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...
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has identified 1,06,578 Directors for disqualification under Section 164(2)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 as on September 12, 2017.
To Avoid last minutes rush and system congestion on the MCA 21 Portal on Account of annual filings during the months of October and November, 2017, Companies are requested to file their financial statements and annual returns at the earliest, without postponing it to the last few days permitted for the same.
A Limited Liability Partnership may be incorporated as per the procedure explained below: User Registration Register yourself on the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, developed for LLP services, i.e. Www.llp.gov.in. This website may also be accessed through the website of the ministry www.mca.gov.in On the home page of the URL www.llp.gov.in click “Register” tab […]
Stricter Norms for Corporate Governance: Punishment for Siphoning off Money from Bank Accounts of Struck Off Companies; Disqualifation of Directors from Being Appointed or Reappointed in Companies
The concept of One Person Company [OPC] is a new vehicle/form of business, introduced by The Companies Act, 2013 [No.18 of 2013], thereby enabling Entrepreneur(s) carrying on the business in the Sole-Proprietor form of business to enter into a Corporate Framework. One Person Company is a hybrid of Sole-Proprietor and Company form of business, and has been provided with concessional/relaxed requirements under the Act
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, shall be eligible to be re-appointed as a director of that company or appointed in other company for a period of five years from the date on which the said company fails to do so.
In general, the Company functions through the decisions of the Board of Directors who are guided by the wishes of the majority subject to welfare of the company. The general principle of company law is that every member holding shares of a particular class will have equal rights to vote. It has therefore become a Cardinal Rule of Company Law that prima facie, a majority of members of a company are entitled to exercise the powers of the company and generally control its affairs.
The Companies Act, 2013 restricts the taking or accepting of loan by a Company from its directors, relatives of Directors and other persons. It is pertinent to note that the exemption notification which is applicable only to Private Companies issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs on dated 05th June, 2015 and deposit exemption notification issued on dated 15th September, 2015.
Section 248 of Companies Act, 2013 notified with effect from 26.12.2016 deals with Power of Registrar to Remove Name of Company from Register of Companies. Various ROC has recently remove many companies exercising the power U/s. 248 if a company has failed to commence its business within one year of its incorporation or a company […]
Section 164 of Companies Act, 2013 deals with Disqualifications for Appointment of Director and Section 164(2)(a) disqualifies a person from being a director who is or has been a director of a company which (a) has not filed financial statements or annual returns for any continuous period of three financial years; ROC has put list […]
