Registrar of Companies India: Roles, Functions, Address List
The Companies Act of 1956, gives the Ministry of Corporate Affairs the powers to appoint a regulatory body the (Registrar of Companies ) which is in charge of Company Incorporation as well as LLP Registration across the various states and union territories in the country. Presently, 22 ROCs are in operation all throughout the country. Some states also have the provisions of multiple ROCs operational for eg. Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The Registrar also indicates that the LLPs in India, comply with the ROC Compliances.
The Registrar of Companies is in charge of maintaining a registry of records with regards to the registered companies and allows information access to the general public concerning payment of the stipulated fee. Administratively, the Registrar is under the control of the Central Government aided by the support of the Regional Directors. As of this day, the supervision of the Registrar is being overlooked by a total of 7 regional directors maintaining smooth operations in their relevant regions. Let's look at the operations, roles as well as functions of the RoC in detail. You can also find the RoC office addresses for the various regions at the bottom.
Registrar of Companies
Functions of the RoC
- RoC supervises the registration of the company also called the company incorporation procedure.
- The RoC is responsible for the regulation and reporting of various compliances and documents by the company. In addition to this, RoC is also in-charge of issuing information about the various shareholders and directors of the registered company to the concerned government officials and governing bodies.
- RoC plays a pivotal part in promoting a good, ethical and promotional business cultures among the various member companies registered under it.
- RoC's approval is absolutely necessary for a company to even come into existence. The Registrar provides the incorporation certificate to the companies successfully registered with the authority and once the company has been incorporated and registered with the RoC it can only cease to exist only when its name is officially struck off from the registrar.
- The RoC holds the power for enquiring supplementary information from the companies like books of accounts etc. It is also noteworthy that the RoC wields the authority to search the premises (raid) the offices of the company if it encounters any suspicion of unlawful activities.
- Registrar of Companies can also file a petition for the winding up of a company.
- The Role of the ROC continues even after the incorporation of the company. A company might need to intimate the details of changes in the company structure or the updatation in the business activities of the company and/or change of registered office of the company. These changes need to be intimated to the ROC as soon as possible
Company Registration under ROC
Any company wishing to operate within legal bounds in India has to get itself registered under the RoC rules and regulations. A company is considered to be a legally registered company when it has received the certificate of incorporation from the registrar.
The statutory procedure to register a company requires that the companies submit a wide range of documentation as per the compliance requirements of that particular business structures. Some of these documents include Memorandum of Association (MoA) and the Articles of Association (AoA). Along with this, companies have to file the pre-incorporation agreement for director's/managing director's appointment and a document signed by an authorized individual declaring that all the compliances and requirements for the company incorporation have been met by the proposed company.
After receiving the said documents and authenticating the registrar of companies inputs the name of the company in their register and release the certificate of incorporation to the concerned company. Along with the company's incorporation certificate, the ROC also issues a commencement of business certificate. Every Public Limited Company has to get this certificate before they begin any business activities.
ROC Refusal Rights
The Registrar of Companies in India has reserved the right to refuse to incorporate a company which creates an issue. The refusal of the company incorporation could stem from a variety of reasons. If the Registrar has an objection with any of the clauses mentioned in the Memorandum of Association of the company i.e. Name, Object, Registered Office, Capital and Liability clauses they might refuse to incorporate the company. The Registrar has also been instructed not to incorporate any company with an objectionable name. Of course in addition to any objectionable name, if the company's objective seems unlawful to the registrar are obligated to refuse the registration of that particular company.
Resolution Filing with ROC
The provisions of Section 117, of the Companies Act of 2013 dictates that each and every resolution passed by the companies has to be filed with the registrar within a maximum of 30 days. The Registrar of Companies has to record all resolutions hence passed by companies as part of their responsibilities. The Companies Act of 2013 has also specified penalty and fines in case a company fails to file any resolutions with the registrar within the stipulated time. Basically, companies have to intimate ROC about any and all activities that might be happening with regards to change in directors or managing directors, issuing a prospectus, Appointment of Sole-Selling agents or voluntary winding up etc.
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ROC Regional Addresses
RoC ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA Sh. N. Krishnamoorty (ROC Hyderabad) 2ND Floor, Corporate Bhawan, GSI Post, Tattiannaram Nagole, Bandlaguda Hyderabad – 500 068 Phone: 040-29805427/29803827/29801927 Fax: 040-29803727 roc.hyderabad@mca.gov.in RoC ASSAM , MEGHALAYA, MANIPURA, TRIPURA, MIZORAM, NAGALAND & ARUNACHAL PRADESH Sh. Lakshmi Prasad K (ROC Shillong) Morello Building , Ground Floor Shillong – 793001 Phone: 0364-2504093 roc.shillong@mca.gov.in RoC BIHAR & JHARKHAND Sh. U.S Patole (ROC Patna) Maurya Lok Complex, Block A Western Wing, 4th Floor, Dak Banglow Road Patna – 800001 Phone: 0612-222172 Fax: 0612-222172 roc.patna@mca.gov.in Sh. Swadhin Barua (ROC Ranchi) House No-239 , Road No-4 Magistrate Colony, Doranda Ranchi: 834002, Jharkhand Phone: 0651-2482811/2480801 RoC CHATTISGARH Sh. R.K. Sahu (ROC cum OL for Bilaspur ) Ist Floor, Ashok Pingley Bhawan, Municipal Corporation, Nehru Chowk, Bilaspur- 495001 Chattisgarh Phone: (07752)-250092(D),250094 Fax: (07752)- 250093 roc.bilaspur@mca.gov.in RoC DELHI & HARYANA Sh. D. Bandopadhyay(ROC Delhi) A) 4th Floor, IFCI Tower, 61, Nehru Place, New Delhi – 110019 Phone: 011-26235707, 26235708, 26235709 Fax: 011-26235702 roc.delhi@mca.gov.in For Physical Verification Of Documents : B) Plot No. 6,7 & 8,Basement, IICA Campus, Sector-5, IMT-Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana Phone : 124-2291520 GOA ,DAMAN & DIU Sh. V. P. Katkar (ROC Goa) Company Law Bhawan EDC Comlex, Plot No. 21 Patto, Panaji, Goa-403 001 Phone/Fax(Off) 0832-2438617 / 2438618 roc.goa@mca.gov.in RoC GUJARAT Sh. Vijay Khubchandani (ROC Ahmedabad) ROC Bhavan , Opp Rupal Park Society, Behind Ankur Bus Stop, Naranpura, Ahmedabad-380013 Phone: 079-27437597, Fax 079-27438371 roc.ahmedabad@mca.gov.in RoC JAMMU AND KASHMIR Sh. O.P. Sharma (AOL (acting ROC cum OL) J&K) Hall No.405-408, South Block, Bahu Plaza, Rail Head Complex, Jammu – 180012 Phone: 0191-2470306 Fax: 0191-2470306 roc.jammu@mca.gov.in RoC KARNATAKA Sh. M. R. Bhat (ROC Banglore) ‘E’ Wing, 2nd Floor Kendriya Sadana Kormangala, Banglore-560034 Phone: 080-25633105 (Direct), 080-25537449/25633104 Fax: 080-25538531 roc.bangalore@mca.gov.in RoC KERALA Sh. A Sehar Ponraj (ROC Ernakulam) Company Law Bhawan, BMC Road Thrikkakara Kochi – 682021 Phone: 0484-2423749/2421489 Fax: 0484-2422327 roc.ernakulam@mca.gov.in RoC MADHYA PRADESH Sh. J.N. Tikku (ROC Gwalior ) 3rd Floor, ‘A’ Block, Sanjay Complex Jayendra Ganj, Gwalior Phone: 0751-2321907 Fax: 0751-2331853 roc.gwalior@mca.gov.in RoC MAHARASHTRA A) Mumbai Dr. T. Pandian (ROC Mumbai) 100, Everest, Marine Drive Mumbai- 400002. Phone: 022-22812627/22020295/22846954 Fax: 022-22811977 roc.mumbai@mca.gov.in B) Smt. Vijaya Khandare (ROC Pune) Registrar Of Companies PMT Building, Pune Stock Exchange, 3rd Floor, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune-411004 Phone: 020-25521376 Fax: 020-25530042 roc.pune@mca.gov.in RoC ORISSA Sh. B. Mishra (ROC Cuttack) Corporate Bhawan, 3rd Floor, Plot No. 9 (P), Sector: 1, CDA, Cuttack: 753014 Phone: 0671-2365361, 2366958, 266952, Fax: 0671-2305361 roc.cuttack@mca.gov.in RoOC PUDUCHERRY Sh. C. M. Karlmarx (ROC Puducherry) No. 35 First Floor Elango Nagar Puducherry – 605011 Phone: 0413-2240129 roc.pondicherry@mca.gov.in RoC PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH & HIMACHAL PRADESH Sh. Santosh Kumar (ROC Chandigarh and Shimla) Corporate Bhawan, Plot No.4 B, Sector 27 B, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh – 160019 Phone: 0172-2639415,2639416 Fax: 0172-2639416 roc.chandigarh@mca.gov.in RoC RAJASTHAN Sh.R.K.Meena (ROC Jaipur) Corporate Bhawan G/6-7, Second Floor, Residency Area Civil Lines, Jaipur-302001 Phone: 0141-2222465,2222466 Fax: 0141-2222464 roc.jaipur@mca.gov.in RoC TAMIL NADU Shri Sridhar Parmarthi a) Chennai Block No.6, B Wing 2nd Floor Shastri Bhawan 26, Haddows Road, Chennai – 600034 Phone: 044-28270071 Fax: 044-28234298 roc.chennai@mca.gov.in b) Coimbatore Sh. N.Ramanathan (ROC Coimbatore) Registrar Of Companies Stock Exchange Building, II-Floor, 683, Trichy Road, Singanallur, Coimbatore – 641 005 Phone: (0422) – 2318170 (D), 2318089, 2319640 Fax: (0422) – 2318089 roc.coimbatore@mca.gov.in RoC UTTAR PRADESH & UTTARAKHAND Sh. S.P.Kumar (ROC Kanpur & Nainital) 10/499 B, Allenganj, Khalasi line Kanpur-208002 Phone: 0512-2550688 Fax: 0512-2540423 roc.kanpur@mca.gov.in RoC WEST BENGAL Sh. B. Mohanty(ROC Kolkata) Nizam Palace 2nd MSO Building 2nd Floor, 234/4, A.J.C.B. Road Kolkata – 700020 Phone: 033-2287 7390 Fax 033-22903795 roc.kolkata@mca.gov.in
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