Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments introduce Rule 87A, which outlines the procedure for appeals and applications related to the restoration of a company's name to the register of companies under Section 252 of the Companies Act, 2013. It details the process for filing appeals/applications, serving copies, the Tribunal's powers, and requirements for restoring a company's name.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment to National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016:
* A new rule, 87A, is inserted after rule 87.
Rule 87A: Appeal or application under subsection 1 and subsection 3 of section 252:
* An appeal or application under Section 252(1) or 252(3) can be filed in Form No. NCLT. 9 with necessary modifications.
* A copy of the appeal or application must be served to the Registrar and other persons directed by the Tribunal at least 14 days before the hearing.
* The Tribunal may pass appropriate orders after hearing the appeal or application.
* If the Tribunal orders the restoration of a company's name, the order must direct:
* The appellant or applicant to deliver a certified copy to the Registrar of Companies within 30 days.
* The Registrar of Companies to publish the order in the Official Gazette.
* The appellant or applicant to pay the Registrar's costs, unless the Tribunal directs otherwise.
* The company to file pending financial statements and annual returns and comply with the Companies Act, 2013, as directed by the Tribunal.
* An application by the Registrar of Companies for restoration under Section 252(1) second proviso shall be in Form No. NCLT 9, and the Tribunal may pass appropriate orders after the hearing.
Impact Analysis:
Registrar of Companies:
* Impact: Receives copies of appeals/applications, publishes restoration orders in the Official Gazette, may receive costs from the appellant/applicant, and ensures the company complies with the Companies Act, 2013. May also file applications for restoration.
* Action Required: Process appeals/applications, publish orders as directed, collect costs if applicable, and monitor company compliance. File application in Form No. NCLT 9 if pursuing restoration.
Companies Seeking Restoration:
* Impact: Must comply with Tribunal orders, including filing pending financial statements and annual returns, and adhering to the Companies Act, 2013.
* Action Required: File appeals or applications in Form No. NCLT. 9, deliver certified copies of restoration orders to the Registrar, pay costs if required, file all pending documents, and ensure compliance with the Companies Act, 2013.
Appellants/Applicants (Other than Companies):
* Impact: Responsible for serving copies of appeals/applications, delivering certified copies of restoration orders, and paying the Registrar's costs unless directed otherwise.
* Action Required: File appeals or applications in Form No. NCLT. 9, serve copies as required, deliver certified copies of restoration orders, and pay costs as directed.
National Company Law Tribunal:
* Impact: Hears appeals and applications, directs service of copies, passes appropriate orders, and sets timelines for compliance.
* Action Required: Adjudicate appeals/applications, direct service of copies, and issue orders as appropriate.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: A law enacted in 2013, mentioned in the context of exercising powers and complying with requirements.
National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016: Rules that are being amended by this notification.
National Company Law Tribunal Amendment Rules, 2017: The title of the rules being introduced in this notification.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the rules are to be published.
Form No. NCLT. 9: A form number specified for filing appeal or application before the Tribunal.
Registrar of Companies: An entity on which a copy of the appeal or application shall be served.
Section 252: Section of an act related to appeal or application for restoration.
Amardeep Singh Bhatia: Jt. Secy., likely a government official involved in the notification.
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अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, 5 जलु ाई, 2017
ससससाााा....ककककाााा....ििििनननन.... 888844440000((((अअअअ))))....————के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, कंपनी अिधिनयम, 2013 (2013 का 18) क(cid:7409) धारा 469 क(cid:7409) उपधारा
(1) और उपधारा (2) (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करत े (cid:7263)ए, रा(cid:7398)ीय कंपनी िविध अिधकरण िनयम, 2016 म(cid:7286) और
संशोधन करने के िलए िन(cid:7388)िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:6981)त:् -
1. (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का संि(cid:6979)(cid:7385) नाम रा(cid:7398)ीय कंपनी िविध अिधकरण (संशोधन) िनयम, 2017 ह।ै
(2) य े राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) उनके (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख को (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275) ह(cid:7298)गे।
2. रा(cid:7398)ीय कंपनी िविध अिधकरण िनयम, 2016 म,(cid:7286) िनयम 87 के प(cid:7391)ात, िन(cid:7388)िलिखत िनयम अंतः(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया
जाएगा, अथा(cid:6981)त:-
““““88887777कककक.... धधधधाााारररराााा 222255552222 कककक(cid:7409)(cid:7409)(cid:7409)(cid:7409) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) औऔऔऔरररर उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((3333)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन अअअअपपपपीीीीलललल ययययाााा आआआआववववददेेददेे नननन....————(1) धारा 252 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) के
अधीन कोई अपील या उपधारा (3) के अधीन कोई आवेदन अिधकरण के सम(cid:6979) (cid:7079)(cid:7272)प सं(cid:6990)या एनसीएलटी-9 म(cid:7286) ऐस े
उपांतरण(cid:7298) के साथ, जो आव(cid:7019)यक ह(cid:7298), फाइल (cid:7408)कया जा सकेगा।
(2) अपील या आवेदन, यथाि(cid:7021)थित, क(cid:7409) सुनवाई के िलए िनयत तारीख से कम से कम चौदह (cid:7408)दन पहल े अपील या
आवेदन क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितिलिप रिज(cid:7021)(cid:7069)ार और ऐसे अ(cid:7008)य (cid:7390)ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298), जैसा (cid:7408)क अिधकरण िनदेश द,े को तामील क(cid:7409) जाएगी।
(3) अिधकरण, अपील या आवेदन क(cid:7409) सुनवाई या उसक(cid:7409) (cid:7408)कसी (cid:7021)थिगत सुनवाई पर, ऐसा समुिचत आदेश, जो वह
समुिचत समझे, पा(cid:7407)रत कर सकेगा।
(4) य(cid:7408)द अिधकरण, ऐसी (cid:7408)कसी कंपनी का नाम कंपिनय(cid:7298) के रिज(cid:7021)टर म (cid:7286) पुन: शािमल करने का आदेश करता ह ै तो उस
आदेश म(cid:7286) यह िनदेश (cid:7408)दया जाएगा (cid:7408)क -
(क) अपीलाथ(cid:7278) या आवेदक आदेश क(cid:7409) तारीख से तीस (cid:7408)दन के अंदर कंपनी रिज(cid:7021)(cid:7069)ार को एक (cid:7079)मािणत (cid:7079)ितिलिप
प(cid:7407)रद(cid:7275) करेगा;
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(ख) ऐस े प(cid:7407)रदान पर, कंपनी रिज(cid:7021)(cid:7069)ार अपन े शासक(cid:7409)य नाम और मु(cid:7076)ा के साथ राजप(cid:7074) म (cid:7286) आदशे (cid:7079)कािशत करेगा;
(ग) अपीलाथ(cid:7278) या आवेदक अपील या आवेदन क(cid:7409) या उसके कारण होने वाली लागत का संदाय करेगा जब तक (cid:7408)क
अिधकरण (cid:7367)ारा अ(cid:7008)यथा िनदेश न (cid:7408)दया जाए; और
(घ) कंपनी लंिबत िव(cid:7275)ीय िववरण और वा(cid:7414)षक िववरिणयाँ रिज(cid:7021)(cid:7069)ार के पास फाइल करेगी और कंपनी अिधिनयम,
2013 और उसके अधीन बनाए गए िनयम(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) अपे(cid:6979)ा(cid:7312) का ऐसे समय के भीतर अनुपालन करेगी, जैसा अिधकरण
(cid:7367)ारा िनदेश (cid:7408)दया जाए।
(5) धारा 252 क(cid:7409) उपधारा (1) के दसू रे परंतुक के अधीन (cid:7408)कसी कंपनी का नाम कंपनी रिज(cid:7021)टर म(cid:7286) पुन: शािमल करने के
िलए कंपनी रिज(cid:7021)(cid:7069)ार (cid:7367)ारा फाइल (cid:7408)कया गया आवेदन (cid:7079)(cid:7272)प सं(cid:6990)या एनसीएलटी-9 म(cid:7286) होगा और अिधकरण आवेदन क(cid:7409)
सुनवाई या उसक(cid:7409) (cid:7408)कसी (cid:7021)थिगत सुनवाई पर समुिचत आदशे , जैसा (cid:7408)क वह उिचत समझ(cid:7286) पा(cid:7407)रत कर सकेगा।”
[फा. सं. 1/30/2013-सीएल-V]
अमरदीप (cid:7410)सह भा(cid:7407)टया, संयु(cid:7334) सिचव
(cid:7407)(cid:7407)(cid:7407)(cid:7407)टटटट(cid:7009)(cid:7009)(cid:7009)(cid:7009)पपपपणणणण:::: मूल िनयम भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग- II खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म(cid:7286) सा.का.िन. 716(अ), तारीख 21 जलु ाई,
2016 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कए गए थे और इनम (cid:7286) सा.का.िन. 1159(अ) तारीख 20 (cid:7408)दसंबर, 2016 (cid:7367)ारा संशोधन (cid:7408)कए
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MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th July, 2017
G.S.R. 840(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 469
of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend
the National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the National Company Law Tribunal (Amendment) Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016, after rule 87, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“87A. Appeal or application under sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of section 252.—(1) An appeal under sub-
section (1) or an application under sub-section (3) of section 252, may be filed before the Tribunal in Form No. NCLT.
9, with such modifications as may be necessary.
(2) A copy of the appeal or application, shall be served on the Registrar and on such other persons as the Tribunal may
direct, not less than fourteen days before the date fixed for hearing of the appeal or application, as the case may be.
(3) Upon hearing the appeal or the application or any adjourned hearing thereof, the Tribunal may pass appropriate
order, as it deems fit.
(4) Where the Tribunal makes an order restoring the name of a company in the register of companies, the order shall
direct that-
(a) the appellant or applicant shall deliver a certified copy to the Registrar of Companies within thirty days from
the date of the order;
(b)(cid:32) on such delivery, the Registrar of Companies do, in his official name and seal, publish the order in the
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(c)(cid:32) the appellant or applicant do pay to the Registrar of Companies his costs of, and occasioned by, the appeal or
application, unless the Tribunal directs otherwise; and
(d)(cid:32) the company shall file pending financial statements and annual returns with the Registrar and comply with
the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder within such time as may be
directed by the Tribunal.
(5) An application filed by the Registrar of Companies for restoration of name of a company in the register of
companies under second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 252 shall be in Form No. NCLT 9 and upon hearing the
application or any adjourned hearing thereof, the Tribunal may pass an appropriate order, as it deems fit.”.
[F. N. 1/30/2013-CL-V]
AMARDEEP SINGH BHATIA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) (cid:118)(cid:100)(cid:105)(cid:101)
number G.S.R. 716(E), dated 21st July, 2016 and amended (cid:118)(cid:100)(cid:105)(cid:101) notification number G.S.R. 1159(E) dated the
20th December, 2016.
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