{"id":2168,"date":"2025-08-31T16:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhatiabhola.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2025-08-31T16:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:15:46","slug":"company-law-mca-to-rajya-sabha-dated-19-08-2025-companies-act-2013-not-applicable-in-sikkim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhatiabhola.com\/index.php\/blog\/2025\/08\/31\/company-law-mca-to-rajya-sabha-dated-19-08-2025-companies-act-2013-not-applicable-in-sikkim\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Law MCA to Rajya Sabha Dated 19\/08\/2025 &#8211; Companies Act, 2013 not applicable in Sikkim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0MCA has clarified that the Companies Act 2013, does not currently apply to the state of Sikkim. In Rajya Sabha debate in 2013, the then Corporate Affairs Minister committed to consulting the Sikkim government before implementing the new law. 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