Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has released details of Period/Days of Extension for Names Reserved and Re-submission of Forms on its official website.
| Serial No | Issue Description | Period/Days of Extension |
| 1 | Names reserved for 20 days for new company incorporation. SPICe+ Part B needs to be filed within 20 days of the name reservation. | Names expiring any day between 15th March 2020 to 3rd May would be extended by 20 days beyond 3rd May 2020. |
| 2 | Names reserved for 60 days for change of name of the company. INC-24 needs to be filed within 60 days of name reservation. | Names expiring any day between 15th March 2020 to 3rd May would be extended by 20 days beyond 3rd May 2020. |
| 3 | Extension of RSUB validity for companies. | SRNs where the last date of Resubmission (RSUB) falls between 15th March 2020 to 3rd May 2020, an additional 15 days beyond 3rd May 2020 would be allowed. However, for SRNs already marked under NTBR, an extension would be provided on a case to case basis. Note: Forms will not get marked to (Not to be taken on Record) ’NTBR’ due to non-resubmission during this extended period as detailed above |
| 4 | Names reserved for 90 days for new LLP incorporation/change of name. FiLLiP/Form 5 needs to be filed within 90 days of name reservation. | Names expiring any day between 15th March 2020 to 3rd May would be extended by 20 days beyond 3rd May 2020. |
| 5 | RSUB validity extension for LLPs. | SRNs where the last date of resubmission (RSUB) falls between 15th March 2020 to 3rd May 2020, an additional 15 days would be allowed from 3 rd May 2020 for resubmission. However, for SRNs already marked under NTBR, an extension would be provided on a case to case basis. Note: Forms will not get marked to (Not to be taken on Record) ’NTBR’ due to non-resubmission during this extended period as detailed above |
