DPT-3 Due Date Extended to July 31, 2026: MCA General Circular 02/2026, the Data Centre Fire Relief Package, and Who Must File

MCA General Circular 02/2026 extends DPT-3 filing to July 31, 2026 without additional fees after the June 5 data centre fire. Who must file DPT-3, the checklist and penalties.

Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026: Bigger Small Company, Liberalised Buybacks and a Body-Corporate NFRA

Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 proposes a bigger small company, liberalised Section 68 buybacks and a body-corporate NFRA. Pending JPC. What to prepare.

ROC Jurisdiction Re-alignment 2026: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh ROC Splits Effective February 16, 2026 and How to Verify Your Current ROC

MCA Notification S.O. 658(E) effective February 16, 2026 split four ROC offices into 12. This advisory maps the new district-to-ROC allocation, the V3 master data verification SOP, the wrong-ROC filing risk, and the 4-week verification checklist before the September 2026 AOC-4 wave.

SBO Electronic Register on V3 Portal Effective April 1, 2026: BEN-2 30-Day Filing, Rs 10 Lakh Penalty Under Section 90(11), and Annual Verification Map

From April 1, 2026, every Indian company must maintain its SBO Register on the MCA V3 portal. This advisory maps the BEN-2 30-day filing window, the 15-day update SOP, the Section 90(11) Rs 10 lakh penalty, and the annual MGT-7 verification tick-box for FY 2025-26.

Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026: MCA’s One-Time Window for Regularising Pending ROC Filings

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026, a one-time amnesty window under Sections 403 and 460 of the Companies Act, 2013. The … Read More