Manner of Publication of Notice:
4 (1) For the purposes of sub-section (4) of section 248, a notice prescribed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 248 shall be:
(i) published at least once in English language in a leading English newspaper and at least once in vernacular language in a leading vernacular newspaper having wide circulation in the State in which the registered office of the company is situated within thirty seven days of issue of notice under sub-section (1) of section 248 or receipt of completed application in Form No. 18.2 under sub-section (2) of section 248, as the case may be; and
(ii) Placed on the official website of the Ministry on a separate link established on such website in this regard.
(2) For the purposes of sub-rule(1) above, the Registrar may publish a consolidated notice in the manner specified in clause (i) of the said sub-rule, including therein the names of all the companies to whom notices are issued under sub-section(1) or sub section(2) of section 248;
(3) Every notice issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 248 shall be placed on the website of the company, if any.
(4) The Registrar of Companies shall, within fifteen days forthwith, intimate the concerned regulatory authorities regulating the company, if any, IncomeTax authorities, Central Excise authorities and Service Tax authorities having jurisdiction over the company , the Chief Secretary of the State where the registered office of the company is situated, about the issue of such notice under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 248 by way of a Letter of Intimation along with such notice for comments/ objections, if any, within thirty days from the date of issue receipt of such Letter of Intimation.
(5) Registrar of Companies shall put names of the companies to whom Notice has been issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) on the Ministry’s web-site.
(i) The Registrar of Companies shall maintain and place on its website, the list of Companies to whom the notice under sub-section (1) of section 248 has been issued and from whom notice under sub-section(2) of section 248 have been received.
(ii) The Registrar of Companies shall update the list prescribed under this rule on the official website of the Ministry on a weekly basis. |