The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014

Rule 10A Central Processing Center

Chapter: II · Filing and Authentication

1(1) The Registrar of the Central Processing Center established under sub-section (1) of section 396 shall examine or cause to be examined every application or e-Form or document required or authorised to be filed or delivered as provided under sub-rule (3), for approval, registration or taking on record by the Registrar.

1(2) The Registrar shall take a decision on the application, e-forms or documents within thirty days from the date of its filing excluding the cases in which an approval of the Central Government or the Regional Director or any other competent authority is required.

1(3) The provisions of sub-rule (2) to (5) of rule 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to the examination of application, e-Forms or documents under this rule.

1(4) The Registrar of the Central Processing Center shall exercise jurisdiction all over India in respect of the examination of following application, e-Forms or documents, namely:-

1(i) Filing of Resolutions and agreements to the Registrar under section 117 of the Act in e-Form no. MGT-14;

1(ii) Notice to Registrar of any alteration of share capital under section 64 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-7;

1(iii) Application for approval of Central Government for change of name under section 13 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-24;

1(iv) One Person Company - Application for Conversion under section 18 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-6;

1(v) Conversion of public company into private company or private company into public company under sections 14 and 18 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-27;

1(vi) Intimation to Registrar of revocation/surrender of license issued under section 8 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-20;

1(vii) Return of deposits under sections 73 and 76 of the Act in e-Form no. DPT-3;

1(viii) Application to ROC for obtaining the status of dormant company under sub-section (1) of section 455 of the Act in e-Form no. MSC-1;

1(ix) Application for seeking status of active company under sub-section (5) of section 455 of the Act in e-Form no. MSC-4;

1(x) Letter of Offer under section 68 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-8;

1(xi) Declaration of Solvency under sub-section (6) of section 68 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-9;

1(xii) Return in respect of buy-back of securities under sub-section (10) of section 68 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-11.

1(5) In case multiple applications, e-Forms or documents are filed at a time under sub-rule (4), then all the applications, e-Forms or documents shall be examined and decided by the Registrar of the Central Processing Center.

1(6) Nothing in this rule shall confer any power on the Registrar of the Central Processing Center under section 399 of the Act in case of applications, e-Forms or documents filed under sub-rule (4), and the Registrar having territorial jurisdiction shall continue to exercise his powers under the said section.

1. Rule 10A ins. by G.S.R. 107(E), dated 14th February, 2024 (Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2024), w.e.f. 14th February, 2024.

[10A. Central Processing Center.-

(1) The Registrar of the Central Processing Center established under sub-section (1) of section 396 shall examine or cause to be examined every application or e-Form or document required or authorised to be filed or delivered as provided under sub-rule (3), for approval, registration or taking on record by the Registrar.

(2) The Registrar shall take a decision on the application, e-forms or documents within thirty days from the date of its filing excluding the cases in which an approval of the Central Government or the Regional Director or any other competent authority is required.

(3) The provisions of sub-rule (2) to (5) of rule 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis in relation to the examination of application, e-Forms or documents under this rule.

(4) The Registrar of the Central Processing Center shall exercise jurisdiction all over India in respect of the examination of following application, e-Forms or documents, namely:-

(i) Filing of Resolutions and agreements to the Registrar under section 117 of the Act in e-Form no. MGT-14;

(ii) Notice to Registrar of any alteration of share capital under section 64 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-7;

(iii) Application for approval of Central Government for change of name under section 13 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-24;

(iv) One Person Company - Application for Conversion under section 18 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-6;

(v) Conversion of public company into private company or private company into public company under sections 14 and 18 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-27;

(vi) Intimation to Registrar of revocation/surrender of license issued under section 8 of the Act in e-Form no. INC-20;

(vii) Return of deposits under sections 73 and 76 of the Act in e-Form no. DPT-3;

(viii) Application to ROC for obtaining the status of dormant company under sub-section (1) of section 455 of the Act in e-Form no. MSC-1;

(ix) Application for seeking status of active company under sub-section (5) of section 455 of the Act in e-Form no. MSC-4;

(x) Letter of Offer under section 68 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-8;

(xi) Declaration of Solvency under sub-section (6) of section 68 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-9;

(xii) Return in respect of buy-back of securities under sub-section (10) of section 68 of the Act in e-Form no. SH-11.

(5) In case multiple applications, e-Forms or documents are filed at a time under sub-rule (4), then all the applications, e-Forms or documents shall be examined and decided by the Registrar of the Central Processing Center.

(6) Nothing in this rule shall confer any power on the Registrar of the Central Processing Center under section 399 of the Act in case of applications, e-Forms or documents filed under sub-rule (4), and the Registrar having territorial jurisdiction shall continue to exercise his powers under the said section.]

1. Rule 10A ins. by G.S.R. 107(E), dated 14th February, 2024 (Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2024), w.e.f. 14th February, 2024.