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...
Certain advantages for conversion of loan into equity share capital of the Company: No cash exchange occurs in the debt-to-equity swap. Increasing cash flow by decreasing liabilities. Avoidance to paucity of financial resources. Process chart for Conversion of Loan into Equity shares Section 62 (3) of Companies Act, 2013 Phase 1: Important Note: It is […]
It is very much clear that the expression ‘any person in whose advice, direcctions or instructions the Board of Directors of a company accustomed to act’ is of utmost relavance as the expression has been used at various places in the Companies Act, 2013 alongside with Section 2(69) which defines the term ‘Promoter’. The term […]
Soon after the SBO Rules came into effect, stakeholders started facing numerous difficulties in complying with the SBO disclosure norms, which obligated the MCA to revise the reporting norms and representation were made to MCA to issue a new Form altogether.
On June 14, 2018, MCA issued the Companies (Beneficial Interest and Significant Beneficial Interest) Rules 2018 and enforced section 90 of the Act. On Feb 8, 2019, MCA has notified the revised rules on SBO. The sole objective of these rules is ‘to identify the ultimate beneficial individual or group of individuals who have control or ownership of the reporting company disregarding the intermediate shareholding by non-individual persons.’
Notification of Special Court (Court of District Judge-1 and Additional Sessions Judge) at Pune (Maharashtra) under sub-section (1) of Section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013 MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th July, 2019 S.O. 2564(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 435 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 […]
Resolutions requiring special notice- Interpretation of Section 115 with Section 140(4) and 139(9) of Companies Act, 2013 Text of Section 115 of Companies Act, 2013 Resolutions requiring special notice. 115. Where, by any provision contained in this act or in the articles of a company, special notice is required of any resolution, notice of theintention […]
Companies Act, 2013 (Act) provides for conversion of companies from one form to another. One such important conversion is conversion of public company to private company.
OBJECTIVE OF SECTION 89 & 90 OF COMPANIES ACT, 2013 IN RESPECT OF ‘BENEFICIAL INTEREST’ Although both the provisions are based on two concepts ‘beneficial interests’ & ‘beneficial owner’. Both these terms are to be understood in respect of both the Sections and although both sections are based on these two expressions, yet both the […]
Calendar of the Events : MCA on 15th February 2018, came out with draft of Companies (Beneficial Interest and Significant Beneficial Interest) Rules 2018. On June 14, 2018, MCA issued the Companies (Beneficial Interest and Significant Beneficial Interest) Rules 2018 and enforced section 90 of the Amendment Act. On Feb 8, 2019, MCA has notified […]
Over the recent years compliances for public Companies has been increased like transfer of shares into demat forms, allotment of new shares into demat form, etc. and therefore, many closely held companies are getting themselves converted into a private limited. Private limited company is easier to operate, enjoys a set of exemptions and most easy […]
