eFORM STK-2
PURPOSE
OF THE EFORM
eForm
STK - 2 is required
to be filed pursuant to Section
248 (2) of the Companies Act,
2013 and Rule 4, 5, 6 & 8
of the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of
Companies) Rules, 2016 which are hereunder for your reference :
Section
248 (2): Without
prejudice to the provisions of
sub-section (1), a
company may, after extinguishing
all its liabilities,
by a special resolution
or consent of seventy-five per cent members
in terms of paid-up share capital, file an application
in the prescribed manner to the Registrar for removing the
name of the company from the
register of companies on all or any of the grounds specified in
sub-section (1) and the Registrar shall, on receipt of such
application, cause a public notice to be issued in the prescribed
manner: 
Provided
that in the case of a company regulated under a special Act, approval
of the regulatory body constituted or established under that Act
shall also be obtained and enclosed with the application. 
NOTE
:
It
is an improved version of eForm FTE (Fast Track Exist) as per old
Companies Act, 1956. Which are now discontinued and New FORM STK –
2, is operational from 05th April, 2017.
RULE
4 : APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL OF 
NAME
OF COMPANY
- 
An
 application for removal of name of the company
 under sub-section (2) of section 248 shall be made in Form
 STK-2 along with the fee of five thousand rupees. - 
 
- 
Every
 application under sub-rule (1) shall accompany
 a no objection certificate from appropriate Regulatory
 Authority concerned in respect of following companies, namely... - 
 
 - 
 
  
i.
companies which have conducted or conducting non-banking financial
and investment activities as referred to in the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) or rules and regulations thereunder
ii.
housing finance companies as referred to in the Housing
Finance Companies (National Housing Bank) Directions, 2010 issued
under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987(53 of 1987)
iii.
insurance companies as referred to in the Insurance Act, 1938
(4 of 1938) or rules and regulations thereunder
iv.
companies in the business of capital market intermediaries as
referred to in the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
(15 of 1992) or rules and regulations thereunder
v.
companies engaged in collective investment schemes as referred
to in the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of
1992) or rules and regulations thereunder
vi.
asset management companies as referred to in the Securities
and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) or rules and
regulations thereunder
vii.
any other company which is regulated under any other law
for the time being in force. 
- 
The
 application in Form STK 2 shall be accompanied
 by... - 
 
 
i.
indemnity bond duly notarized by every director
in Form STK 3
- 
a
 statement of accounts containing assets and liabilities of
 the company made up to a day, not more than thirty days before
 the date of application and certified by a Chartered Accountant 
iii.
An affidavit in Form STK 4 by every director of the
company; 
iv.
a copy of the special resolution duly certified by each of the
directors of the company or consent of seventy five per cent of the
members of the company in terms of paid up share capital as on the
date of application; 
v.
a statement regarding pending litigations, if any, involving
the company. 
NOTE
The
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has notified
the following provisions related to Chapter XVIII of the Companies
Act, 2013
(i.e.
Removal of Names of Companies from the
Register
of Companies)
Companies
(Removal of Names of Companies 
from
the  Register of Companies) Rules, 2016
These
Rules are related to Chapter XVIII of Companies Act, 2013 
(i.e. Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of
Companies.)
These
Rules provide for the following :-
 
 
 
 
 
  | 
Sr.
   No. | 
Rule
   No. | 
Rule
   Heading | 
Particulars | 
  | 
1 | 
Rule
   1 
 | 
Short,
   title and commencement | 
Short,
   title and commencement. | 
  | 
2 | 
Rule
   2 
 
 | 
Definitions | 
(1)
   In these rules, unless the context otherwise              
   requires,` 
 
(a)
   “Act” means the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); 
 
(b)
   “Form” or “e-Form” means a non-electronic
   form or an electronic form annexed to these rules. 
 
(2)
   Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined
   and defined in the Act or in the Companies (Specification of
   Definitions Details) Rules, 2014, shall have the same meanings
   respectively assigned to them in the Act or in the
   said rules. | 
  | 
3 | 
Rule
   3 
 
 | 
Removal
   of name of company from Register by Registrar of 
Companies
   on suo-moto basis. | 
Pursuant
   to Section 248 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 
 
Provided
   that following categories of companies shall not be
   removed from the register of companies under this rule and
   rule 4, namely :- 
 
 
(i)
   listed companies 
 
 
(ii)
   companies that have been delisted due to non-compliance of
   listing regulations or listing agreement or any other statutory
   laws 
 
 
(iii)
   vanishing companies 
 
 
 
 
(iv)
   companies where inspection or investigation is ordered and
   being carried out or actions on such order are yet to be
   taken up or were completed but prosecutions arising out of
   such inspection or investigation are pending in the Court 
 
 
(v)
   companies where notices under Section 234 of the Companies
   Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or section 206 or Section 207
   of the Act have been issued by the Registrar or Inspector and
   reply thereto is pending or report under Section 208 has
   not yet been submitted or follow up of instructions on
   report under Section 208 is pending or where any
   prosecution arising out of such inquiry or scrutiny, if
   any, is pending with the Court 
 
 
(vi)
   companies against which any prosecution for an offence is
   pending in any court 
 
 
(vii)
   companies whose application for compounding is pending
   before the competent authority for compounding the offences
   committed by the company or any of its officers in default 
 
 
(viii)
   companies, which have accepted public deposits which are
   either outstanding or the company is in default in
   repayment of the same 
 
 
(ix)
   companies having charges which are pending for
   satisfaction and 
 
 
(x)
   companies registered under section 25 of the Companies Act,
   1956 or Section 8 of the Act. 
 
 
Explanation 
 
 
For
   the purposes of clause (iii), the expression “vanishing
   company” means a company, registered under the Act or
   previous company law or any other law for the time being in force
   and listed with Stock Exchange which has failed to file
   its returns with the Registrar of Companies and Stock Exchange
   for a consecutive period of two years, and is not
   maintaining its registered office at the address notified with
   the Registrar of Companies or Stock Exchange and none of its
   directors are traceable. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2)
   For the purpose of sub-rule (1), the Registrar shall give a
   notice in writing in Form STK 1 which shall be sent to
   all the directors of the company at the addresses available on
   record, by registered post with acknowledgement due or by
   speed post. 
 
 
(3)
   The notice shall contain the reasons on which the name
   of the company is to be removed from the register of
   companies and shall seek representations, if any, against the
   proposed action from the company and its Directors along with the
   copies of relevant documents, if any, within a period of thirty
   days from the date of the notice. | 
  | 
4 | 
Rule
   4 
 
 | 
Application
   for Removal of name of company | 
Sub
   Section (2) of section 248 shall be made in Form STK-2
   along with the fee of five thousand rupees. 
    
 
(2)
   Every application under sub-rule (1) shall accompany a no
   objection certificate from appropriate Regulatory Authority
   concerned in respect of following companies, namely :- 
    
 
(i)
   companies which have conducted or conducting non-banking
   financial and investment activities as referred to in the
   Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) or rules and
   regulations thereunder 
 
 
(ii)
   housing finance companies as referred to in the Housing
   Finance Companies (National Housing Bank) Directions, 2010 issued
   under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 (53 of 1987) 
 
 
(iii)
   insurance companies as referred to in the Insurance Act,
   1938 (4 of 1938) or rules and regulations thereunder;(iv)
   companies in the business of capital market intermediaries as
   referred to in the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,
   1992 (15 of 1992) or rules and regulations thereunder
 
 
 
(v)
   companies engaged in collective investment schemes as
   referred to in the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,
   1992 (15 of 1992) or rules and regulations thereunder 
 
 
(vi)
   asset management companies as referred to in the Securities
   and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) or rules and
   regulations thereunder 
 
 
(vii)
   any other company which is regulated under any other law
   for the time being in force. 
 
 
 
 
(3)
   The application in Form STK 2 shall be accompanied
   by : 
 
 
(i)
   indemnity bond duly notarised by every director in Form
   STK 3 
 
 
(ii)
   a statement of accounts containing assets and liabilities of
   the company made up to a day, not more than thirty days
   before the date of application and certified by a Chartered
   Accountant 
 
 
(iii)
   An affidavit in Form STK 4 by every director of the company 
 
 
(iv)
   a copy of the special resolution duly certified by each of
   the directors of the company or consent of seventy five per cent
   of the members of the company in terms of paid up share capital as
   on the date of application 
 
 
(v)
   a statement regarding pending litigations, if any,
   involving the company. | 
  | 
5 | 
Rule
   5 
 
 | 
Manner
   of 
    
filing
   of 
    
application | 
(1)
   The application in Form STK 2 shall be signed by a
   director duly authorised by the Board in their behalf. 
 
 
(2)
   Where the director concerned does not have a registered
   digital signature certificate, a physical copy of the
   form duly filled in shall be signed manually by the
   director duly authorised in that behalf and shall be attached with
   the Form STK 2 while uploading the form. | 
  | 
6 | 
Rule
   6 
 
 | 
Form
   to be certified | 
The
   Form STK 2 shall be certified by a Chartered Accountant
   in whole time practice or Company Secretary in whole time
   Practice or Cost Accountant in whole time practice, as
   the case may be. 
    | 
  | 
7 | 
Rule
   7 
 
 | 
Manner
   of publication of notice | 
(1)
   The notice under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section
   248 shall be in Form STK 5 or STK 6, as the case may
   be, and be - 
 
 
(i)
   placed on the official website of the Ministry of Corporate
   Affairs on a separate link established on such website in this
   regard 
 
 
(ii)
   published in the Official Gazette 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(iii)
   published in English language in a leading English newspaper
   and at least once in vernacular language in a leading
   vernacular language newspaper, both having wide circulation in
   the State in which the registered office of the company is
   situated. 
 
 
Provided
   that in case of any application made under sub-section
   (2) of section 248 of the Act, the company shall also place
   the application on its website, if any, till the disposal
   of the application. 
 
 
(2)
   The Registrar of Companies shall, simultaneously intimate
   the concerned regulatory authorities regulating the company,
   viz, the Income-tax authorities, central excise authorities and
   service-tax authorities having jurisdiction over the company,
   about the proposed action of removal or striking off the names of
   such companies and seek objections, if any, to be furnished within
   a period of thirty days from the date of issue of the letter of
   intimation and if no objections are received within thirty days
   from the respective authority, it shall be presumed that they have
   no objections to the proposed action of striking off or removal of
   name. | 
  | 
8 | 
Rule
   8 
 
 | 
Manner
   of notarisation, appostilisation or consularisation of 
indemnity
   bond and declaration in case of Foreign nationals or 
non-resident
   Indians | 
For
   the purposes of these rules, if the person
   is a foreign national or non-resident Indian,
   the indemnity bond,
   and declaration
   shall be notarised or appostilised or consularised. 
    | 
  | 
9 | 
Rule
   9 
 
 | 
Notice
   of striking off and dissolution of company
   
    | 
Notice
   of striking off and dissolution of company shall be given
   by the ROC in Form STK- 7 
 
The
   Registrar shall cause a notice under subsection (5)
   of section 248 of striking off the name of the company from
   the register of companies and its dissolution to be
   published in the Official Gazette in Form STK 7 and the
   same shall also be placed on the official website of the Ministry
   of Corporate Affairs. 
    | 
  | 
10 | 
Rule
   10 
 
 | 
Notice
   by Registrar for removal of name of a company from the register of
   companies | 
Any
   application or pending proceeding for striking off or Form
   :- 
 
FTE
   (Fast
   Track Exit),
   filed with the Registrar of Companies prior
   to the commencement of these rules but not
   disposed
   of by such authority for want of any information or document
   shall, on its submission, to the satisfaction of the authority, be
   disposed
   of in accordance with the rules made
   under the Companies
   Act, 1956. | 
REMOVAL
OF NAMES OF COMPANIES FROM THE 
REGISTER
OF COMPANIES CLARIFICATION REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF FORM STK-2 ON
MCA-21 PORTAL
Ministry
has commenced provisions of Sections 248 to 252 of
Companies Act, 2013 w.r.t. removal of names of companies from the
Register of Companies and notified relevat rules as mentioned
above simultaneously. 
As
of now, FORM STK – 2 has been notified by the MCA, so all the above
provisions come into force from the date of notification of
availability of FORM STK – 2 in MCA Portal Company Forms Download
Page (i.e. 05th April, 2017).
COMMENCEMENT
OF SECTION 248-252 
OF
COMPANIES
ACT, 2013
POWER
OF REGISTRAR TO REMOVE NAME OF COMPANY FROM 
REGISTER
OF COMPANIES
The
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its Notification no.
S.O. (E) dated 26th  December, 2016
has notified the following provisions of Companies Act, 2013
related to Chapter XVIII of the Companies Act, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
  | 
Sr.
   No. | 
Section
   Number | 
Section
   Heading | 
Particulars | 
  | 
1 | 
248 | 
Power
   of Registrar to Remove Name of Company from 
Register
   of Companies | 
(1)
   Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe
   that — 
 
 
(a)
   a company has failed to commence its business
   within one year of its incorporation. 
 
 
(b)
   [Omitted] 
 
 
(c)
   a company is not carrying on any business or operation for a
   period of two immediately preceding financial years and has
   not made any application within such period for obtaining
   the status of a dormant company under Section 455, 
 
 
 
 
he
   shall send a notice to the company and all the directors of
   the company, of his intention to remove the name of the
   company from the register of companies and requesting them
   to send their representations along with copies of
   the relevant documents, if any, within a period of thirty days
   from the date of the notice. 
 
 
 
 
(2)
   Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), a company
   may, after extinguishing all its liabilities, by a
   special resolution or consent of seventy-five per cent members
   in terms of paid-up share capital, file an application in
   the prescribed manner to the Registrar for removing the name
   of the company from the register of companies on all or any of the
   grounds specified in sub-section (1) and the Registrar shall, on
   receipt of such application, cause a public notice to be issued in
   the prescribed manner: 
 
 
 
 
Provided
   that in the case of a company regulated under a special Act,
   approval of the regulatory body constituted or established
   under that Act shall also be obtained and enclosed with the
   application. 
 
 
 
 
(3)
   Nothing in sub-section (2) shall apply to a company
   registered under section 8. 
 
 
 
 
(4)
   A notice issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2)
   shall be published in the prescribed manner and also in the
   Official Gazette for the information of the general public. 
 
 
 
 
(5)
   At the expiry of the time mentioned in the notice, the
   Registrar may, unless cause to the contrary is shown by the
   company, strike off its name from the register of
   companies, and shall publish notice thereof in the Official
   Gazette, and on the publication in the Official Gazette
   of this notice, the company shall stand dissolved. 
 
 
(6)
   The Registrar, before passing an order under sub-section
   (5), shall satisfy himself that sufficient provision
   has been made for the realisation of all amount due to the
   company and for the payment or discharge of its liabilities
   and obligations by the company within a reasonable time
   and, if necessary, obtain necessary undertakings from the
   managing director, director or other persons in charge of the
   management of the company: 
 
 
 
 
Provided
   that notwithstanding the undertakings referred to in this
   sub-section, the assets of the company shall be made
   available for the payment or discharge of all its
   liabilities and obligations even after the date of
   the order removing the name of the company from the register of
   companies. 
 
 
 
 
(7)
   The liability, if any, of every director, manager or other
   officer who was exercising any power of management,
   and of every member of the company dissolved under
   sub-section (5), shall continue and may be enforced
   as if the company had not been dissolved. 
 
 
 
 
(8)
   Nothing in this section shall affect the power of the
   Tribunal to wind up a company the name of which has been
   struck off from the register of companies. 
 
 
 
 
Amendments 
 
 
Inserted
    by Companies (Amendment) Act,2015 and is effective from 29th May,
    2015 
    
Omitted
    by Companies (Amendment) Act,2015 and is effective from 29th May,
    2015 
     
In
   sub-section (1), clause (b) 
 
 
 
 
Original
   Omitted Content 
 
 
“the
   subscribers to the memorandum have not paid the subscription which
   they had undertaken to pay within a period of one hundred and
   eighty days from the date of incorporation of a company and a
   declaration under sub-section (1) of section 11 to this effect has
   not been filed within one hundred and eighty days of its
   incorporation; or.” 
 | 
  | 
2 | 
249 | 
Restrictions
   on making Application u/s 248 in certain situations | 
(1)
   An application under sub-section (2) of section 248 on
   behalf of a company shall not be made if, at any
   time in the previous three months, the company - 
 
 
(a)
   has changed its name or shifted its registered office from
   one State to another 
 
 
 
 
(b)
   has made a disposal for value of property or rights held by
   it, immediately before cesser of trade or otherwise carrying on of
   business, for the purpose of disposal for gain in the normal
   course of trading or otherwise carrying on of business 
 
 
(c)
   has engaged in any other activity except the one
   which is necessary or expedient for the purpose of making an
   application under that section, or deciding whether to do so or
   concluding the affairs of the company, or complying with any
   statutory requirement 
 
 
(d)
   has made an application to the Tribunal for the
   sanctioning of a compromise or arrangement and the matter has
   not been finally concluded, or 
 
 
 
 
[”(e)
   is being wound up under Chapter XX of this Act or
   under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.”] 
 
 
(2)
   If a company files an application under sub-section (2) of
   section 248 in violation of sub-section (1), it shall be
   punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh
   rupees. 
 
 
(3)
   An application filed under sub-section (2) of section 248
   shall be withdrawn by the company or rejected by the Registrar
   as soon as conditions under sub-section (1) are brought to his
   notice. 
 
 
Amendment 
 
 
1.
   Substituted by MCA Notification number F.O. 3543(E) Dated 15th
   November, 2016. 
 
 
In
   Section 249 sub-section (1) for clause (e), 
 
 
(e)
   is being wound up under Chapter XX, whether voluntarily or by the
   Tribunal. 
 
 
the
   following clause shall be substituted, namely :— 
 
 
”(e)
   is being wound up under Chapter XX of this Act or under the
   Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.” 
 | 
  | 
3 | 
250 | 
Effect
   of Company notified as dissolved | 
Where
   a company stands dissolved under section 248, it shall on
   and from the date mentioned in the notice under sub-section
   (5) of that section cease to operate as a company and the
   Certificate of Incorporation issued to it shall be deemed
   to have been cancelled from such date except for the
   purpose of realising the amount due to the company
   and for the payment or discharge of the liabilities or
   obligations of the company. 
    | 
  | 
4 | 
251 | 
Fraudulent
   application for removal of name | 
 
 
(1)
   Where it is found that an application by a company
   under sub-section (2) of section 248 has been made with the object
   of evading the liabilities of the company or with the
   intention to deceive the creditors or to defraud
   any other persons, the persons in charge of the management of
   the company shall, notwithstanding that the company has been
   notified as dissolved - 
 
 
(a)
   be jointly and severally liable to any person or persons
   who had incurred loss or damage as a result of the company
   being notified as dissolved; and
 
(b)
   be punishable for fraud in the manner as provided in
   Section 447.
 
 
 
 
 
(2)
   Without prejudice to the provisions contained in
   sub-section (1), the Registrar may also recommend prosecution
   of the persons responsible for the filing of an application
   under sub-section (2) of section 248. 
 | 
  | 
5 | 
252 | 
Appeal
   to Tribunal | 
(1)
   Any person aggrieved by an order of the Registrar,
   notifying a company as dissolved under section 248, may file an
   appeal to the Tribunal within a period of three years from the
   date of the order of the Registrar and if the Tribunal is
   of the opinion that the removal of the name of the
   company from the register of companies is not justified in
   view of the absence of any of the grounds on which the order
   was passed by the Registrar, it may order restoration of the
   name of the company in the register of companies -: 
 
 
Provided
   that before passing any order under this section, the Tribunal
   shall give a reasonable opportunity of making
   representations and of being heard to the Registrar,
   the company and all the persons concerned -: 
 
 
Provided
   further that if the Registrar is satisfied, that the
   name of the company has been struck off from the
   register of companies either inadvertently or on the basis
   of incorrect information furnished by the company or its
   directors, which requires restoration in the register of
   companies, he may within a period of three years from the
   date of passing of the order dissolving the company under section
   248, file an application before the Tribunal seeking restoration
   of name of such company. 
 
 
(2)
   A copy of the order passed by the Tribunal shall be filed
   by the company with the Registrar within thirty days from the
   date of the order and on receipt of the order, the Registrar shall
   cause the name of the company to be restored in the
   register of companies and shall issue a fresh certificate of
   incorporation. 
 
 
 
 
(3)
   If a company, or any member or creditor or
   workman thereof feels aggrieved by the company
   having its name struck off from the register of
   companies, the Tribunal on an application made by the
   company, member, creditor or workman before the expiry of
   twenty years from the publication in the Official Gazette of
   the notice under sub-section (5) of section 248 may, if satisfied
   that the company was, at the time of its name being struck off,
   carrying on business or in operation or otherwise it is just that
   the name of the company be restored to the register of
   companies, order the name of the company to be restored to the
   register of companies, and the Tribunal may, by the order,
   give such other directions and make such provisions as
   deemed just for placing the company and all other
   persons in the same position as nearly as may be as if the name of
   the company had not been struck off from the register of
   companies. 
 | 
STK
FORMS AND ITS DETAILS
 
 
 
 
 
  | 
Sr.
   No. | 
Forms | 
Descripetion | 
Section | 
  | 
1 | 
Form
   No. STK 1 
    | 
Notice
   by Registrar for removal of name of a company from the register of
   companies 
    | 
Pursuant
   to sub-section (1) of section 248 of the Companies Act,
   2013 and Rule 3 of the Companies (Removal of Names of
   Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016 
    
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Office of the Registrar. | 
  | 
2 | 
FORM
   NO. STK-2 
    | 
Application
   by company to ROC for removing its name from register of companies
   
    | 
Pursuant
   to Section 248(2) of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 4 (1)
   of the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register
   of Companies) Rules, 2016 
    
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Office of the Registrar. | 
  | 
3 | 
Form
   No. STK – 3 
 | 
Indemnity
   Bond (To be drawn on Stamp Paper of appropriate value)
   
    | 
Pursuant
   to Clause (i) of sub-rule (3) of rule 4 of the Companies
   (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies)
   Rules, 2016 
    
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Company and submit along with Application. | 
  | 
4 | 
FORM
   No. STK -4 
    | 
AFFIDAVIT
   
    
(to
   be given by Individually by every Director) 
    | 
Pursuant
   to Sub section (2) of section 248 read with clause (iii)
   of sub-rule (3) of Rule 4 
    
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Company and submit along with Application. | 
  | 
5 | 
FORM
   No. STK – 5 
    | 
PUBLIC
   NOTICE 
    | 
Pursuant
   to Sub-section (1) and sub-section (4) of section 248 of
   the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 7 of the Companies
   (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies)
   Rules, 2016 
    
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Office of the Registrar. | 
  | 
6 | 
FORM
   No. STK – 6 
    | 
PUBLIC
   NOTICE 
    | 
Pursuant
   to Sub-section (2) and sub-section (4) of section 248 of
   the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 7 of the Companies
   (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies)
   Rules, 2016 
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Office of the Registrar. | 
  | 
7 | 
FORM
   No. STK – 7 
    | 
NOTICE
   OF STRIKING OFF AND DISSOLUTION
   
    | 
Pursuant
   to Sub-section (5) of section 248 of the Companies Act,
   2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies (Removal of Names of
   Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016 
 
NOTE 
 
Prepared
   by Office of the Registrar. | 
  | 
Copy
   of relevant order for delisting,
   if any, from the concerned Stock Exchange | 
  | 
Other
   attachments as per applicable Rule | 
  | 
Optional
   attachment(s), if any | 
FEES
PAYABLE FOR APPLICATION 
BY
COMPANY TO ROC 
FOR
REMOVING ITS NAME FROM 
REGISTER
OF COMPANIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  | 
Sr.
   No. | 
Purpose
   of the form 
    | 
Normal
   Fee 
    | 
Additional
   Fee (Delay Fee) 
    | 
 
 
Logic
   for Additional Fees 
    
    
    | 
Remarks
   
    | 
  | 
1 | 
 
Application
   by company to ROC for removing its name from Register of Companies
   
    
 | 
Rs.
   5000/- 
    
 | 
#N/A
   
    
 | 
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regulation made or notification issued thereunder.
PROCESSING
TYPE
EMAIL
DRAFT
FORMAT WHICH NEEDS TO BE PREPARED 
FOR
REMOVING NAME OF COMPANY FROM THE REGISTER OF COMPANIES
FORM
NO. STK-3
INDEMNITY
BOND
[Pursuant
to clause (i) of sub-rule (3) of rule of the companies 
(Removal
of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016]
To,
The
Register of Companies,
Name
of State : ______________
We,
 the Director(s) of ………………..  (mention name of the
 company), Incorporated on …………. under the Companies Act,
 1956/2013 having its registered office at …………… do  hereby
  declare that :
1. (i) We, XXXXXXX D/o.
XXXXXX and XXXXXX S/o. XXXXXXXX are Directors(s) of this company.
- 
That
 we have made an affidavit conforming that the company does not have
 any assets liabilities as on date. 
- 
Further,
 the Company has been inoperative from the date of its incorporation/
 Any Company commenced business/operations/commercial activity after
 incorporation But has been inoperative for the past………………...year(s)
 (strike out whichever is Not applicable). Thus the Company is
 defunct and I request the Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad to
 strike of the name of the Company from the register of Companies
 under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013. 
2.
 We do hereby undertake to indemnify :-
- 
The
 claimants for all lawful claims against the company arising in
 future after the Striking off the name of the Company. 
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Any
 person for any losses that may arise pursuant to striking off the
 name of the Company. 
- 
The
 claimants for all lawful claims and liabilities, which have not come
 to Our Notice up to this stage, and if any claim arises or observed
 even after the Name of the company has been struck off in terms of
 section 248 f the Companies Act, 2013. 
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Signature
 : __________________ 
Name : xxxxxxx
Father’s Name :
xxxxxxxxxx
Address : xxxxxxxxxxxx
City : xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Signature
 : __________________ 
Name: xxxxxxx
Father’s Name:
xxxxxxxxxx
Address: xxxxxxxxxxxx
City
 : xxxxxxxxxxxx
Place:
____________
Date:
____________
WITNESSES:
 1.
Signature : __________________
Name : xxxxxxx
Father’s Name :
xxxxxxxxxx
Address : xxxxxxxxxxxx
City
: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Occupation
: xxxxxxxxxxxx
 2.
 Signature : __________________
Name : xxxxxxx
Father’s Name :
xxxxxxxxxx
Address : xxxxxxxxxxxx
City
: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Occupation
: xxxxxxxxxxxx
FORM
NO. STK-4
AFFIDAVIT
[
Pursuant to sub section (2) of section 248 read with 
clause
(iii) of sub –rule (3) of Rule 4 ]
1.
I …………….. Director of …………. (hereinafter called
“the Company”), Incorporated as on……………. under the
Companies Act, 2013 or the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered
office situated at ……………….. and having CIN …………..
do Solemnly affirm and state as under :
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I……………
 S/o/ D/o Shri/Smt …………………. holder of DIN/Income Tax
 PAN/ Passport number ……………. (copy  of Income  Tax PAN /
 Passport  duly Attested by a Gazetted Officer or a whole time
 practicing professional viz Chartered Account / Company Secretary /
 Cost Accountant) am Director of the Company stated above since ………
 (Mention date of Appointment). 
- 
My
 present residential address is ……………… (copy of
 documentary Evidence Duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or a whole
 time practicing professional viz Chartered Account / Company
 Secretary / Cost Accountant) is Enclosed. (Alternatively, an
 affidavit sworn before Magistrate may be enclosed) 
- 
My
 permanent address is ……………… (copy of documentary
 evidence Duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or a whole  time
 practicing professional viz Chartered Account /Company Secretary
 /Cost Accountant) is enclosed.  (Alternatively, an affidavit sworn
 before Magistrate may be enclosed) 
- 
The
 Company does not maintain any bank account as on date. 
- 
The
 Company ………….. (Mention name of the Company) does not have
 any Assets and liabilities as on date. 
- 
The
 Company has been inoperative from the date of its incorporation /
 the Company commenced business/ operations/ commercial activity
 after Incorporation. But has been inoperative for the past ……………
 year(s) due to Following reasons ………………… (Give the
 reasons here). 
- 
As
 on date, the Company does not have any dues towards Income Tax /
 Sales Tax/ Central Excise / Banks and Financial Institutions and
 other Central or State Government Departments / Authorities or any
 Local Authorities. 
2.
I further affirm that –
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No
 inquiry, technical scrutiny, inspection or investigation is ordered
 or Pending Against the company 
- 
No
 prosecution or any compounding application for any offence under 
 the Act Or under any of the other Acts is pending against the
 company or against the Undersigned 
- 
The
 company is neither listed nor delisted for non-compliance  of
 listing  Agreement 
- 
 The
 Company is not accompany incorporated for charitable purposes under
 Section 8 of the companies act, 2013 or section 25 of the companies
 act, 1956. 
- 
The
 company does not have any management disputes or there is no
 litigation pending with regard to management or shareholding of the
 company 
- 
No
 order is in operation staying filing of the documents by a Court or
 Tribunal 
- 
The
 company is not prevented from making the applications for strike off
 as Mentioned in section 249 of the Act. 
I
solemnly state that the contents of this affidavit are true to the
best of my knowledge and belief and that it conceals nothing and that
no part of it is false.
    Signature ……………………………
       (Deponent)
VERIFICATION
I
verify that the contents if this affidavit are true to that best of
my knowledge and Belief.
Place
: __________
Date
: ___________
 
 Signature ……………………………
       (Deponent)
NOTE
: 
Attention
is also drawn to provisions of section 449 which provide for
Punishment for false evidence.       
            
                           
STATEMENT
OF ACCOUNT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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STATEMENT
   OF ACCOUNTS 
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NAME
   OF THE COMPANY : ……….. PRIVATE LIMITED / LIMITED 
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CIN:
   __________________________________ 
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STATEMENT
   OF ACCOUNTS AS ON DATED ……………….., 20__ 
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Particulars
   : (Brief break up in respect of each item needs to be given) 
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AMOUNT
   
    
(Rs.) | 
AMOUNT 
(Rs.) | 
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I
    
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- | 
SOURCES
   OF FUNDS | 
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1) | 
Capital | 
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-
   
    | 
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2) | 
Reserves
   & Surplus (including balance in profit 
and
   loss account) | 
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-
   
    | 
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3) | 
Loan
   Funds | 
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-
   
    | 
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Secured
   Loans from Financial Instituitions | 
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-
   
    | 
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Secured
   Loans from Banks | 
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-
   
    | 
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Secured
   Loans from Govt.Institutions | 
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-
   
    | 
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Other
   Secured Loans | 
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-
   
    | 
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Debentures | 
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-
   
    | 
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Unsecured
   Loans | 
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-
   
    | 
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Deposits
   & Interest thereon | 
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-
   
    | 
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Total
   Loan Funds | 
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-
   
    | 
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Total
   of 1 to 3 | 
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-
   
    | 
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II
   
    | 
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APPLICATION
   OF FUNDS | 
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1) | 
Fixed
   Assets | 
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-
   
    | 
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2) | 
Investments | 
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-
   
    | 
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3
   (i) | 
Current
   Assets, Loans & Advances Less : | 
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-
   
    | 
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(ii) | 
Current
   Liabilities & Provisions | 
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Creditors | 
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-
   
    | 
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Unpaid
   Dividends | 
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-
   
    | 
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Payables | 
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-
   
    | 
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Other | 
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-
   
    | 
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Total
   Current Liabilities & Provisions | 
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-
   
    | 
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Net
   Current Assets : (i) - (ii) | 
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-
   
    | 
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4) | 
Misc.Exp.to
   the extent not w/off or adjusted | 
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-
   
    | 
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5) | 
Profit
   & Loss Account (Debit Balance) | 
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-
   
    | 
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Total
   of 1 to 5 | 
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For
   ……….Private Limited   
    
 
 
 
 
_____________
                     _____________ 
Director
                                     Director 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date
   : ___________ 
 
 
Place
   : ___________ 
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For 
 
______________
   & Co., 
 
Chartered
   Accountants 
 
(Proprietor) 
 
Membership
   No. : ............. | 
NOTE
FORMAT
OF BOARD RESOLUTION
 ................................................
PRIVATE LIMITED/ LIMITED 
                              
                        REG OFFICE ADDRESS :
___________________
 
  
CIN: XXXXXXXXXXX
=====================================================
CERTIFIED
TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY HELD ON .............., DATED, ............,
20__, AT 11.30. A.M. AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY SITUATED
                         AT, (ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY)
=====================================================
RESOLVED
THAT,
the
consent of the Board of Directors of the company be and is hereby
accorded to make an application to Registrar of Companies, _______
under provision of section 248 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013 for
striking off the name of the Company from the Register of Company.
RESOLVED
FURTHER THAT, Shri ________ and
Shri
________,
Director of the company be and are hereby, authorised to make an
application and to give necessary affidavit and indemnity bond under
section 248 of the companies Act, 2013, as per the draft of the same
as placed before the meeting duly initialed by the Chairman for the
purpose of identification in order get the name of company struck off
from the Register of Companies maintained by the Registrar.
RESOLVED
FURTHER THAT, Shri _______ of the Company be and are hereby
authorized to sign and give any information, clarifications,
explanations and to do all such acts and deeds as may be required
under the Act, to implement the above said resolution.
RESOLVED
FINALLY THAT, the Board of Directors of the Company be
and is hereby also authorized Mr._______________ and Mr.__________
Directors of the Company to file & sign E-form through Digitally
or physically as and when required, for application for striking off
the name of the company from the records of Registrar of Companies,
(Insert the State) ..........., and to execute and sign all the
necessary documents required for this filing and completion of
process.
//CERTIFIED
TRUE COPY//
For,
............................. PRIVATE LIMITED/ LIMITED
Signature:
______________                                                
 Signature:
______________                   
Director                                                                          
                                           Director 
DIN
: ___________________                          DIN : __________________
FORMAT
OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION 
    
................................................
PRIVATE LIMITED/ LIMITED
 
 REG OFFICE ADDRESS :
___________________ 
CIN: XXXXXXXXXXX 
=====================================================
CERTIFIED
TRUE COPY OF THE SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY HELD ON .............., DATED,
............, 20__, AT 11.30. A.M. AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE
COMPANY SITUATED               AT, (ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY)
=====================================================
RESOLVED
THAT, the Company has no operation since ________ and has no
intention of carrying on any business in future, the Directors be and
are hereby authorised to make all necessary arrangements to submit an
application to the Registrar of Companies under Section 248 of the
Companies Act 2013 and rules made thereunder and subject to articles
of association, to striking off the name of the Company in the
records of Registrar of Companies. 
RESOLVED
FURTHER THAT,
the Company be and is hereby also authorized Mr.
_________, or /
and Mr. _______,
Directors of the Company to do all things, deeds, actions, file
& sign E-form through Digitally or physically as and when
required etc. which may be accidental or
incidental for the purpose of seeking the striking off the name of
the Company in the records of Registrar of Companies, (Insert the
State) ............ and completion of said process.
//CERTIFIED
TRUE COPY//
For,
............................. PRIVATE LIMITED/ LIMITED
Signature:
______________                                       
 Signature:
______________  
                              Director                                               Director
DIN
: __________________                   DIN : _________________
[
Disclaimer
:  The entire contents of this document have been prepared on
the basis of relevant provisions and as per the information issued by
the relevant authority. This is just helping hand for profession and
author does not responsible for any act arising out of the above
information.]
Thanks
& Regards,
CS
Meetesh Shiroya