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...
ANNUAL RETURN [Section 92 of Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014] Annual return is significant document for the stake holders of the company as it provides very comprehensive information about various aspects of company. It gives disclosures and greater insight into the non-financial matters of the company and the people behind […]
Why Need Registrar and Share Transfer Agent? In the current fast-paced investment environment, mutual fund investors, publicly-traded companies, and financial institutions have multiple investors who perform a number of transactions in a day like buy, sell or switch of share units and also require accurate records or information regarding the same. It is imperative that […]
This article is in continuation of my last article on Board Meeting Minutes and I have covered the Frequently asked questions on Annual General Meeting Minutes. As Annual General Meeting have very important meeting of company and held in every Financial Year as per The Companies Act, 2013. I will brief you about General meeting […]
Synopsis of Companies Amendment Bill, 2020 – Part I With the objective of decriminalizing some more provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and to provide further ease of living to law abiding corporate, a Company Law Committee (CLC) consisting of representatives from Ministry, industry chambers, professional institutes and legal fraternity was constituted on the 18th […]
Key Recommendations of CoE on Need for an Institutional Framework for Regulation and Development of Valuation Professionals in India In August 2019, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) had constituted Committee of Experts (CoE) to examine the need for an institutional framework for regulation and development of valuation professionals in India. The said CoE had submitted […]
Comparative Analysis of Mandatory Committees under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and Companies Act, 2013 Introduction to Committees Committees can be said as a group of persons who work together for a common objective and perform a specific work requiring expertise knowledge. With this Objective, Board Committees are formed to perform following functions- 1. To enhance […]
While running business, whenever companies are short of capital and where there is a need to enhance the growth and to increase the capital, the simplest way is company borrows money from financial institutions or banks keeping its security as collateral. In this event charge is created for securing loans or debentures by way of […]
Criteria for Reservation of name Before and After Amendment made MCA with effect from 23.02.2020 Reservation of Name of Company : As per the provisions of the Sub-Section (4) and (5) of Section 4 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, as amended vide Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2020 BEFORE AMENDMENT […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its General Circular No. 14/2020 dated 8th April, 2020 has clarified that the companies are allowed to conduct Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) for passing ordinary and special resolutions of urgent nature requiring approval of members (except items of ordinary business and items where any person has a right […]
The COVID-19 epidemic which has affected almost entire world has been declared as ‘Pandemic’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). The effect of Covid-19 is so severe that almost entire world is now facing lockdown and everywhere it is encouraged to stay at home and avoid travelling and social distancing is the only known way […]
