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...
Companies (Share Capital and Debentures Amendment Rules, 2020 MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 5th June, 2020 G.S.R. 372(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) | Section 135 of The Companies Act,2013 | The Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aims to contribute to the well being of the society in which an entity operates. CSR can also be considered as corporate ethic strategy that helps the Company to improve its […]
Given the difficulties faced by the stakeholders on account of the threat posed by COVID-19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) have issued a circular (No.20/2020) on 5th May 2020 for allowing the conduct of Annual General meeting through video conferencing (VC) or other audio visual means (OAVM). The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) does not […]
The concept of Women Directors came up with Companies Act, 2013, where the government added an ordinance and made it mandatory to appoint a women director in the board of directors of Company meeting specific criteria. (a) As per second Proviso to Section 149(1) read with Rule 3 of the Companies(Appointment and Qualification of directors)Rules,2014, […]
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is a quasi-judicial body in India that adjudicates issues of Indian Companies. NCLT was established underneath the Companies Act 2013 and was set up in June 2016 and is founded on the advice of the V. Balakrishna Eradi committee on law relating to the insolvency and the winding up […]
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 is applicable on all active companies which is a ‘defaulting company’, i.e. the companies which have any documents which are pending for filing on any given date, as per the provisions of Scheme.
Due Diligence of a Company is performed usually before any business sale, private equity investment. It is process of research and analysis that is initiated before an investment, acquisition, business partnership, joint venture or bank loan, in order to determine the value of the subject of the due diligence and to see whether there are […]
FIRST, WE UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF SEC 8 COMPANY AND PRIVATE COMPANY SEC 8 COMPANY: section 8 company is formed to encourage and nourish certain acts of art, education, science, sports , religion, charity, social welfare, research, protection of environment or any other related objective. The sec 8 company does not pay any bonus or […]
A company which fails to comply with the provisions of Section 73 ( Prohibition on acceptance of deposits from Public) and 74 (Repayment of Deposits, etc. accepted before commencement of this Act) shall not, so long as such failure continues, declare any dividend on its equity shares.
Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 Relevant Date ⇒ MCA Circular dated 30.03.2020 Enforceability ⇒ w.e.f 01.04.2020 till 30.09.2020 Purpose of the Circular Relevant Section ⇒ Section 403 & 460 of CA, 2013 1. To give opportunity to the defaulting Companies and to enable them to file the belated documents in the MCA-2 1 registry, 2. […]
