Corporate Laws & Compliance
Company law and secretarial compliance, kept current - so your filings, records, and governance never fall behind.
We handle the company law and secretarial compliance that comes with running a registered business in India - the ongoing filings, governance, and reporting requirements that follow incorporation. Our role is to keep your statutory record clean and current, so compliance never becomes a last-minute scramble.
Our Services
ROC compliance, secretarial support, and the governance work that keeps a company in good standing year after year. The recurring filings below are a key snapshot - actual applicability may vary by entity type and capital structure.
Company & OPC Annual Compliance
Statutory ROC compliance and director-level compliance, managed on schedule to keep your company in good standing.
- Annual filings - Form AOC-4 (financial statements) and Form MGT-7/MGT-7A (annual return), tied to the AGM timeline
- Auditor appointment filing - Form ADT-1, on every appointment or reappointment of an auditor
- Ongoing ROC compliance - event-based filings and statutory ROC compliance through the year
- Director KYC - DIR-3 KYC Web filing for every director, now on a three-year cycle under the MCA's revised framework, with updates required within 30 days of any change in director details
- DIN-related filings - allotment, changes, and updates to Director Identification Numbers
- DPT-3 filing - annual return of deposits and other receivables falling outside the deposit definition under Section 73
- PAS-6 filing - half-yearly share capital reconciliation for unlisted public companies
- MSME-1 filing - half-yearly return for outstanding payments to MSME creditors beyond 45 days
Company, OPC, and foreign subsidiary incorporation - name approval, SPICe+ filing, and post-incorporation registrations - is handled under Business Setup & Startup Advisory.
Secretarial Compliance, Board Support & Documentation
Company secretarial support that keeps governance records accurate and board processes running smoothly.
- Statutory registers - maintenance of statutory registers, minutes, and resolutions
- Board & shareholder meeting support - notices, agendas, and meeting management, including the Annual General Meeting that anchors the AOC-4 and MGT-7 filing deadlines
- Drafting & documentation - agreements, resolutions, and corporate documentation, prepared to hold up under scrutiny
LLP Annual Compliance
Annual filings and ongoing compliance support for Limited Liability Partnerships, including Form 11 and Form 8.
LLP incorporation - name reservation, FiLLiP filing, and partner documentation - is handled under Business Setup & Startup Advisory.
FEMA & RBI Compliance
Compliance support for foreign investment and cross-border transactions under FEMA and RBI regulations, including:
- FC-GPR filing - reporting allotment of shares to foreign investors/parent entities within the prescribed timeline via the RBI's FIRMS portal
- FC-TRS filing - reporting transfer of shares between resident and non-resident shareholders
- Annual FLA Return - Foreign Liabilities & Assets reporting to RBI
- Sectoral cap & entry-route advisory - automatic route vs. government approval route
- KYC & valuation certificate coordination - Merchant Banker/CA valuation under FEMA pricing guidelines
- Downstream investment compliance - where an Indian entity with foreign investment itself invests further
- General FEMA advisory - External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), and royalty/technical fee remittance compliance
Dematerialisation of Securities
Facilitating the mandatory conversion of physical share certificates into electronic (demat) form, as required under Rule 9B of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 for private companies (other than small companies).
- Applicability check - confirming whether the company falls under the "private company other than small company" threshold that triggers mandatory dematerialisation
- ISIN generation - coordination with a Registrar & Transfer Agent (RTA)
- Depository Participant liaison - opening the company's demat account with NSDL/CDSL
- Shareholder demat setup - facilitating promoters', directors', and shareholders' individual demat accounts
- Conversion coordination - surrender of physical share certificates and the dematerialisation process
- Post-demat compliance - ensuring no further allotment, transfer, or buyback occurs without demat, per Rule 9B restrictions
Further Reading
Practical guides on company law and compliance topics, written by Experts.