corporate governance. It is useful for […]
In continuance of the earlier article, ‘All about Independent Directors- (Part-1)‘, this article will focus on the independent director databank and the process of appointing an independent directors. On 22nd October, 2019 the Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) published the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019, to amend the Rule 6 […]
Companies Act Compliance Due Dates For Financial Year 2020-2021 in respect of MBP-1- Notice Of Interest By Directors, DIR-8- Conforming Non-Disqualification, DIR-3 KYC- KYC Of Directors, DPT-3- Return Of Deposits, MSME-1- Form Of Outstanding Payment To MSME, BEN-2- Return To The Registrar In Respect Of Declaration Under Section 90, AOC-4- Form For Filing Financial Statement, […]
SEBI Relaxation of Time Gap Between Two Board / Audit Committee Meetings Till 31st July 2020 SEBI has vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/110 dated 26th June, 2020 has relaxed time gap between two board / Audit Committee meetings of listed entities owing to the CoVID-19 pandemic. Text of the circular is as follows:- Securities and Exchange […]
Relaxation for conducting of board meeting through video conferencing (VC) or other audio-visual means (OAVM) till 30th September, 2020 [MCA Notification No. G.S.R. 395(E) dated 23th June, 2020] No doubt, there are lots of matters in any company which required board decisions immediately or frequently. However, Due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown situation prevailing in […]
COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME, 2020 (CFSS-2020) [MCA General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30th March, 2020] The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) had, in the Circular No. 11/2020, dated 24th March, 2020, inter alia other relaxations / special measures provided in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, indicated regarding providing immunity to the Companies and LLPs with […]
An insolvency application filed by an Operational Creditor U/s 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (I&B Code) can be resisted on the ground that there is an ‘existing dispute‘, the I&B Code does not provide for such a defence for resisting an insolvency application filed in respect of a financial debt U/s 7 […]
In view of the amendment in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 vide gazette notification no. G.S.R. 313(E) dated 26th May, 2020, deemed to have come into force on 28th March 2020, the Office Memorandum No. CSR-05/1/2020-CSR_MCA dated 28.03.2020 is redundant and hence stands superseded.
MCA has recently notified Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendments Rules, 2020 and Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Third Amendments Rules, 2020. It also extended date of EGM and period for name reservation and re-submission of MCA forms. 1. Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendments Rules, 2020 Relevant […]
Oppression and Mismanagement is envisaged in Section 241 of the Companies Act, 2013 and allows the petitioners i.e. the minority shareholders to file a suit if they believe the affairs of the company are conducted in a manner prejudicial and/or oppressive to themselves, to the interests of the company or to the public
