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.
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 and related rules now require most public and private companies to issue and transfer securities only in d...
Company Law : The Companies Law Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes major reforms in corporate governance, compliance, and digital regulation. This ar...
Company Law : This guide explains the complete legal procedure for shifting a company’s registered office within the same state but under a di...
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
Corporate Law : The article explains how digital adjudication systems, virtual hearings, and online compliance platforms are reshaping India’s c...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : NFRA introduced guidelines to evaluate audit firms’ compliance and quality control systems. The framework emphasizes governance,...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Income Tax : In a commercial suit regarding specific performance, High Court had allowed a Civil Revision Petition by setting aside the order o...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : Bombay High Court held that writ petition cannot be entertained in the face of availability of alternative remedy of approaching t...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that procedural lapses in a private placement involving one investor formed part of a single integrated transaction ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a start-up company and its officers for delayed filing of e-Form MGT-14 relating to a Special Resolution under ...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for delayed filing of e-Form PAS-3 relating to private placement allotment under Se...
Company Law : ROC Pune penalized a company and its directors for utilizing private placement funds before filing return of allotment under Secti...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai-II imposed penalty under Section 450 after a company incorrectly mentioned the AGM date in Form AOC-4 XBRL. The order h...
Times come when identification and approval of Related Party Transactions becomes onerous. The file contains the basic Standard Operating Procedure that can be followed for: 1. Identification of Related Parties as per Section 2(76) of the Companies Act, 2013; 2. Approval of proposed Related Party Transactions. Looking forward for your valuable inputs and updates on […]
Nidhi (Second Amendment) Rules, 2020- In the Nidhi Rules, 2014, in rule 23A, for the words six months the words nine months shall be substituted.
Special Features of Spice+ (Step Towards ‘Ease of Doing Business) I. SPICe+ would have two parts viz.: Part A-for Name reservation for new companies and Part B offering a bouquet of services viz. (i) Incorporation (ii) DIN allotment (iii) Mandatory issue of PAN (iv) Mandatory issue of TAN (v) Mandatory issue of EPFO registration (vi) […]
A registered office is the official address of a company to which all official letters and reminders will be sent by any person, any government or non government or regulatory body. In terms of Section 7 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act)
A company being a legal entity must have a name of its own to establish its Separate identity. The name of the company is a symbol of its independent corporate existence. The first clause in the Memorandum of Association of the company states the name by which a company is known.
(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Issue of Global Depository Receipts) Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
As we all know, on 6th February, 2020 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced a new process of incorporation of Companies via notifying Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2020. As stated in Notification, it shall come in to Force from 15th February, 2020 onwards. I have segregated the changes in three parts for the purpose of understanding […]
Section 164 (2) of Companies Act, 2013 enumerates two conditions for the disqualification of directors i.e. non filing of annual returns and financial statements and the non return of deposits or the non payment of dividends. Section 164 (2) is successor to the erstwhile provisions of Section 274(g) under Companies Act, 1956 which also had […]
Section 16: Rectification of Name of the company If through inadvertence or otherwise, on company registration or on its registration by a new name, is registered by a name which is:- By Central Government: In the opinion of CG The Name of the company is identical with or too nearly resembles the name of existing […]
Introduction: As part of Government of India’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiatives, the MCA would be shortly notifying & deploying a new Web Form ‘SPICe+’ (pronounced ‘SPICe Plus’) replacing the existing SPICe form. SPICe+ , structured into various sections, would offer 10 services thereby saving many procedures, time and cost for Starting a Business […]
