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...
DEFINITION OF AUTHORISED CAPITAL:- As per Section 2(8) of the Companies Act, 2013, ‘authorised capital’ or ‘nominal capital’ means such capital as is authorised by the memorandum of a company to be the maximum amount of share capital of the company. Therefore it is cleared via above mentioned definition that company can expand its business […]
DEFINITIONS:- Stamp Duty:-. Stamp duty is a duty levied on the legal recognition to pay amount of tax on certain documents/instruments. Share Certificates:-Share certificate is a certificate given to the holder of equity shares of the company in form SH-1. A share certificate is a signed written document that serves as legal proof of ownership […]
What are Sweat Equity Shares? ‘Sweat equity shares’ are such equity shares, which are issued by a Company to its directors or employees at a discount or for consideration, other than cash, for providing their know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions, by whatever name called. Sweat […]
The conversion of an OPC- One Person Company into Private Limited Company as per Section 18 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the provisions of Companies (Incorporation) Rules of 2014 should be discharged by a newly formed Private Limited Company. These rules will not affect the existing debts, liabilities, obligations or contracts of the OPC. […]
QUESTION: Thousands Of Strike Off Companies Got Active Suddenly By MCA. Is it a Technical Error or Something Else? ANSWER: As per my understanding and various articles read it does not seem to be a technical error. The income-tax (CBDT) department is estimating tax recovery of over Rupees 100 billion from companies that have been […]
Meaning of Prospectus In general parlance prospectus refers to an information booklet or offer document on the basis of which an investor invests in the securities of an issuer company. It has been defined under section 2(70) so as to mean any document described or issued as a prospectus and includes a red herring prospectus […]
ICSI has made a representation to Minister of Corporate Affairs and requested to clarify – 1. w.r.t requirement of the Audit of financials for the purpose of filing of Form DPT – 3, 2. In case of one-time DPT -3 return a. Whether the amount received before 1st April, 2014 is to be included if […]
DIR KYC date will be extended (due to non-availability of revised form till date) and method of doing KYC will be updated as under:- 1. If all details of Director are same as on MCA portal, then web-based KYC verification with pre-filled data based on the records in the registry.
♦ HOLDING COMPANY As per Section 2(46) ‘holding company’, in relation to one or more other companies, means a company of which such companies are subsidiary companies. ♦ SUBSIDIARY COMPANY As per Section 2(87) “subsidiary company” or “subsidiary”, in relation to any other company (that is to say the holding company), means a company in […]
A document may be served on a company or an officer thereof by sending it to the company or the officer at the registered office of the company by registered post or by speed post or by courier service or by leaving it at its registered office or by means of such electronic or other […]
