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,...
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Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
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Company Law : Bombay High Court held that writ petition cannot be entertained in the face of availability of alternative remedy of approaching t...
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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...
Article discusses for new Forms to be filed by Companies under Companies Act, 2013 wghich includes- A. ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification), B. Form DPT-3 (RETURN OF DEPOSITS), C. Form 20A (Commencement of Business) and D. Form MSME-1. A. ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) MCA – E-FORM ACTIVE to be filed […]
Conversion of Unlimited Liability Company into a Limited Liability Company by Shares or Guarantee Under Companies Act, 2013 1) Without prejudice to any other provision in the Companies Act for effecting the conversion of an unlimited liability company with or without share capital into limited liability Company by shares or guarantee, such a company shall […]
In most of the cases directors of the company are in view that the Books of Accounts are to be kept at registered office of the company since mostly a promoter of start-ups Incorporate a Company using its own residential address as a Registered Office address and then start a business on rented premises. This […]
CA Gourav Goyal Brief about Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) is a frequently used incentive mechanism used by organizations. There are various reasons for which the employees of a company are given such stock options. The phenomena of stock options is more prevalent in start-up companies which cannot afford to […]
Another step has been taken by ministry for tracking shell companies and vanishing companies by introduction of E-Form ACTIVE (INC-22A).As the expansion of ACTIVE itself defines Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification, Ministry, through this e-form, has asked companies to geo-tag its registered office location and share the data related to compliance of registered office.
INC- 22A: Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE) Introduction: INC -22A is a KYC Form for companies. The intention of MCA behind this form is to detect Shell Companies and update information of all the active companies. Who shall file INC-22A? As per Rule 25A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, INC-22A is required […]
‘Significant beneficial owner’ means an individual referred to in sub-section (1) of section 90 (holding ultimate beneficial interest of not less than ten per cent.) read with sub-section [10] of section 89 of Companies Act, 2013, but whose name is not entered in the register of members of a company as the holder of such […]
INTRODUCTION Before the notification issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs dated 18th December, 2018 to amend the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, NCLT was handling the cases of Conversion of Public Companies into Private Companies and it was a time consuming process under NCLT Bench. Due to plenty of Insolvency Cases, it was necessary to […]
SECTION 168 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 Section 168- Resignation of Director (1) A director may resign from his office by giving a notice in writing to the company and the Board shall on receipt of such notice take note of the same and the company shall intimate the Registrar in such manner, within such […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs > In the year 2018, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had taken a major step by coming out with Form DIR-3 KYC, a KYC initiative for directors, in order to ascertain identities as a part of their efforts to uncover the shell companies existing to facilitate the illicit flow of funds. […]
