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Companies Act 2013

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.

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175 Legal Compliances and Legal Updates for July-2026 in India

CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...

July 6, 2026 54990 Views 2 comments Print

Minimum number of Meetings under Companies Act & Rules: FAQs

Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...

July 6, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

Annual General Meeting Compliance Calendar for Listed Companies

Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...

July 3, 2026 1314 Views 1 comment Print

DIN Compliance Guide: Sections 153–159, DIR-3 KYC, DIR-6 & MCA Amendments 2026

Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...

July 2, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Company Managerial Remuneration: Guide with Real-World Examples

Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...

July 1, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Beware of Fraudulent Communications Impersonating MCA Officials

Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...

July 5, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks DRT Appearance Rights as CS Handle Complex Debt Recovery Matters

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...

June 27, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks Action against Eligible Companies Failed to Appoint Whole-Time CS

Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...

June 27, 2026 1776 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE): FAQs

Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...

June 24, 2026 1014 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Seeks MCA Relief Due to Portal Disruptions After Data Centre Fire

Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...

June 18, 2026 9342 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bona Fide Dispute on Debt Bars Winding Up Petition Under Section 433(e): MP HC

Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...

July 5, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Karti Chidambaram’s Salary & Family Accounts Defrozen; Other Asset Freeze Continues: NCLT Chennai

Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...

July 4, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Winding-Up Transfer to NCLT Depends on Irreversible Corporate Death Stage: Calcutta HC

Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...

July 4, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Refex Composite Scheme Gets NCLT Nod for Shareholders & Creditors Meetings

Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...

July 1, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Sets Aside CFO Appointment as Articles Cannot Override Companies Act

Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...

July 1, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA Extends DPT-3 Late Fee Waiver Till 31st July 2026 Due to Data Center Fire

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...

June 19, 2026 16041 Views 2 comments Print

MCA Notifies New Development Bank as Body Corporate under Companies Act 2013

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...

June 16, 2026 507 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect AGM Due Date Was Filed in AOC-4

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...

June 12, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Duplicate DIN Attracts Penalty Because Companies Act Prohibits Possessing More Than One DIN

Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...

June 12, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect Director Appointment Date Was Filed in DIR-12

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...

June 12, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print


Nidhi Company Incorporation And Other Compliances

January 2, 2020 6810 Views 1 comment Print

‘Nidhi’ means a company which has been incorporated as a Nidhi with the object of cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members, receiving deposits from, and lending to, its members only, for their mutual benefit, and which complies with the rules made by the Central Government for regulation of such class of companies.’

Distinction Between Private Limited Company and LLP

January 2, 2020 6699 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-Comparison of Private Limited Company and LLP Both the Private Limited Company and LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) are corporate forms of business structures, yet there is difference between the two. The company form of structure is older but the LLP is comparatively a modern structure introduced in the year 2008 to provide more flexibility to […]

A Critical Analysis of “Shell Company”- Part 1

January 1, 2020 12063 Views 0 comment Print

Shell company’ has neither been defined in the Companies Act, 1956 nor in the Companies Act, 2013. In Assam Co. India Ltd. Vs. Union of India, the Gauhati High Court has noted that there is no statutory definition of shell company, whether fiscal statutes or penal statutes. The High Court has attempted to define ‘shell […]

Independent Director Registration on Databank

January 1, 2020 97116 Views 12 comments Print

MCA has vide notification no. G.S.R. 804(E) dated 01st December, 2019 introduced new rules called the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 for person eligible and willing to be appointed as an Independent Director. The rule states the compliances to be carried out before the appointment of independent director as well […]

Form BEN-2 Date Extended to 31.03.2020

January 1, 2020 10101 Views 0 comment Print

It is hereby informed that the time limit for filing e-form No.BEN-2 is extended upto 31.03.2020 without payment of additional fee and thereafter fee and additional fee shall be payable.

Annual Return-MGT-7- FAQs

December 31, 2019 59397 Views 5 comments Print

Annual Return is a yearly return filed by every company with ROC every year. Non-filing of this annual compliance has many ramification and legal interventions. The Author has tried to capture few basic FAQs in this article related to Annual Return-MGT-7, which will help the readers to meet the compliance in time and clarity on […]

Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) extended to 29.02.2020

December 30, 2019 3243 Views 0 comment Print

General Circular No. 17/2019- Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) for all eligible companies for the Financial Year 2018-19, without payment of additional fee, has been further extended till 29.02.2020. General Circular No. 17/2019 F.No. 52/50/CAB/2019 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing Shastri Bhawan, Dr. R.P. Road, […]

Incorporating a Non- Banking Financial Company (NBFC)

December 30, 2019 12690 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains about Non- Banking Financial Company (NBFC), Importance of NBFC in Indian Economy, Principal Business activities (Financials Activities) of NBFC’s recognized but not limited, Restricted Activities: Activities that are exclusively restricted to be carried on by the NBFC’s, Difference between NBFC & Bank, Requirement to establish business of Non- Banking Financial Services, Types of […]

How to Reply Show Cause Notice Received from ROC/RBI/MCA etc?

December 30, 2019 90645 Views 0 comment Print

Before knowing how to draft a reply to Show cause Notice, we need to understand what is a SHOW CAUSE NOTICE??? Show Cause Notice Certain Compliances are required to be made by Corporates as per Law. Non compliance of which might lead to receiving of Show Cause Notice as in asking why the compliance has […]

CRA-4 cost audit report due Date Extended to 29.02.2020

December 30, 2019 2754 Views 0 comment Print

Last date of filing of CRA-4 (cost audit report) for all eligible companies for the Financial Year 2018-19, without payment of additional fee, has been further extended till 29.02.2020.

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