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...
Companies have to disclose money which is not deposits in terms of The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules 2014 as amended by Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019 under Companies Act, 2013. The government wants to know the information about outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, in terms […]
Requirement to File FORM DPT – 3 by EVERY COMPANY other than Government Company MCA vide notification dated January 22, 2019, makes the following rules for filling of Form DPT-3 by every Company as Return of Deposit or Particulars of Transaction not considered as Deposit or Both. Introduction and Effect of Explanation of Rule 16 […]
Let’s have a Bird eye view on some 3 latest amendments of Companies Act, 2013 made vide Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Amendments Rules, 2019, Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendments Rules, 2019 and Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019. A) Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of […]
FAQ On Specified Companies (Furnishing Of Information About Payment To Micro And Small Enterprise Suppliers) Order, 2019 1. Applicability of This Order Or Specified Companies? All companies, who get supplies of goods or services from micro and small enterprises and whose payments to micro and small enterprise suppliers exceed forty five days from the date […]
Central Government hereby appoints the 30th January, 2019 as the date on which the provisions of section 465 of the said Act in so far as they relate to the repeal of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) [that in except in so far as they relate to the repeal of the Registration of Companies (Sikkim) Act, 1961 (Sikkim Act 8 of 1961)] shall come into force.
As per section 149 of Companies Act 1956, every public company and other specified companies are required to get certificate for commencement of business to start its business after getting certificate of incorporation. However, this requirement was not applicable to a private company as per section 149(7)(a) of Companies Act 1956, they can start their […]
On 22nd January, 2019 MCA came up with a new sub-rule under Companies (Acceptance of Deposits), Rules, 2014 which says that every company (other than government company) shall file an onetime return of outstanding receipt of money or Loan by a Company but not considered as deposits and an explanation is added in Rule 16 of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits), Rules, 2014 in e form DPT-3 .
Practicing professionals are prohibited from acting as full time directors. They can only act as non-executive directors not performing administrative duties. Such persons cannot be prosecuted for offenses committed by the company. it will be a travesty of justice to prosecute all Directors if the offense is committed without their knowledge.
Regarding Clarification on Applicability of Rotation principles on a company as per Section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 where the company ceases to fall under the ambit of Rotation principles in subsequent years. This is regarding the applicability of Rotation principles on a company as per Section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 where […]
MCA vide its notification dated 22nd January, 2019 notified Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019, in which ‘Sub-rule 3’ in Rule 16A is inserted to file e-form DPT-3 mandatorily for information of Loan to ROC. According to the Text of inserted Sub-Rule 3 Every company other than Government company shall file a onetime return […]
