Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Settlement of prosecutions cases

MCA vide Letter No. F. No. 3/57/2011-CL.II dated 3rd June, 2011 has initiated  a new process of “Lok Adalats” to review and ascertain the legal cases where the companies and their officers in default are inclined   to get  the offences compounded. MCA has asked all the ROC’s and Regional Director’s (RD) to organize Lok Adalats headed by RD’s …

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Payment of MCA 21 Fees / ROC fees Via NEFT

MCA has taken another initiative in order to eliminate the inconvenience caused due to payment processing delays by introducing payment of MCA filing fees via National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) mode, in addition to the existing payment methods i.e. Credit Card, Internet Banking & Physical Challan (for payments in excess of Rs. 50,000/-). Please click here for NEFT payment user guide.

Dematerialization of Share Certificate by Public Companies

MCA vide  letter no. 17/143/2011-CL.V issued draft Companies (Dematerialization of Certificates) Rules, 2011, so that Public Companies and their subsidiaries which have raised money by issue of shares, debentures, accepting public deposits, stock, bond or any other financial instruments from public, other than from directors of the company, shall be required to issue and keep such share certificates, debenture certificates and certificates …

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Clarification regarding effective date of Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification no. 09th May 2011 has amended the Companies Regulations, 1956 and these regulations are called Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. In the Companies Regulation, 1956 in Part B, in regulation 3,5,7,9 and 14 for the word “Regional Director” the word “Registrar of Companies” shall be substituted. In the …

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Clarification regarding effective date of Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had notified Companies (Particular of Employees)Amendment Rules,  2011 vide GSR 289 (E) dated 31.03.2011 raising the limit of employee’s salary to be disclosed in the Directors Report from Rs. 24 Lakhs  per annum or Rs. 2 lakhs per month to Rs. 60 Lakhs per annum or Rs. 5 Lakhs per …

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Loan to Public Limited Companies under Section 295 of the Companies Act, 1956

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has noticed that companies are making applications for getting prior approval of Central Government when they propose to make any loan to, or give any guarantee or provide any security in connection with a loan made by any other person to a Public Limited Company of which any such director …

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Corrigendum to Circular dated 31st March, 2010 on filing of Balance Sheet and profit and Loss Account in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) mode

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had issued a Circular bearing No 09/2010 dated 31.03.2010 as per which it had mandated certain class of companies to file balance sheets and profit and loss account for the year 2010-11 onwards by using XBRL taxonomy. MCA has now issued a Corrigendum vide circular No. 25/2011 dated 12th May, …

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Certification of e-Forms under the Companies Act, 1956 by Practicing Professionals

The MCA had as per its circular bearing No. 14/2011 dated 8th April, 2011 entrusted practicing professionals registered as Members of the professional bodies namely, ICAI, ICSI & ICWAI with the responsibility of ensuring integrity of documents filed by them with MCA in electronic mode and the system would accept these documents online without the …

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Green Initiative in the Corporate Governance

Green Initiative in the Corporate Governance-Issue of Certificate by Digital Signature: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its General Circular No. 29/2011 dated 20.05.2011 has taken another step towards “Green Initiative” and decided that all certificates and standard letters issued by the Registrar of Companies will now be issued electronically under the Digital Signature of …

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