In continuation of General Circular No. 09/2014 dated 25.04.2014, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has received representation from stakeholders seeking relaxation of fees for filing e-form no.ADT- 1, particularly form ADT-1 filed through GNL-2 during the period from 01.04.2014 to 20.10.2014 for appointment of Auditor for the period from 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2019 due to non-availability of e-form ADT-1 during the said period.
Accordingly, the matter has been examined and it is here by clarified that companies which had filed Form no. ADT-1 through GNL-2 as an attachment (by selecting others) during thc period from 01.04.2014 to 20.10.2014 may file eform no.ADT-1 for appointmcnt of Auditor for thc period upto 31.03.2019 without fee, till 15.06.2019 (since fee had been paid for filing GNL-2 for the same purpose) and thereafter fee and additional fee shall bc applicable as per Companies (Registration of Office and Fees) Rules, 2014.