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...
Applicability of Section 460 of the Companies Act to LLP under section 67 of LLP Act, 2008 Government directs that provisions of section 460 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Condonation of Delay by Central Government in certain cases) shall apply to a limited liability partnership from the date of publication of this notification in the […]
The Supreme Court vide its Order on January 20, 2020, accepted the proposal of the Centre to take over the management control of embattled realty firm Unitech Limited. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud gave two months to the new board of Unitech to prepare the resolution framework of the company and sought […]
Re-categorising 23 offences out of the 66 remaining compoundable offences under the Act, to be dealt with in the in-house adjudication framework wherein these defaults would be subject to a penalty levied by an adjudicating officer. In addition, the quantum of penalties recommended are lower than the quantum of fines presently provided in the Act;
Provision of Section 137(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requiring filing of financial statement within thirty days of the date of annual general meeting may be considered for amendment by prescribing a period of sixty days for such filing, aligning it with the date of filing of annual return.
In order to facilitate ease of Doing Business, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has taken a new initiative by introducing a new Web Incorporation Form ‘SPICE+’ which would be shortly notified & deployed on the MCA Portal, replacing the existing SPICe form. The services of this new form shall be applicable on New Incorporations w.e.f. 15.02.2020.
Convertible Note is introduced firstly by RBI and considered as a very welcoming option provided to early stage startups to raise funds by way of convertible notes which is prima facie a debt instrument with conversion terms. Under FEMA and Rule 2(1)(c)(xvii) of Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014, convertible note is been defined as […]
Adjudicating Authorities cannot possess the power to direct the Central Government to conduct/order the investigation against any company. Taking a look at Section 210(3) of the Act, it is clear that the Central Government ought to conduct an investigation into the affairs of the Company by appointing an inspector and obtain his report thereof and then after scrutinizing the said report, the Government can approach the SFIO department regarding the same
MCA notifies substituted Form NDH-1, NDH-2 & NDH-3 and issued revised FORM NO. NDH-1- Return of Statutory Compliances, FORM NO. NDH-2 – Application for extension of time and FORM NO. NDH-3 – Return of Nidhi Company for the half year. Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification New Delhi, 03rd Feb, 2020 G.S.R. 81(E).— […]
(1) These rules may be called the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
These rules may be called the National Company Law Tribunal (Amendment) Rules, 2020. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
