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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 55020 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 1329 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 438 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 9366 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 120 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 198 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 16044 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


Shifting of registered office from one state to another state

September 17, 2017 52092 Views 3 comments Print

elevant Provisions: Section 4, 12, 13 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 30 of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and amendments thereto. If a Company wants to shift its registered office from one state to another state; a special resolution in general meeting is required to be passed.

Clauses to be reported under CARO 2016

September 17, 2017 79479 Views 2 comments Print

(a) Whether the company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets. (b) Whether these fixed assets have been physically verified by management at reasonable intervals; whether any material discrepancies were noticed on such verification and if so, whether the same have been properly dealt with in the books of account.

U S Taxation – Auditor’s responsibility: U S Audit Vs Indian Audit, a lively comparison

September 16, 2017 8115 Views 0 comment Print

Not a day passes without reference to fictitious accounts opened for diverting funds either for income tax purposes or laundering of funds. Interestingly, many of these accounts carry the solemn auditor’s fairness opinion on the financial statements. It was a meeting of Chartered Accountants, some of them must be leading, judging by the Toyotas, Hondas or BMWs parked at the gate of the conference. I was in attendance there. Sophisticatedly called “Transfer Pricing” one of the speakers made salient features of various ways of assessing the cost involved between two countries experts’ services, expert fees, boarding, lodging etc. and also casually concluded by mentioning some money to be paid to the tax authority to get the cases cleared. Wow! Since long our Chartered Accountants have become commission agents, a remark jokingly or seriously made by a government official

Catchy learning regarding incorporation of company

September 14, 2017 1758 Views 3 comments Print

For the beginners who want to incorporate the company, can easily with the help of this article incorporate a private company. Starting from the filing form INC-1 ( reservation of name of the company), Spice form 32, Spice form 33 (MOA), Spice form 34 (AOA). There is a short list of the FORMS required to be filed during incorporation and includes what kind of information required to be filed.

MOU between MCA & CBDT for Automatic & Regular Information Exchange

September 14, 2017 1956 Views 0 comment Print

Taking forward the initiative launched by the Government of India to curb the menace of shell companies, money laundering and black money in the country and prevent misuse of corporate structure by shell companies for various illegal purposes, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) have now concluded a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data exchange, on 6th September, 2017.

Incorporation of Section 8 Company under Companies Act, 2013

September 14, 2017 14661 Views 2 comments Print

Section 8 is a Company incorporated For promoting commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object, provided the profits, if any, or other income is applied for promoting only the objects of the company and In such Company, No dividend is paid to its members. […]

Applicability of CARO, Internal Financial Controls & Cash Flow Statement

September 14, 2017 165129 Views 2 comments Print

Non applicability of Cash flow statement 1. One Person company as defined under section 2(62) of the 2013 Act 2. It is a Dormant Company as per Section of the Companies Act, 2013 3. It is a Small Company as defined under Section 2(85) of Companies Act, 2013. Here Small Company means a company who’s […]

Disqualification Under Section 164 Read With Section 167

September 13, 2017 43821 Views 7 comments Print

This article is written in relation to recent MCA notices for the disqualification of directors under section 164 (2) of the Companies Act. Efforts have been made to make reader understand the section 164 along with section 167 of the Act.

Analysis of disqualification of director U/s. 164(2) of Companies Act, 2013

September 13, 2017 72606 Views 5 comments Print

Has not filed financial statements or annual returns for any continuous period of three financial years; or Has failed to repay the deposits accepted by it or pay interest thereon or to redeem any debentures on the due date or pay interest due thereon or pay any dividend declared and such failure to pay or redeem continues for one year or more,

Obligation to comply with Ind AS by subsidiary Payment / Small Finance Banks

September 13, 2017 930 Views 0 comment Print

It is hereby clarified that the holding company if it is covered by the corporate sector roadmap for implementation of Ind AS, shall follow the corporate sector roadmap and if the company has got payment bank or small finance bank as its subsidiary then subsidiary company shall follow the banking sector roadmap

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