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...
MCA vide its General Circular No. 12/2020 dated 30/03/2020, introduced the Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 for one-time application of condonation of delay of filling the various documents, forms, returns, etc. with the MCA and granting of immunity from launching of any prosecution or proceedings for imposing penalty on account of delay associated with certain filings.
The MCA has introduced COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME 2020 (Scheme) vide circular 12/2020 dated 30/03/2020 which applies to all companies in India. It shall come into force on 1.4.2020 and remains effective till 30th Sep 2020.
WHAT WAS THE NEED TO INTRODUCE COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME, 2020 (CFSS 2020) AND AMENDED THE LLP SETTLEMENT SCHEME, 2020 (LLP SCHEME 2020)? The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated 30th March 2020 has given Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (CFSS 2020) and amended the LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 (LLP Scheme 2020) to advance defaulting Companies/LLPs […]
Nominee Director means a Director appointed to the Board of a Company to represent the interests of their appointer on the Board, nominated by any Financial Institution, Shareholder, Creditor, any Stakeholder or appointed by Government or any other person in pursuance of the provisions of any law for the time being in force, to represent its interests. […]
General Circular No.12/2020 dated 30th day of March, 2020. Refer MINISTRY Circular 11/2020 dated 24th day of March, 2020. : In order to support and enable companies to focus on taking necessary measures against COVID 19, MCA decided to reduce compliance burden and other risks. Accordingly: Additional filing fees waived from 1st April 2020 to […]
Ministry has received representations from various stakeholders requesting for grant of one time opportunity, so as to enable them to complete their pending compliances by filing necessary documents in the MCA-21 registry including annual filings without being subject to a higher additional fees on account of any delay. Also COVID 19 has been declared as […]
Background MCA on 30th March, 2020 has come up with the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme 2020‘ (the scheme) to provide an opportunity to the company to make good any previous filing defaults, irrespective of duration without any additional fees. It is a one-time waiver of additional filing fees for delayed filings with MCA. It is […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has introduced the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme,2020’ a first of its kind opportunity to companies to make good any filing related defaults, irrespective of duration of default, and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity.
With the outbreak of COVID-19 across India, measures were taken by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for reducing the compliance and financial burden on the companies operating in India. The relaxations are also aimed at providing defaulting companies with an opportunity to restart their businesses by filing pending documents with no penalty for delay. […]
Frequently Asked Questions on Company Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India on 30th March, 2020 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a Circular 12/2020 dated 30th March, 2020, in order to facilitate the companies registered in India to make a fresh start on a clean slate, […]
