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,...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
Company Law : The initiative addresses inefficiencies in the current filing system and proposes consolidation and automation. It highlights a sh...
Income Tax : In a commercial suit regarding specific performance, High Court had allowed a Civil Revision Petition by setting aside the order o...
Company Law : The Madras High Court permitted Nidhi companies to submit fresh replies against NDH-4 rejection orders and directed authorities to...
Company Law : Legal Analysis and Narrative Brief: Dale and Carrington Investment Pvt. Ltd. and Another v. P.K. Prathapan and Others (Supreme Cou...
Company Law : Bombay High Court held that writ petition cannot be entertained in the face of availability of alternative remedy of approaching t...
Company Law : The case examined whether Tribunal approval was required for extending preference share redemption. It was held that such extensio...
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...
In case of Incorporation, name reserved by the Registrar of Companies shall be valid for 20 days instead of 60 days from the date of application, as currently provided. Now, Sweat Equity shares can be issued at any time after the registration of the Company. Currently, it can be issued after one year from the commencement of business.
This article seeks to analyse Section 185 of Companies Act, 2013, before and after the Companies Amendment Act 2017. An effort is also made to ascertain the impact of the amendment in Section 185 vide Companies Amendment Act 2017 on other provisions of the Companies Act 2013.
Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 having received the President’s Assent on the 3rd Day of January, 2018 was published in the Official Gazette for general information to the Public on the same date, i.e., on the 3rd Day of January, 2018 as COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017 further amending the Companies Act, 2013.
Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 16, 2016 then the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance on 12 April, 2016 and Committee after hearing the views of different representatives and professionals adopted its report on 30th November, 2016.
Stakeholders of Condonation of Delay Scheme (CODS) (notified vide General Circular No.16/2017 dated 29th December 2017) may kindly note that the process for ‘reactivation’ of the DINs in respect of disqualified Directors has been completed and the status of the relevant DINs can be checked now. Stakeholders are therefore requested to file necessary ‘overdue documents’ […]
Handy list for various Limits under Companies Act 2013
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), should, on one hand, reflect the Corporate Philosophy and on the other hand should ensure implementation of those activities which would meet the expectations of the society and the region in which the company functions.
Section 53 of the Companies Act, 2013 prohibited issuance of shares at a discount. The Companies Amendment Act 2017 now allows companies to issue shares at a discount to its creditors when its debt is converted into shares in pursuance of any statutory resolution plan such as resolution plan under the Code or debt restructuring scheme.
In accordance with the amendments proposed in Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, companies are required to take care of the impacts of the same on the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 while carrying out its operations in order to avoid non-compliance and penalties prescribed under Companies Act, 2013.
After introduction of CODS on new year what is to be done by companies and for who can opt for this scheme
