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...
Independent Director— Time extended to apply with Institute adding name in Data Bank for ID – On or before June 30, 2020 On April 29, 2020 , the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified an amendment in the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (the Rules) as the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) […]
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on 30th April, 2020 has made a Request to Shri Injeti Srinivas, IAS Secretary Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for relaxations in the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 due to COVID-19 Due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown situation prevailing in the Country, various provisions of the Companies […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the way Companies are conducting business. The dependency on the technology has increased considerably. From the secretarial point of view things are no different and many companies are rethinking their approach towards complying with various statutes. Most of the companies had already given away the age-old practice of sending […]
As per section 177 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 6 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, following companies are required to constitute an Audit Committee: (i) All Listed Companies; or (ii) The Public Companies having paid up share capital of 10 Cr rupees or more; or (iii) The Public Companies […]
Article focus on the detailed analysis of Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013. This Section deals with some prohibitions, some relaxations and some exemptions relating to lending of loan and providing guarantee and security. It also deals with the penalty for contravention of the provisions of the section. PROVISIONS OF SECTION 185(1): It states […]
A company may make an offer or invitation of securities by way of private placement. Coming as it does right after high controversial litigation on the subject of private placement, this is very important provision that would determine when offering securities offering would become a public offer, and therefore will have to comply with a […]
Private placement can be explained as a means of raising capital by the companies without going for public issues. Public Issues like Initial Public Offering and Further Public Opening are means of raising capital by the companies. DEFINITION A private placement is a sale of stock shares or bonds to pre-selected investors and institutions rather than on the open […]
Process of Appointment of Additional Director (AD) as well as Managing Director (AD) In this editorial author shall discuss the process and provision of appointment of a person as Additional Director as well as Managing Director in Board Meeting. For this purpose Companies have to comply with Following Sections: 1. 161(1) Appointment of Additional Director […]
In pursuance of Sections 4,7,12,152,153 of Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) deployed the new WEB Form called SPICE+ (INC-32) for Incorporation of all Companies with effect from February 23, 2020. To register a Private limited company, a minimum of two members are required, in case of […]
As per provisions of Section 129 of the Companies Act 2013, each company has to prepare the Financial Statement such as Balance Sheet & Profit/Loss Accounts at the closure of each financial year in compliance of Accounting Standards as stipulated in Section 133 of the Companies Act 2013, so that they can give a true and fair view of […]
