Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules, 2023

The Central Government on 17th April, 2023 has issued the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules, 2023. They shall come into force on 01st May, 2023. As per the amendment, an application for removal of name of a company shall be made to the Registrar, Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit in Form No. STK-2 along with fee of ten thousand rupees.

The Registrar, Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit established shall be the Registrar of Companies for the purposes of exercising functional jurisdiction of processing and disposal of applications made in Form No. STK-2 having territorial jurisdiction all over India.

The amendment has revised following forms:

  1. Form No. STK-2
  2. Form No. STK-6
  3. Form No. STK-7

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