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.
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 revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
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 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...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
Recently MCA came with a notification dated 21st February, 2019 under which every company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017 shall file e-Form INC-22A Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE). Applicable Section/Rules– Rule 25A of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and also need to follow Section 12 of Companies Act, 2013. Time Limit– […]
In the year 2017, Ministry of Corporate Affairs by taking the ambit of Section 248 which talks about Power of Registrar to remove name of company from register of companies struck off more than 2 lakh companies which were not filing its returns for the last many years and the Government was of the view that such companies were not carrying on their business for more than 2 years. And Marked the Directors of such companies as DISQUALIFIED DIRECTORS
E-Form INC-22A is required to be filed pursuant to section 12 of the of the Companies Act, 2013 Once again Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) came up with another strong move by introducing a new form INC-22A which is known as e-form Active (Active company tagging identities and verification). Vide notification dated 22nd February 2019 […]
The High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, 2018 was constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide OM of even no. dated 22.11.2018 to review the existing framework and formulate a coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility.
Exposure Draft on Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Conflict of Interest) Guidelines, 2019- The provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (CA 2013) shows that a company shall not enter into any contract or arrangement with a related party with respect to specific activities without the specific consent of the Board of Directors.
Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh get new NCLT benches The Government has approved establishment of two new benches of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), one at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh and the other at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. This step has been taken keeping in view the increasing case load, especially under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recently between 1st January, 2019 to 28th February, 2019 issued approximately 13 amendment notification / Circulars under Companies Act, 2013. These are Eight Notifications related to Amendments in Rules, Three other Notifications, One Circular and Companies Amendment (Ordinance) 2019. Most Important things about these notifications/ amendments is that for these amendments […]
MCA implemented the rule of Incorporation with Zero fees for the proposed companies with a nominal capital of less than or equal to Rs. 10 Lacs and in respect of proposed companies not having share capital, whose members does not exceed 20. Now with effect from 18.03.2019, this limit of 10 lacs has been revised to Rs. 15 lacs.
What are the new rules for the Return of Deposits? On 22nd January 2019, the MCA came up with a new amendment in the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits), Rules, 2014. Now as per the new guideline, every company other than the government companies has to file a onetime return of loans. Those which has not been […]
Today the topic with which I am dealing is ‘Process to apply for Director Identification Number DIN’ Q.1. What is Director Identification Number (DIN)? A. DIN is an 8-digit Unique Director Identification Number allotted by the Central Government to any person intending to become a Director/Designated Partner of a company/LLP. Q.2. Is DIN Same as […]
