Annual return filed without cs sign

One Company filed Annual Return & Balance Sheet without Knowledge of and without signatures of CS of the Company, what may be consequences?

Replies (2)

If the company has company secretary ten it is required to sign Annual Return by one director and secretary as per section 161 of the Companies Act, 1956.

 

If you are not complying the provision of section 159, 160 and section 160 then you will face penality under section 162 of the companies Act, 1956.

 Penalty and interpretation: (Section 162)

(1) If a company fails to comply with any of the provisions contained in section 159, 160 or 161, the company, and every officer of the company who is in default, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day during which the default continues.
(2) For the purposes of this section and sections 159, 160, and 161, the expressions" officer" and" director" shall include any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the Board of directors of the Company is accustomed to act. General provisions regarding registers and returns

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
12 October 2026
AUDIT , ACCOUNTS AND TAXATION

KDSS

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 October 2026
Article Trainee/ CMA Trainee

RMA And Associates LLP

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details
Company
19 October 2026
Accountants/Articles (Freshers/Experienced)

ADY & CO.

New Delhi

Graduate (Any)

View Details
Company
Featured 27 October 2026
semi-qualified CA

Saini Pati Shah & Co LLP, Chartered Accountants

Mumbai

CA Final

View Details
Company
28 October 2026
Assistant Director/ Associate Director-Finance & Accounting

Krea University

Chennai

CA

View Details
Company
05 October 2026
Senior Accountant

Vision IT Peripherals Pvt Ltd

Mumbai

B.Com

View Details
Company
08 October 2026
Accounts and Tax Associate

POOJA R TELI & CO

Pune

CA Inter

View Details
Company
31 October 2026
Accountants

sankaran and krishnan

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details