How to Regularise a Defaulting Company's ROC Filings
Regularising a defaulting company starts with quantifying the full backlog and its consequences before filing anything, since the disqualification and strike-off findings — not just the fee — determine how urgently the company needs to act.
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Per-year AGM date overrides (3)
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ROC Default & Penalty Exposure
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Step 1 — quantify the full backlog before filing anything
The first step is establishing exactly which forms are unfiled for which financial years, and computing the accrued penalty for each — not estimating, since a rough figure is often materially wrong given how differently each year's due date sits relative to today. A company found to be ₹1,75,400+ in default across 3 years, as in a typical scenario, needs that number confirmed before any conversation about next steps.
This quantification step also surfaces whether the company has already crossed the two-year strike-off threshold under Section 248 or the three-year director-disqualification threshold under Section 164(2) — findings that change the urgency and the advice given, independent of the fee amount.
Step 2 — check for relief, then file in sequence
Before filing, check whether MCA currently has a settlement or amnesty scheme open that reduces or waives additional fees — these are periodic, not permanent, and quoting a full accrued figure without checking risks materially overstating the cost to the client. Once confirmed, filings are typically made in chronological sequence, oldest financial year first, since later years' figures may depend on the earlier year's financial statements being on record.
Paying the accrued fee and filing the backlog addresses the company's compliance status going forward, but does not retroactively remove a director disqualification that was already triggered during the default period — that is typically a separate process, and the specific mechanism should be confirmed with a CS.
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