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...
On 18th November,2019 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had notified amendment in the Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and amended criteria for Related Party Transactions (RPT) by amending Rule 15 (3) (a) (i) to (iv) of these Rule Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 vide MCA notification […]
In Chapter 1 of its Report, CLC has recommended amendments to 46 more provisions , detailed below under CA 2013 to reduce or remove criminality and de-clog the criminal justice system by retention of status quo in case of non –compoundable offences. CLC has adopted a principle based approach to further remove criminality, in case of defaults which can be determined objectively, and which otherwise, lack the element of fraud or do not involve larger public interest.
Amendment in Criteria of threshold limits for Related Party Transactions (RPT) vide Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 On 18th November,2019 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had notified amendment in the Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and amended criteria for Related Party Transactions (RPT) by amending […]
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 […]
