Annual return
Section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 deals with annual return. Every limited liability partnership shall file an annual return duly authenticated with the Registrar within sixty days of closure of its financial year in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2009.
(1) Every limited liability partnership shall file an annual return duly authenticated with the Registrar within sixty days of closure of its financial year in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
1[(2) If any limited liability partnership fails to file its annual return under sub-section (1) before the expiry of the period specified therein, such limited liability partnership and its designated partners shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred rupees for each day during which such failure continues, subject to a maximum of one lakh rupees for the limited liability partnership and fifty thousand rupees for designated partners.]
Section 35, The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (Act 6 of 2009).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 2
Made under this section, and citing it
4 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Relaxation of additional fees and extension of time and filing of e-Forms by the Companies under Companies Act, 2013 and for filing of Annual Return (Form 11) by the LLPs under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008Circular 2016
- Corrigendum to LLP amendment rules, 2012 (GSR 430(E) dated 5th June 2012): G.S.R 485(E) (220 KB)Rule 2012
- Limited Liability Partnership (Winding up and Dissolution) Rules, 2012: G.S.R. 550(E) (8 MB)Rule 2012
- Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009: G.S.R. 229(E) (6.8 MB)Rule 2009
Questions about Section 35
What does Section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act deal with?
Section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act is headed "Annual return". Every limited liability partnership shall file an annual return duly authenticated with the Registrar within sixty days of closure of its financial year in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
How do I find court cases under Section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership 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: Limited Liability Partnership Act 35, section 35 Limited Liability Partnership Act, section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act. 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 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 4 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Relaxation of additional fees and extension of time and filing of e-Forms by the Companies under Companies Act, 2013 and for filing of Annual Return (Form 11) by the LLPs under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (2016), then Corrigendum to LLP amendment rules, 2012 (GSR 430(E) dated 5th June 2012): G.S.R 485(E) (220 KB) (2012).
When did Section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act come into force?
Section 35 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, cited as Limited Liability Partnership Act 35, came into force on 31 Mar 2009, having been enacted on 07 Jan 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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