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 : Explains Directors’ Report requirements under the Companies Act, 2013, including AOC-1, AOC-2, CSR disclosures, applicability, s...
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...
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 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 extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...
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...
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 […]
1. Normal and Composition taxpayer can now apply for GST registration, while applying for incorporation of company on MCA Portal. Thus, once a new company applies for its incorporation/ registration with MCA, they can also apply for registration under GST, in SPICe-AGILE form, by furnishing additional information in addendum. 2. The Director signing the SPICe-AGILE […]
Section 247 of the Companies Act 2013 deals with Valuation by Registered Valuers. Where a valuation is required to be made in respect of any property, stocks, shares, debentures, securities or goodwill or any other assets or net worth of a company or its liabilities under the provision of Companies Act 2013 or Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, it shall be valued by a registered valuer registered with Insolvency Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
MCA has marked large number of Directors as Disqualified by deactivating their DINs and digital signatures. These measures were taken in respect of those companies which have not filed their financial statement or annual returns with Registrar of Companies as per the provisions of Companies Act. MCA has struck off the name of Companies for […]
AIFTP requested Finance Minister to Increase monetary limit for appointment of Company Secretaries from existing Rs. 5 Crore to Rs. 20 Crore at earliest As the limit of Rs 5 Crore Paid up capital was fixed more than 10 years ago i.e. w.e.f. 15-03-2009.