आरओसी क्या है?
अन्य नाम: Registrar of Companies
आरओसी कॉर्पोरेट कार्य मंत्रालय का वह कार्यालय है जो कंपनियों का पंजीकरण करता है और उनकी वैधानिक फाइलिंग रखता है।
Jharkhand companies fall under the ROC at Patna, which covers both Bihar and Jharkhand. Every company files its annual return in MGT-7 and its financial statements in AOC-4, plus event-based forms whenever directors, addresses or capital change.
The registrar can strike a company off the register for persistent non-filing, and directors of a struck-off company are disqualified for five years.
क्यों मायने रखता है
ROC penalties accrue daily and are not capped. A company two years behind on filings can owe more in late fees than its annual turnover.
कानूनी स्थिति
| मद | मान | स्रोत |
|---|---|---|
| Office | The Registrar of Companies for the state in which the registered office is situated | Section 396, Companies Act 2013 |
| Annual financial statements | Form AOC-4 within 30 days of the AGM | Section 137, Companies Act 2013 |
| Annual return | Form MGT-7 within 60 days of the AGM | Section 92, Companies Act 2013 |
| Additional fee for late filing | ₹100 per day per form, with no cap | Section 403 read with the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules |
| Striking off for non-filing | Permitted after two consecutive years of default | Section 248, Companies Act 2013 |
इसे इनसे न मिलाएँ
ये शब्द अक्सर एक-दूसरे के लिए इस्तेमाल कर लिए जाते हैं। ये अलग हैं।
MCA
The MCA is the ministry and the national portal. The ROC is the state-level office that actually holds your company's file and processes its filings.
Registrar of Firms
A different registrar under a different statute, registering partnership firms under the Indian Partnership Act 1932. Companies and LLPs do not go there.
आम सवाल
What if my company did no business this year?
Can I move my registered office to another state?
जो अक्सर ग़लत होता है
- Assuming a dormant company has nothing to file
- Letting the ₹100-a-day additional fee run across two forms for years, which is what turns a small default into a large one
- Missing the AGM date itself, which is what starts both filing clocks
- Not updating the registered office address, so notices are served somewhere nobody reads them