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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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Directors Report, AOC-1, AOC-2 & CSR Disclosure Requirements: Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Explains Directors’ Report requirements under the Companies Act, 2013, including AOC-1, AOC-2, CSR disclosures, applicability, s...

July 8, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Annual Return Filing Under Companies Act, 2013: MGT-7, MGT-7A & MGT-8

Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...

July 8, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

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 55083 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 483 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 1440 Views 1 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 465 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 366 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 1791 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 1062 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 9414 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 114 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 123 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 198 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 390 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


MCA extended CCFS-2026 Until 31 August 2026

Company Law :  MCA extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...

July 8, 2026 1281 Views 0 comment Print

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 16182 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 510 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 279 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


Section 81 of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 applicable from 15 August 2019

July 1, 2019 4581 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government hereby appoints the 15 August, 2019 as the date on which the provisions of section 81 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 shall come into force. Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification New Delhi, 01st July, 2019 S.O. 2269(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub‑section (2) of section 1 […]

Nidhi (Amendment) Rules, 2019

July 1, 2019 33690 Views 6 comments 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.’.

Corporate Compliance Calendar For The Month of July, 2019

July 1, 2019 13038 Views 1 comment Print

This article contains various Compliance requirements under Statutory Laws for the Month of July, 2019. Compliance means ‘adhering to rules and regulations.’ Compliance Requirement Under 1. Income Tax Act, 1961 2. Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017 (GST) 3. Other Statutory Laws 4. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) 5. SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure […]

Last date of filling up Form NFRA-1 will be 31.07.2019- NFRA

July 1, 2019 11502 Views 0 comment Print

It is intimated that NFRA-1 Form for intimation of appointment of Auditors to NFRA has been deployed on the website of NFRA (nfra.gov.in) and accordingly the last date of filing the same by the Entities concerned will be 31.07.2019. National Financial Reporting Authority 8th Floor Hindustan Times Building, K.G. Marg New Delhi Ph-011-23355013 No. NF-11/1/2019-0/o […]

Prohibition on Acceptance of Deposits from Public- Analysis

June 30, 2019 6189 Views 1 comment Print

Deposits have been defined under the Companies Act, 2013  to include any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form by a company. However deposits do not include such categories of amounts as may be prescribed in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Chapter V of the […]

Further Issue of Share Capital- Analysis

June 30, 2019 33882 Views 0 comment Print

In some situations, a company would consider it economically viable to increase its subscribed capital after its incorporation. This is because such a further issue would substantially increase its financial reserve and incentivize the shareholders of the company, thereby ensuring the healthy functioning of the company. Such a company which is desirous of increasing its […]

Increase in Authorised Share capital of Company

June 28, 2019 128727 Views 10 comments Print

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 […]

Payment of stamp duty on share certificates

June 28, 2019 62088 Views 4 comments Print

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 […]

Issue of Sweat Equity Shares

June 27, 2019 60351 Views 1 comment Print

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 […]

Conversion of One Person Company to Private Limited Company

June 27, 2019 5118 Views 0 comment Print

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. […]

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