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Companies Act 2013

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The Companies Act 2013 is the foundational corporate-law statute of India, enacted by the Parliament of India on 29 August 2013 and brought into force in phases beginning 12 September 2013 with full operationality from 1 April 2014. The Act replaces the Companies Act 1956 and governs every aspect of Indian companies from incorporation through liquidation: corporate structure, share capital, board composition, financial reporting, audit, related-party transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate social responsibility, and dissolution. The Act applies uniformly to private companies, public companies (listed and unlisted), one-person companies, and section 8 (not-for-profit) companies, with specific provisions for each category.

Director Identification Number (DIN)

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The Director Identification Number (DIN) is the unique 8-digit identifier issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) under Sections 153-159 of the Companies Act 2013 to every person who serves as a director on the board of an Indian company. The DIN is mandatory: no person can be appointed as a director without first obtaining a DIN. The framework was introduced under the Companies Act 1956 (Section 266A) effective 1 November 2006 and was retained and refined under the Companies Act 2013.

MCA21 portal

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The MCA21 portal is the comprehensive e-filing platform operated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) at mca.gov.in for all statutory filings under the Companies Act 2013 and the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008. The platform handles every interaction between Indian companies (and LLPs) and the Registrar of Companies , from incorporation through annual filings through strike-off. The portal was launched in 2006 as one of India’s earliest e-government initiatives and was substantially redesigned in 2021-2022 in what is referred to as the MCA21 v2 (or v3) migration.

Registrar of Companies (RoC)

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The Registrar of Companies (RoC) is the statutory office in India under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) that administers the Companies Act 2013 and its predecessor legislations across all Indian companies. The office is established under Section 396 of the Companies Act 2013 and operates through 22 regional jurisdictions covering the states and union territories of India. Every Indian company, whether private or public, listed or unlisted, interacts with the RoC at multiple points in its lifecycle: at incorporation, in annual return and financial statement filings, on board and shareholder resolution registrations, on charge registrations, and ultimately at strike-off or wind-up.