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Application to the Central Government for Approval

Reference draft used in Indian courts — replace the blanks with your own case details.

FORM NO. 25B

Registration No. of Company ..................
Nominal Capital Rs. ........................
THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
Form of application to the Central Government for
approval to amendment of provisions relating to
managing, whole-time or non-rotational directors 1. Name of the company, date of
registration and its principal
business.
2. Maximum and minimum number
of directors prescribed under the
articles and the names of directors
in the board of the date of
application.
3. If the company has Managing
/Whole-time Directors4 or Manager
, full particulars thereof.
4. Proposal for which
Government’s approval is sought.
5. Reasons for the proposal .
6. Whether the proposal has been
approved by the board of
directors/the company in general
meeting ; if so, one copy of the
resolution passed should be
furnished
7. Names of newspapers in which
and the dates on which notice
under section 640B of Companies
Act, 1956, were published; one
certified copy of each notice to be
attached.
8. Name and address of the
present auditors of the company.
9. Whether a copy of this
application together with the
enclosures thereto has been
forwarded to the Registrar
pursuant to rule 20A(1).
10. Declaration------ I/We solemnly
declare that the facts stated in this
application true to the best of
my/our knowledge and the other
facts are true to the best of my/our
information and belief
Signature
Designation*
Dated this .......................... day of ................... 19
.............
1 State whether Director, Managing Director, Whole-time
Director , Manager or Secretary.
Note: (i) One copy of the memorandum and articles of
association in which the amendments are to made
along with one copy of the revised version of the
relevant articles should be attached to the
application; if the amendment is in respect of a
provision contained in any agreement entered into by
the company or in any resolution passed by it or by
its board of directors, one copy of such agreement or
resolution, as the case may be, original and revised,
should be furnished.
(ii) Pursuant to the Companies (Fees on Application
) Rules, 1968, fees as prescribed therein is payable
on your application. Amount involved should be paid
into the Reserve Bank of India or any other Bank
acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank or into a
Government treasury for credit to the public Account
of India under the head “104------ Other General
Economic Services, Regulation of Joint Stock
Companies -------Fees realised by the Central
Government on applications made to it under the
Companies Act, 1956.” The account head has since
been changed. The appropriate treasury Challan in
token of the payment should then be forwarded to
this Department along with the application.

Using this format

This is a reference draft reproduced for study and adaptation. Court rules, court fees and the correct forum vary with the facts and the value of the claim, so have the document checked and filed by an advocate. A defective application can be returned or dismissed even when the case itself is good.

Our Corporate & Company Law team drafts and files these documents before the Calcutta High Court, city civil courts, magistrate, family and consumer courts in Kolkata. Our corporate team handles company formation, filings and commercial contracts.

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