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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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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 54993 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 426 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 1320 Views 1 comment Print

DIN Compliance Guide: Sections 153–159, DIR-3 KYC, DIR-6 & MCA Amendments 2026

Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...

July 2, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Company Managerial Remuneration: Guide with Real-World Examples

Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...

July 1, 2026 300 Views 0 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 423 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 1782 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 1035 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 9354 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 111 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 117 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 192 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 381 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 16041 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 276 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

ROC Imposes Penalty as Incorrect Director Appointment Date Was Filed in DIR-12

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...

June 12, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print


File ACTIVE form upto 25.04.2019 to avoid ₹ 10000 Penalty: MCA

April 3, 2019 22086 Views 2 comments Print

Mandatory Compliance Requirement of filing ACTIVE (Company KYC) form –reg. As you are aware, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, in its pursuit to improve Corporate Governance and Compliances on the part of the Company after the successful roll out of DIR-3 KYC for Directors/DIN holders, has introduced eform (INC-22A) christened ‘ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities […]

Concept of Geo-tagging for Companies

April 3, 2019 9153 Views 0 comment Print

The Indian Government in a rare move has introduced the concept of Geo-tagging for the Companies. The Government is aware that there are a lot many Companies registered in India, but what it aims at knowing is the Actual No. of Companies operating in India. Now many must be wondering what the difference is between […]

e-form AGILE – INC 35

April 3, 2019 6243 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 38A of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 as inserted vide Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 Form: AGILE (INC-35) Description of Form: Application for registration: GSTIN – Goods and Service Tax Identification Number, ESIC – Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, EPFO – Employees’ Provident Fund Organization. Elaboration: While Incorporating a Company through Spice form, application needs […]

Listing Compliance Calendar for Financial Year Ending March, 2019

April 3, 2019 2232 Views 0 comment Print

Article compiles Listing Compliance Calendar For Financial Year Ending March, 2019 including Compliance with respect to Board Meeting for Approval of Financial Results. Nature of compliance include Disclosure of aggregate shareholding of promoters with voting rights as on 31st March,  Corporate Governance Report (XBRL), Statement of Investors complaints, Shareholding Pattern (XBRL), Compliance Certificate certifying maintaining […]

Form No. INC-35 (AGILE)

April 3, 2019 23913 Views 3 comments Print

FORM NO. INC-35  [Pursuant to rule 38(A) of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014] AGILE  –(Application for Goods and services tax Identification number, employees state Insurance corporation registration pLus Employees provident fund organisation registration The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 29th March, 2019 mandated the filing of e-form INC-35 with INC-32, 33 & 34 at the time […]

Scope of Spice Form widened by Covering GSTIN, ESIC & EPFO Registration

April 2, 2019 2442 Views 0 comment Print

Spice Form has Widened its Scope by Covering Three Important Registration Viz GSTIN, ESIC and EPFO The Ministry of Corporate Affairs in its notification dated 29th March, 2019, inserted a new Rule 38A under the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019. Scope : The application for Incorporation of Company under Rule 38 shall be accompanied […]

Incorporation of One Person Company (OPC)

April 2, 2019 45039 Views 1 comment Print

The One Person Company (OPC) is a newly incorporated type of company that was introduced in the Companies Act, 2013 to support entrepreneurs who on their own are capable of starting a venture by allowing them to create a single person economic entity. There can be only one, natural person resident of India who can […]

E-Form Agile- Application for Registration of GSTIN, ESIC, EPFO: FAQs

April 2, 2019 5748 Views 0 comment Print

E-Form Agile- MCA vide its notification dated 29th March, 2019 notified Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019, in which after rule 38 ‘Rule 38A’ inserted for Application for Goods and Services Tax Identification (GSTIN) Number, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) registration & Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)  registration. According to Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, […]

All about New INC-35 Agile Form

April 2, 2019 26022 Views 12 comments Print

The application for incorporation of a company under rule 38 shall be accompanied by e-form AGILE (lNC 35) containing an application for registration of the following numbers, namely. GSTIN with effect from 31st March, 2019, EPFO with effect from 8th April, 2019, ESIC with effect from 15th April, 2019

Bona Vacantia: Treatment of Assets of a Company dissolved U/s. 248

April 2, 2019 12960 Views 1 comment Print

Companies Act, 2013 has, just like its predecessor, failed to address a very pertinent question – What would be the fate of properties and assets of a company after its name is struck off from the register of companies and it stands dissolved?

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