Public Notice Trade Mark Rules, 2017 have come in to force with effect from 06/03/2017. Rule 124 provides for determination of a well-known trademark by the Registrar. For the sake of convenience to general public in filing applications under the said Rule, following general guidelines are being issued:- Application under Rule 124 shall be filed on TM-M with prescribed fee as per First Sched......

PUBLIC NOTICE The 75th anniversary of India's independence is just a few days away. To commemorate this monumental occasion, the Government of India has launched 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. In this context, this office is taking an initiative to run a special drive for disposal of IP disputes wherein we encourage the parties to dispose the pending opposition and rectification cases. We also encour......

In the matter of Pitchers Internet Private Limited an Indian company having its registered office at B-39, 1st floor, Block B, Connaught Place, Landmark: near Park, New Delhi 110001, ROC Delhi has passed an order imposing a penalty on the company and its directors for violation of section 203(4) read with read with Rule 8A of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of managerial personnel) Rul......

This webform aims to simplify the process of filing an application for change in registered office address by an LLP. The Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) may change its registered office and file the notice of such change with Registrar of Company (ROC) by filing LLP Form No. 15 within 30 days of complying with the requirements of sub- rule (1) of rule 17 of Limited Liability Partnership Act, ......

The Limited Liability Partnership (‘LLP’), may, in addition to the registered office address, declare any other address as its address for service of documents to the Registrar of Companies (‘RoC’) in LLP Form No. 12. ......

On 8th September 2022, ROC Ahmedabad has passed an adjudication order against a Private Limited Company named M/S. HUIZHONG AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED and imposed a penalty of Rs. 40,000 on the company and its directors for not sending financial statements along with audit report and other documents which are required by law to be annexed with the financial statements to its membe......

Recently on 8th September 2022 Registrar of Companies Ahmedabad has imposed a penalty of Rs. 6,00,000 on the company named M/s Premier Solutions Private Limited and its directors for non-disclosure of DIN in its financial statements filed with ROC for 8 consecutive years from year 2013-14 to 2020-21. These penalties are imposed under section 454(3) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 3 of the Co......

The webform LLP Form No. 11 aims to simplify the process of filing annual return by LLP to Registrar of companies (RoC). Every limited liability partnership shall file an annual return, along with all the documents which are required to be or attached to such annual return, duly authenticated with the Registrar in LLP Form No. 11 within the prescribed time limit as per section 35 of The Limited Li......

The RUN LLP form is a facility for web-based application of name reservation. When an applicant has to get a name reserved for any new LLP to be incorporated or for conversion of a firm/ private company/ unlisted public company into LLP, the applicant needs to apply for reservation of name by filing the RUN LLP application. Once the name is approved, the applicant can apply for incorporation of th......

This webform aims to simplify the process of application of change of services related to LLP with the concerned Registrar of Companies (RoC). Following functionalities can be availed by the users through this webform: Application for filing information with regard to LLP Agreement. Application for filing information with regard to changes in LLP Agreement. ......

The webform Form no. 4 aims to simplify the process of application by an LLP with the concerned Registrar of Companies (RoC) for the following scenarios: Where a person becomes a Designated Partner or Partner; or ceases to be one, then a notice is filed with the Registrar within thirty days from the date he becomes or ceases to be a Designated Partner or Partner; and Where there is any c......

The webform LLP Form No. 28 aims to simplify the process of e-filing of alterations in particulars of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (Foreign LLP) registered in India. A Foreign LLP shall, within stipulated timeline, file its alterations with the Registrar in Form 28 along with the fee as provided in Rule 34 (11) read with Annexure A of Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009. ......

Foreign limited liability partnership shall, within thirty days of establishing a place of business in India, file its particulars with the Registrar in LLP Form No. 27 along with the fee as provided in rule 34 (1) of Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009. ......

Section 203 of Companies Act, 2013 states that every listed company and every other public company having a paid-up share capital of ten crore rupees shall have the CFO as whole-time key managerial personnel. Provided a whole time key managerial personnel shall not hold office in more than one company except in its subsidiary company at the same time. As per Article of Association of RFPL the ri......

There are many untouched provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) wherein not much emphasis or clarification has been furnished by the appropriate authority or any respected professional. Section 146 of the Act is one of them. For quick reference, reproducing extract of Section 146: “All notices of, and other communications relating to, any general meeting shall be for......

The webform LLP Form No. 25 aims to simplify the process of filing an application to Registrar of Companies (RoC) for reservation or renewal of name by a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (FLLP)/ Foreign Company. It may reserve its existing name by which it is registered in the country of its regulation or incorporation on payment of requisite fee; provided that such reservation shall be valid......

The webform LLP Form No. 8 aims to simplify the process of filing of application by an existing LLP/FLLP for Statement of Account & Solvency and Charge to Registrar of Companies (RoC). ......

The webform LLP Form No.5 aims to simplify the process of filing an application by an existing LLP for change of name to Registrar of companies (RoC) by the user. For changing the name, LLP is required to have a name reserved through RUN- LLP service. ......

This form is web based named “FiLLiP” aims to simplify the process of incorporation of LLP and its registration with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) by the user. The following services can be availed by the user through this One single window for Registration of LLP through FiLLiP: Application for Reservation of name of LLP; Application for allotment of Designated Partner i......

Special Economic Zone (SEZ) includes making available goods and services free of taxes and duties, supported by integrated world class infrastructure for export production, expeditious and single window mechanism ( both for Central and State Government related approvals) and a package of incentives to attract foreign and domestic investments for promoting export led growth. SEZ Online has been de......

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Fees applicability on LLP Forms 8 & 11 Filing also has been revised with effect from 1st April 2022 vide LLP (Amendment) Rules, 2022. Earlier before LLP (Amendment) Rules, 2022- If an LLP does not file its annual filing forms within the prescribed time, then there would be penalty of Rs. 100 per day per form is payable from the due date of filing return till the date actual return is filed. ......

Clause (8) of Part I of the FIRST SCHEDULE to The Company Secretaries Act, 1980 provides that a Company Secretary in Practice shall be deemed to be guilty of professional misconduct, if he - “accepts the position of a Company Secretary in Practice previously held by another Company Secretary in Practice without first communicating with him in writing.” The primary requirement under thi......

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The first step to incorporate Limited liability partnership (LLP) is reservation of name of LLP. Applicant has to file LLP RUN for ascertaining availability and reservation of the name of a LLP business. Before apply check your LLP Name availability through search at https://www.mca.gov.in/mcafoportal/showCheckLLPName.do You can also file LLP name directly with Incorporation through FiLLiP which ......

Corporate Social Responsibility is a means by which company seeks to give back to the society and integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. In accordance with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020, company can undertake CSR activities either itself or through entities defined under Rule ......

S. No. Type of Company Class Category Sub-Category  1 Producer Company Shall be Pre-filled as Private Shall be Pre-filled as Company limited by shares May select any sub-category other than ‘Guarantee and Association company’.  2 Unlimited Company May select either Private or Public Shall be Pre-filled as Unlimited company May select any sub-cate......

(Portal for submitting FLA : https://flair.rbi.org.in) ⇒ Purpose The annual return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) is required to be submitted directly by all the Indian companies which have received FDI (foreign direct investment) and/or made FDI abroad (i.e. overseas investment) in the previous year(s) including the current year i.e. who holds foreign Assets or Liabilities in thei......

Security Clearance has become mandatory for directors of a country who shares land border with India. Indian Government has recently mandated that foreign nationals from a few countries, before they are confirmed as directors on boards of Indian companies, need to go through security clearance. On 1 June 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notification which amends the Companies (A......

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If registered company under Companies Act 2013 with the paid-up share capital more than ten crore rupees (Amended from 5 cr to 10cr via------). Then, the company is required to appoint a whole time Company secretary under section 203 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8A of the companies. Functions of the company secretary have been codified in the Companies Act, which include:- ......

In a recent order passed by Karnataka ROC in regard to the violation of Section 170 of the Companies Act 2013, even though the that Private company which are not falling under any of the class or classes of companies prescribed u/s 203 (Mandatory Provision for KMP), the usage of abbreviation ‘CEO’ as designation by one of the director, without having proper approval of the Board......

What is Section 12(3)(c) under the Companies Act 2013 talking all about ? As per Section 12 (3) Every company shall— (a) paint or affix its name, and the address of its registered office, and keep the same painted or affixed, on the outside of every office or place in which its business is carried on, in a conspicuous position, in legible letters, and if the characters employed theref......

An existing company seeking a change of name shall apply to the Central Government (RoC) by filing an application in eForm INC-24. For changing the name, company is required to have a name reserved through RUN service and shall have passed the special resolution.INC-24 form is required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 29(2) of the Companies (Incorpora......

As we know previous many Orders comes in regard to the Clarification on Principal And Interest Amount Cannot Be Clubbed To Reach The Minimum Threshold Of Rs. 1 Crore U/S 4, IBC NCLT, Delhi bench recently heared a case where it was found that the claim amount was the sum of the Principal Amount and the interest thereon. The NCLT Bench held that the “interest can be claimed as the Financ......

Application Form for filing application for declaration as Nidhi Company or updation of status by Nidhi's.  406. (1) In this section, "Nidhi" or "Mutual Benefit Society" means a company which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a Nidhi or Mutual Benefit Society, as the case may be.  (2) The Central Government may, by notification in t......

Language of Section 161. Appointment of Additional Director, Alternate Director and Nominee Director (1) The articles of a company may confer on its Board of Directors the power to appoint any person, other than a person who fails to get appointed as a director in a general meeting, as an Additional Director at any time who shall hold office up to the date of the next annual general meeting ......

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ABOUT THE CASE:  Vidarbha Industries Power Limited Vs Axis Bank Limited (Supreme Court) Date -12th July, 2022   The Supreme Court of India in the cited case was considering SLP of the defaulting company which had defaulted on loan from Axis Bank Limited being a financial creditor. The appellant pleaded that the default was on account of dispute relating to the price of ......

Before Amendment, if the Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is deactivated once any director of a company resigns by submitting e-form DIR-11. However, in cases where all the directors of a company resign in one go, before appointment of new directors, the company cannot do any filing due to lack of an authorized signatory Director.  In order to solve this difficulty, the Ministry vide Gene......

Every company other than certain exempted class of companies, which has number of layers of subsidiaries in excess of the layers specified in the Companies Act 2013 shall file a return in Form CRL-1 with the Registrar within a period of 150 days from the date of publication of these rules in the Official Gazette. Section 2(87)  "Subsidiary Company" or "Subsidiary", in relation to any othe......

Earlier before amendment under Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, prescribed classes of companies are mandated to provide electronic means of voting facility to its members for voting on resolutions proposed at general meetings. In order to make the procedures of electronic voting clear and simple, the Ministry of Corpor......

We know that Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 imposes restrictions on companies from giving loans to any person more than a threshold level.   But, In the Year 2015 Ministry of Corporate Affairs through its General Circular No. 04/2015 dated 10.03.2015, clarified that loans and/or advances to their employees, other than managing and whole time directors, are not governed by the re......

1. Compliance requirement under Income Tax act, 1961 Sl. Compliance Particulars Due Dates 1 Due date of depositing TDS/TCS liabilities under Income Tax Act, 1961 for previous month. 07.01.2022 2. Due date for deposit of TDS for the period October 2021 to December 2021 when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under section 192......

Our Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modiji may have shocked the nation with his Nov. 8 announcement, the prime minister’s move was a master stroke killing many birds in 1 stone (black money, terrorism, hoarding, inflation, banking finance) but the move was hardly unprecedented. India has pulled select denominations of its currency twice before. The first was when Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000,......

The Punjab and Haryana High Court in Amit Kumar v/s Navjot Dubey1 held that Husband Can’t deny maintenance to wife, kids merely because wife earns more. Facts of the case   The petitioner had appealed against the order passed by the District Judge, Pathankot whereby the respondent – wife had been allowed maintenance pendente lite under Section 242 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955......

Pokémon Go by now needs little introduction. The Internet some time ago has been rife with guides about its gameplay and tales of mishaps and freak incidents. Pokémon Go is not the first or the only application of augmented reality (AR), but it is the first AR application that has made it into the mainstream. The app has been downloaded more than a 100 million times, had over 20 mill......

Introduction The contemporary era is the leading the way of inclusive development under the knowledge driven economy. Creativity and innovation have been constant in growth and development of any knowledge economy. There is an abundance of creative and innovative energies flowing in India.1 It is an acknowledged fact that a strong and balanced legal framework encourages continuous flow of innovat......