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...
Section 2(60) of the Companies Act defines ‘Officer who is in default’ and it mentions officers such as whole-time director, KMP, directors, etc. who shall be liable to any penalty or punishment in case of default committed by the company under the Companies Act, 2013.
With the ease of doing business, the process and procedure of Incorporation of Companies has been streamlined and eased out. However, with the increasing number of regulations and compliance with heavy penalties for delays, many businesses find it difficult to survive and look for options to exit the Company mode of operation. Thus, government has […]
Recent Amendment in Section 188- Related Party Transaction- Companies (Meeting of Board And Its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 SECTION 188: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The provisions listed below are after taking into account amendments introduced by Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 vide MCA notification dated November 18, 2019. Section […]
MCA further amends Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 which relates to Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies and included contribution to Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in Expenses under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS CORRIGENDUM New Delhi, the 19th November, 2019 G.S.R. […]
The Company Law Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in September, 2019, inter alia, to further decriminalise the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 based on their gravity and to take other concomitant measures to provide further Ease of Living for corporates in the country.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) recently introduced an artificial intelligence mechanism called the Ministry of Corporate Affairs – Compliance Monitoring System (MCA-CMS) on the MCA 21 portal with an intent is to make compliance procedure simpler. WHAT IS MCA-CMS? Ministry of Corporate Affairs – Compliance Monitoring System (MCA-CMS) is the newly introduced online Compliance […]
Show Cause Notice under MCA-CMS: All of us are aware about the MCA-Compliance Monitoring system (AI based system) which is tracking certain non-compliance of the company automatically and sending show cause notice for violation of Section 96 (Annual general Meeting) & other related sections based on te filings of the companies. So lets understand what […]
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2019. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Director of company is person who is under onerous pressure to perform on behalf of company’s shareholders for the proper functioning and taking company toward growth. This responsibility comes with huge revenues also, but sometimes some take undue advantage of their power and use the position and other resources of the company for their own […]
The Ministry Corporate Affairs (MCA) has, since October 2017, notified Section 247 of the Companies Act, 2013 and introduced the Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017. The MCA has designated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) as the authority for implementing the new regime of Registered Valuers apart from insolvency resolution professionals. […]
