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...
One Person Company (OPC) is a company which has only one person as member. OPC is a type of private company. Only a natural person, who is an Indian citizen and resident in India, shall be eligible to incorporate an OPC & shall be a nominee for the sole member of an OPC. An OPC […]
Extension of time for furnishing comments for consideration of High Level Committee on corporate on corporate social responsibility-2018 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility-2018 (HLC-2018) to review the existing framework and guide and formulate a coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 2. Comments/suggestions are […]
In this write up I have shared compliances needed to be done under Companies Act, 2013 after incorporation of a company with special focus on Private Limited companies registered in India. Minimum Compliances after Registration of a Company under Companies Act, 2013 1. FIRST BOARD MEETING WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF INCORPORATION As […]
E-Form INC-22A is required to be filed pursuant to section 12 of the of the Companies Act, 2013 MCA vide its notification dated 21st February, 2019 notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019, conferred by sub-section (9) of section 12 and section (1) and (2) of section 469 of Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) As per Notification issued by […]
FORM NO. INC-22A- ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification)- Rule 25A of The Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (9) of section 12 and subsections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government notified rules further to amend the […]
Kindly see my earlier article, for understanding of INC -22A i.e. e-form ACTIVE.Link titled as ‘Everything one should know about INC 22A – Active‘ Procedure of filing the form INC-22A ACTIVE step by step is here 1. Enter a valid CIN 2. Click the Pre-fill button, Kindly check mail Id , in case there is […]
After good response on my previous article, ‘E-Form ACTIVE INC-22‘, I wish to share piece of knowledge on appointment of additional director. Section 161 of the Companies Act, 2013 governs this area. Any Individual can be appointed as an Additional Director by a company under section 161 of the Companies Act, 2013. If the Board […]
MCA vide its notification dated 25th February, 2019 notified Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019, in which ‘Rule 25A’ inserted to file e-form ACTIVE mandatorily for Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification. Let us have a look on general FAQs reading the notification, as follows: 1. Which Companies required to file e-form ACTIVE (INC-22A) ? According […]
The main Purpose of introduction e-Form ACTIVE is to make Corporate Governance more strengthen and to force all Company to comply with the Rules and Regulations as prescribed by Ministry.
In continuance of steps towards better corporate Governance, various measures have been initiated by Government from time to time. One of such measure was DIR 3 KYC (KYC of Directors) recently. Now a Multipurpose Form INC 22A (Pursuant to Rule 25A of The Companies (Incorporation Rules) 2014 has been introduced by Ministry of Corporate Affairs. […]
