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...
SBO rules are not applicable to the extent the share of the reporting company is held by its holding reporting company under Rules 8 (b) of the Companies (Significant Beneficial owners) Rules, 2018. However, in such cases, the subsidiary company has to report the details of such holding reporting company Form No. BEN-2.
What are preference shares – Debt or Equity ? The Reserve Bank imposed a penalty of ₹2 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank on 7th June 2019, for not complying with its directions regarding dilution of promoters’ shareholding in the company. As per RBI’s banking licensing norms, a private bank’s promoter holding has to be brought down to […]
Highlights of Webinar on BEN-2 by The ICSI ON 12th July and On 20th July. 1. The indirect holding is mandatory for the consideration of significant beneficial owner (SBO). 2. If the SBO is HUF than the karta deemed to hold 100% shares of HUF so karta is treated as SBO and 10% holding is […]
What is SBO ID: The SBO id is a 10 digits unique identification number of such person. The rule “ONE ID FOR ONE PERSON” prevails here.
COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS CERTIFICATE The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has re-introduced the concept of commencement of business certificate. Under the newly introduced The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, all companies registered in India after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and having a share capital is required to obtain commencement of business certificate before commencing any business […]
Companies will ought to deposit their unused funds meant for corporate social responsibility [CSR] activities to a fund established by the govt. for better utilization of resources for public welfare, according to amendments to the companies Act approved by the cabinet on Wednesday. The Companies [Amendment] Bill 2019 cleared by the cabinet will replace an […]
Strike-off of company from registrar of companies is an opportunity given to defunct companies or those companies voluntarily shut down their business can file their application with roc under section 248. This is one of the best and easiest ways where companies can strike off its name without any hassle by properly arranging all the […]
In order to get rid of various illegal activities like money laundering, benami transactions etc, Ministry, once again came up with new SBO (Amendment) Rules, 2019. In this write up, there is an overview of SBO Rules. As per amended Rules, the term ‘Significant Beneficial Owner’ means any individual acting alone or together or through […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 13/06/2018, had notified the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) (SBO) Rules, 2018 along with Section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013 as amended by the Companies Amendment Act, 2017 to eradicate money laundering and to unmask the hidden owners of the company. Further,On 08.02.2019 M.C.A has revised the […]
DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘COMPANY’ Company is defined under section 2(20) of the Companies Act, 2013, which means ‘A Company is registered under any provisions of Companies Act 2013 or any previous Company Law’. Following types of Companies are registered in India: Private Limited Company Public Limited Company One Person Company (OPC) Limited Liability Partnership […]
