Brief Overview:

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has extended:

(i)    the timeline for filing of 45 company e-forms, PAS-03 and SPICE+ Part A in MCA 21 Version 3.0;

(ii)   extended the reservation period for the Company names reserved by the Registrar; and

(iii)  permitted physical filing of Form GNL-2, MGT-14, PAS-3, SH-8, SH-9 and SH-11 with the Registrar.

Technical Details:

MCA extended timeline for filing the following forms till 31^st March 2023, without payment of additional fees:

1)    45 company e-Forms (due for filing between 7^th February 2023 to 28^th February 2023) & SPICE + Part A in MCA 21 Version 3.0; and

2)    PAS-03 (due for filing between 20^th January 2023 to 28^th February 2023).

MCA has also added an additional 20 days and 25 days, respectively to:

(i)    the timelines for resubmitting the applications for change of company name (due for filing between 23^rd January 2023 and 28^th February 2023); and

(ii)   the reservation period for company names reserved by the Registrar.

The MCA has further permitted physical filing of Form GNL-2, MGT-14, PAS-3, SH-8, SH-9 and SH-11 from 22^nd February 2023 to 31^st March 2023 with the concerned Registrar without payment of fee. Such filing will be accompanied with an undertaking from the Company to file the relevant Forms in electronic form on MCA-21 Portal alongwith applicable fee.

For further details, please see:

Extension of timeline for filing E-forms
MCA permits physical filing of forms

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