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...
Recently, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced MSME FORM I pursuant to Order 2 & 3 dated 22 January, 2019 issued under Section 405 of the Companies Act, 2013 for furnishing Initial and Half Yearly return with the Registrar of Companies with respect to outstanding payments to Micro or Small enterprises. The intention of introducing […]
Postal Ballot- Applicable Provisions: ♠ Sec 110 of Companies Act,2013 ♠ Rule 20 and 22 of Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 ♠ SS-2 (Secretarial Standard on General Meeting) ♠ SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 Meaning: Postal Ballot means voting by ballot, post or through electronic means. Applicability: It applies on all Companies whether Private or […]
As per the provisions of the section 406(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, ‘Nidhi Company’ 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’. After being incorporated […]
Based on feedback received from stakeholders who were unable to file e-form ACTIVE as they had filed ADT-1 forms for appointment of auditors for the period from 2014-15 to 2018-19 as an attachment with GNL-2 e-form during the period from 01/04/2014 to 20/10/2014 (due to non-availability of e-form ADT-1 during that period), it has now […]
Request Letter Sub: To confirm whether your enterprise is Micro or Small Enterprise or not under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act, 2006. Dear Sir/Madam, With reference to the MCA Notification, dated 22nd January, 2019, all companies, who get supplies of goods or services from Micro and Small Enterprises and whose payments to […]
In today’s post I will enlighten all the learned professionals about the common seal of the company, what importance does it hold and whether its compulsory to have common seal or not,Why is common seal required, How is common seal affixed, Documents on Which Common Seal is Mandatory, Register and Custody of Common Seal and […]
Any amount transferred to Unpaid Dividend Account of the Company, which is unpaid or unclaimed for more Seven Years shall be transferred along with interest accrued, to Investor Education & Protection Fund. (IEPF) and the company shall send a statement in Form IEPF-1 the details of such transfer to the authority which administers the said Fund and […]
Disclosures on all outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits to be filed on or before 29 June,2019 Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the revised Form DPT 3 for filling the one-time return containing disclosures on all outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but […]
A Nidhi to be incorporated under the Act shall be a Public Company and shall have a minimum paid up equity share capital of five lakh rupees. After the commencement of the Act, no Nidhi shall issue preference shares. If preference shares had been issued by a Nidhi before the commencement of this Act, such […]
Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 Rule 12B. Directors of company required to file e-form ACTIVE.- (1) Where a company governed by Rule 25A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, fails to file the e-form ACTIVE within the period specified therein, the Director Identification Number (DIN) allotted to its existing directors, […]
