CHANGE IN REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
In terms of Section 7 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”), all
registered companies are legally required to have a registered office
address in India from the date of commencement of business or
within thirty days from the date of incorporation whichever is earlier.
However, under the incorporation process effective as on date, the
proposed company is required to intimate the address of its
proposed registered office at the time of incorporation itself.
The company shall on and from the 30th day of its incorporation
have a Registered Office capable of receiving and acknowledging
all communications and notices as may be addressed to it in certain
cases.
As per section 12(2), it is duty of the Company to furnish to the ROC
verification of its registered office within a period of thirty days of its
incorporation in such manner as may be prescribed. Provisions
related to Verification of Registered office of the Company are given
in Rule 25 of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
MODES OF SHIFTING OF REGISTERED OFFICE
1. Shifting of the registered office from its “Existing
location in a city, town or village to another place within the limits
of the same city, town or village”.
2. Shifting of the registered office to a place “Outside the
local limits of the existing place but in the same State” under the
jurisdiction of the same Registrar of Companies”. [Section- 12, sub
section- 5 clause- a]
3. Shifting of the registered office from the “Jurisdiction of
one Registrar of the Jurisdiction of another Registrar within the
same
State”. [Rule- 28 of The Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014]
4. Shifting of the registered office from one state to another
State in India.