Fee for filing, etc
Section 403 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with fee for filing, etc. Any document, required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded, or any fact or information required or authorised to be registered under this Act, shall be submitted, filed, registered or recorded within the time specified in the relevant provision on payment of such fee as may be prescribed: The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) Any document, required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded, or any fact or information required or authorised to be registered under this Act, shall be submitted, filed, registered or recorded within the time specified in the relevant provision on payment of such fee as may be prescribed:
1[Provided that where any document, fact or information required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded, as the case may be, under section 92 or 137 is not submited, filed, registered or recorded, as the case may be, within the period provided in those sections, without prejudice to any other legal action or liability under this Act, it may be submitted, filed, registered or recorded, as the case may be, after expiry of the period so provided in those sections, on payment of such additional fee as may be prescribed, which shall not be less than one hundred rupees per day and different amounts may be prescribed for different classes of companies:]
2[Provided further that where the document, fact or information, as the case may be, in cases other than referred to in the first proviso, is not submitted, filed, registered or recorded, as the case may be, within the period provided in the relevant section, it may, without prejudice to any other legal action or liability under this Act, be submitted, filed, registered or recorded as the case may be, on payment of such additional fee as may be prescribed and different fees may be prescribed for different classes of companies:
3[Provided also that where there is default on two or more occasions in submitting, filing, registering or recording of such document, fact or information, as may be prescribed, it may, without prejudice to any other legal action or liability under this Act, be submitted, filed, registered or recorded, as the case may be, on payment of such higher additional fee, as may be prescribed.]]
4[(2) Where a company fails or commits any default to submit, file, register or record any document, fact or information under sub-section (1) before the expiry of the period specified in the relevant section, the company and the officers of the company who are in default, shall, without prejudice to the liability for the payment of fee and additional fee, be liable for the penalty or punishment provided under this Act for such failure or default.]
Section 403, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… respondents guilty and thereafter finding, that the present petitioner is not co-operating with the respondents in running the affairs of the Company, but on the contrary making every attempt to stall the functioning of the Company; the respondents thought it prudent to approach the CLB by invoking its powers under Sections 397, 398 and 403 of the Companies Act. The respondents had to take recourse to that remedy in compelling circumstances to safeguard the interest of the Company and its stakeholders. It was not in strict sense remedy for seeking personal relief, much less to defeat the terms of settlement 18 (2009) 16 SCC 126 recorded in a …
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… Respondent No.6 had been empowered to file petition before the CLB. Respondents No.7, 8 and 9 are the Directors of respondents No.1, 3 and 2 respectively. On 10.03.2010, Company Petition CP No.1/2010 was filed before the Company Law Board under Sections 235, 237, 247, 250, 397, 398, 402 and 403 of the Companies Act, 1956 by respondents No.1 to 5 who are the shareholders of the appellant Company alleging oppression and mismanagement. M/s Birla Education Trust (represented by respondent No.6) is also one of the petitioners in the Company Petition. Along with the Company Petition, the copy of the documents in …
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… award dated 16 December 2009 cannot be executed against the appellant which is admittedly not a signatory to the agreement dated 19 July 2004 which contains a provision for arbitration; Secondly, the arbitral award cannot be executed by a Tribunal such as the NCLT/NCLAT in a "camouflaged petition" (under Sections 111, 397, 398, 402 and 403 of the Companies Act 1956) which would be barred by Section 42 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Thirdly, the prayer seeking a rectification of the register of members fails to meet the strict requirements of Sections 111 and 111 A of the erstwhile Companies Act 1956 and hence the direction to …
Made under this section, and citing it
15 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
- G.S.R. NO. 45(E) companies registration offices and fees amendment rules 2023 dated 20.01.2023Rule 2023
- Companies Registration Offices and Fees Amendment Rules, 2022Rule 2022
- companies (Registration offices and fees) 2nd Amdt Rules 2020Rule 2020
- companies(Registration Offices and Fees) Amdt Rules 2020Rule 2020
- Companies (Region offices and Fees)Amendment Rules, 2019.Rule 2019
- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019.Rule 2019
- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2019.Rule 2019
- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Third Amendment Rules, 2019Rule 2019
- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules 2018Rule 2018
- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Third Amendment Rules, 2018Rule 2018
- Companies (Registration of Office and Fees) 2nd Amendment Rules 2018Rule 2018
- Companies (Registration office and Fees) 5th Amendment Rules,2018Rule 2018
- The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules.2015Rule 2015
- Chapter XXIV - The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014.Rule 2014
- The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2014Rule 2014
Another 4 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 403
What does Section 403 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 403 of the Companies Act is headed "Fee for filing, etc". Any document, required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded, or any fact or information required or authorised to be registered under this Act, shall be submitted, filed, registered or recorded within the time specified in the relevant provision on payment of such fee as may be prescribed:
How do I find court cases under Section 403 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 403, section 403 Companies Act, section 403 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 1967 section 403 and 403 b companies. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 403 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 92 (Annual return), section 137 (Copy of financial statement to be filed with Registrar), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 15: most recently G.S.R. NO. 45(E) companies registration offices and fees amendment rules 2023 dated 20.01.2023 (2023), then Companies Registration Offices and Fees Amendment Rules, 2022 (2022), and 13 more.
When did Section 403 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 403 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 403, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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