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Companies Act applicability matrix

Listed company

Overlay SEBI LODR, listing regulations, stock-exchange filings and secretarial standards.

Source and status control

Primary authority: Companies Act, 2013 ยท MCA notifications and portal

Local legal-text status: Mapped to the Companies Act, 2013 and current MCA notifications; confirm the latest notification before relying on classification-specific thresholds.

Currentness control: Thresholds, exemptions and modifications can change; verify the current notification and event date.

Provision-by-provision test

Identify class/status
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Locate section and base Rule
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Apply exemption/modification notification
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Apply listed/sectoral overlay

Finin2min implementation framework

Trigger and scope

Overlay SEBI LODR, listing regulations, stock-exchange filings and secretarial standards.

Evidence and control

Keep constitutional documents, master data, recognition/licence, shareholding, turnover/capital evidence and notification relied upon.

Consequence

Wrong classification may invalidate an exemption, alter filing, governance, audit, penalty or stakeholder rights.

Transaction application

Identify the actor, event date, governing tax year or reporting period, authority, document version and every cumulative condition. Record why each limb is satisfied, disputed or not applicable.

Authority, consent and execution

Confirm legal capacity, authorised signatory, digital-signature requirements, professional certification and portal credentials before filing or relying on the document.

Evidence and retention checklist

Retain source data, approvals, computations, correspondence, filing acknowledgement, payment record, amended filing history and the version of the governing instrument used.

Limitation, forum and remedies

Do not assume a general limitation period. Check the specific Act, Rule, notification, portal window, condonation power, appeal route and judicial treatment applicable to the event date.

Cross-law overlays

Overlay SEBI, RBI/IFSCA, FEMA, tax, GST, labour, Competition, IBC and sector-specific law as applicable.