ROC Chennai Levies Penalty on Company and Its Directors for Late Filing e-Form MGT-6:

ROC Chennai Levies Penalty on Company and Its Directors for Late Filing e-Form MGT-6 The Registrar of Companies (ROC) Chennai has levied an aggregate penalty amounting to Rs 16,000 on the company, Interise Investment Managers Private Limited, and its three directors. The said action has been taken by the adjudicating authority through an Order dated April 01, 2026, passed under Section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013. On December 18, 2025, the company and its directors had furnished e-Form GNL-1 along with a physical Suo-moto Adjudication application, under section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013, admitting the non-compliances committed by it under section 89(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.

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The company claimed that it had mistakenly filed e-Form MGT-6 on April 18, 2024, along with an additional fee of Rs 1200, which was after the statutory time limit. Further claimed that the mistake was unintentional; however, it acknowledges the non-compliance committed by it and consequently requests the Hon'ble Adjudicating Officer to select a moderate punishment for it and impose only a minimum penalty, justified under section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013. According to the ROC’s order, “The Company M/s. INTERISE INVESTMENT MANAGERS PRIVATE LIMITED and its officers Mr. Pawan Devraj kant, Mr.Gaurav Khanna and Mr. Amit Dhirendra shah have filed e-Form GNL-1 vide SRN AC0039216 on 18.12.2025 and have also submitted physical Suo-moto Adjudication application under section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the adjudication of offence under section 89(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. The Applicants submitted that the Company inadvertently filed e-Form MGT-6 belatedly on 18.04.2024 vide SRN F94600467 with an additional fee of Rs. 1,200/- and that the delay in filing e-Form MGT-6 was neither intentional nor deliberate.”

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When the Adjudicating Authority analysed the facts of the case, it found the information disclosed by the company to be genuine. However, the mistake committed by the company was still an explicit violation of Section 89(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Considering the same, the authority imposed a penalty of Rs 4000 on the company, Interise Investment Managers Private Limited, and Rs 12000 on its three directors named Gaurav Khanna, Amit Dhirendra Shah, and Pawan Devraj Kant. They are directed to pay the imposed penalty amount and rectify the default within 90 days of receiving the order.