COMPANY LAW BOARD

I) Particulars of its organization, functions and duties

            The Company Law Board has been functioning as an independent quasi-judicial body w.e.f. 31.5.1991 set up by the Central Government under Section 10E of the Companies Act, 1956. The Company Law Board has framed Company Law Board Regulations 1991 prescribing the procedure for filing the applications/petitions before it.  The Central Government has also prescribed the fees for making applications/petitions before the Company Law Board under the Company Law Board (Fees on applications and Petitions) Rules 1991.

          The Board has its Principal Bench at New Delhi.  It has Regional Benches at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & New Delhi.  The matters falling under section 247, 250, 269, and 388B are dealt with by the Principal Bench at New Delhi. In Order to reduce the pendency single Member has been entrusted to hear all types of cases from September, 2002 onwards.

 Petitions/applications under sections 17, 18, 19, 58A(9), 58AA(1), 79/80A, 111,111A, 113/113(3), 117, 117C, 118(3), 141, 144(4), 163, 167, 186, 196, 219/219(4), 235, 237(b), 269, 284, 284(4), 304, 307, 408, 409, 614, 621A of the Companies Act, 1956 and matters falling under Chapter VI of Part VI of the Companies Act, 1956 and Section 45QA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are filed before Regional Benches.  In case the company fails to comply with the directions contained in the orders so passed by the Company Law Board, application under section 634A of the Companies Act, 1956 for enforcing the orders are entertained. 

The constitution of Company Law Board as on 31st January 2010, is as follows: -

1.     Justice Shri Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, Chairman

2.     Smt. Vimla Yadav, Member  (Technical)

3.     Shri Kanthi Narahari, Member (Judicial)

4.     Smt. Lizamma Augustine, Member (Judicial)

5.     Shri. B.S.V. Prakash Kumar, Member (Judicial)

 

 

II) Powers and duties of the officers and employees

 

Power of the Chairman (including Vice-Chairman and Members)

It is within the powers of the Chairman to constitute Benches to dispose of petitions and applications.  The duty of the Chairman and Member is to dispose of all the petitions/applications expeditiously after hearing all the parties

 

Powers and functions of the Secretary

(1)   The Secretary shall be the principal officer of the Board and shall exercise his powers and perform his duties under the control of the Chairman.

(2)  This Board, in discharge of its functions under the Act, may take such assistance from the Secretary, as it may deem fit, and the Secretary, shall be  

      bound to assist the Board.

(3)  In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of this rule, the Secretary shall have the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:-

(a)  The Secretary shall have the custody of records of the Principal Bench.

(b) The Secretary shall receive all petitions, applications or references pertaining to the Principal Bench.

(c)  The Secretary shall assist the Principal Bench in the proceedings relating to the powers exercised by the Principal Bench.

(d) The Secretary shall have the power to call for information/ records and to inspect or cause to be inspected the records of other Benches.

(e)  The Secretary shall authenticate the orders passed by the Principal Bench.

(f)   The Secretary shall ensure compliance of the orders passed by the Principal Bench and other Benches.

(g)  The official seal of the Board shall be in the custody and control of the Secretary.

(h)  The Secretary shall have the right to collect from the Central Government or other offices, companies and firms, or any other persons such information as may be considered useful for the purpose of efficient discharge of the functions of the Board under the Act and place the said information before the Board.


 

 

Powers and duties of the Bench Officer

 

(1) In addition to the powers conferred elsewhere in these Regulations, the Bench Officer, shall have the following powers and duties subject to any

 general or special order of the Bench concerned, namely:-

 

(i)                To receive all petitions or applications and other documents including transferred applications;

(ii)              To decide all questions arising out of the scrutiny of the petitions and applications before they are registered;

(iii)            To require any petition or application presented to the Bench to be amended in accordance with the Act and the regulations;

(iv)            Subject to the direction of the Bench, to fix the date of first hearing of the petitions or applications or other proceedings and issue notices, thereof.

(v)              To direct any formal amendment of records

(vi)            To order grant of copies of documents to parties to the proceedings;

(vii)          To grant leave to inspect the records of the Bench;

(viii)        To dispose of matters relating to service of notice

(ix)            To receive applications within thirty days from the date of death for substitution of authorized representatives of the deceased parties during the  

           pendency of the petition or application;

(x)              To receive and dispose of applications for substitution, except where the substitution would involve setting aside an order of abatement.

(xi)            To receive and dispose of applications by parties for return of documents.

 

Powers and duties of the Senior Legal Assistant

a)     To scrutinize the petitions/applications received under various Sections of the Companies Act, 1956 and Section 45QA of the RBI Act, 1934.;

b)    Send letters to the authorized representatives/parties for rectification of deficiencies in their petition/application;

c)     Issue hearing notices to those applications/petitions for which dates of hearing have been fixed;

d)    Drafting of fair orders for approval of Chairman/Member;

e)     Assisting the Chairman/Member/Bench Officer in the Court Hall during hearings;

f)      Providing/sending certified copies of orders signed by Bench Officer to parties concerned;

g)     Make note of the matters which have been adjourned and issues fresh notices for hearing wherever necessary;

h)     Dealing with matters before other Courts and Forums;

i)       Preparation of various statistical data/information for periodical statements, replies to parliament questions and other queries of H.Q. and other Authority; and

j)       Doing any other work that may be assigned by Chairman/Member/Bench Officer from time to time.

 

Powers and duties of the Under Secretary

              An Under Secretary is in charge of the C.L.B. Sectt. and in respect thereto exercises control both in regard to the dispatch of business and maintenance of discipline.  Work comes to him from the Sectt. through Section Officer.  As Branch Officer, he disposes of as many cases as possible at his own level but he takes the orders of Secretary, Company Law Board or higher officers on important cases.  He has been declared as “Head of Office” in respect of administrative and financial matters.

 

Powers and duties of the Section Officer

 

              As in-charge of the Section he deals with all establishment matters with the assistance of the staff members. He has also been declared as Drawing and Disbursing Officer.  His duties include enforcement of discipline in the section, distribution of work among the staff and ensure efficient & expeditious disposal of work. He also deals with important and complicated cases himself.  He submits the files to Under Secretary of Company Law Board.

 

Powers and duties of the Assistant/Upper Division Clerk

 

              They work under the orders and supervision of the Section Officer and are responsible for the work entrusted in them.  Where the line of action on a case is clear or clear instructions have been given by the Branch Officer or higher officers, they put up draft without much noting.  In other cases they put up a note keeping in view the following points : -

(i) to see whether all facts open to check have been correctly stated;

(ii) to point out any mistake or incorrect statement of the facts;

(iii) to draw attention, where necessary, to precedents or Rules and Regulations on the subject;

(iv) to put up the Guard file, if necessary, and supply other relevant facts and figures.

(v) to bring out clearly the question under consideration and suggest a course of action where possible.

 

              Upper Division Clerk has also been discharging the duties of Cashier of Company Law Board.

 

Powers and duties of the Private Secretary / Personal Assistant

 

          They keep the officers free from routine nature of work by mailing correspondence, filing papers, making appointments, arranging meeting and collecting information so as to give the officer more time to devote himself to the work in which he has specialized.  The Personal Assistants maintain the confidentiality and secrecy of confidential and secret papers entrusted to them.  Some of the more specific functions are enumerated below :-

 

(i)   Taking dictation in shorthand and its transcription in the best manner possible;

(ii)  Fixing up of appointments and if necessary canceling them;

(iii) Screening the telephone calls and the visitors in a tactful manner;

(iv)   Keeping an accurate list of engagements, meeting etc. and reminding the officer sufficiently in    advance for keeping them up;

(v)  Maintaining, in proper order, the papers required to be retained by the Officer;

(vi)   Keeping a note of the movement of files, seen by his officer and other officers, if necessary;

(vii) Destroying by burning the stenographic record of the confidential and secret letters after they  have been typed and issued, in presence of Under 

 Secretary;

(viii) Carrying out the corrections to the officer’s reference books and making fair copies of draft demi-official letters to be signed by the officer;

 (ix) Generally assisting the Officers in such a manner as they may direct and at the same time, they must avoid the temptation of abrogating to themselves the authority of their bosses.

 

Powers and duties of the Lower Division Clerk

 

        Lower Division Clerk are ordinarily entrusted with work of routine nature, for example – registration of Dak, maintenance of Section Diary, File Register, File Movement Register, Indexing and Recording, typing, comparing, dispatch, preparation of arrears and other statements, supervision of correction of reference books and submission of routine and simple draft etc.

 

Other employees and staff members such as Staff Car drivers and Group ‘D’ employees working under the control of Senior Officer concerned.

 

III   The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of  supervision and accountability.

 

   All petitions/ applications received by various Benches of Company Law Board are put up alongwith the formal notes first to the Bench Officer concerned and through him to the concerned Member. Petitions/ applications are heard by Benches in the open Court and speaking orders are passed.

 

  The final orders on all the applications /petitions which have been disposed of by a Bench are issued by Hon'ble Chairman/vice Chairman/ Member.  The certified copies of the order to be issued to the parties concerned are signed by Bench Officer of the concerned region before they are issued. 

 

  All administrative matters, financial matters and vigilance cases are submitted to the Secretary in the Head quarters and Members in the Regional Benches.

 


 

IV)     The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions

 

The various Benches of Company Law Board have set a time frame to post all those applications/petitions received in one month and found in order for hearing in the following month itself especially the applications filed by depositors for non-repayment of deposits save those cases where the report of the Registrar of Companies is awaited. The petitions/applications are placed before the Bench for directions and/or hearing after the pleadings are complete. Company Law Board ensures timely disposal of cases within a reasonable time.

 

As regards administrative and financial matters, the periodical statements are sent to Ministry of Company Affairs in a time bound manner.

 

(V)   The rules, regulations, instructions, manual and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions.

 

The Bench registers the petitions/applications received by it after scrutiny and disposes them on the basis of the following Act, Rules/Regulations which regulate it viz., 

 

a)     Companies Act, 1956

b)    Company Law Board Regulations, 1991

c)     Company Law Board (Fees on Applications and Petitions) Rules, 1991

d)    Offices of the Company Law Board Benches (Destruction of Records)  Rules, 1980.

e)     Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Section 45QA)

and the Regulation made thereunder.

 

So far as administrative and financial matters are concerned, the rules, regulations, instructions, manual issued by Department of Personnel and Training and other concerned Ministries are being followed.

  

VI)    A statement of the categories of the documents that are held by it or under its control

 

The documents that are held under this Board are those which relates to the petitions/applications filed before the various Benches of the Board.

 

VII)     The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof

 

The Board discharges quasi judicial functions and as such no policy formulation and implementation is in the charter of the Board.

 

VIII) A statement of the boards, councils, committee and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its

advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committee and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings

are accessible for public.

 

      The Bench holds hearings at regular intervals and the parties concerned or their Advocates/Authorised Representatives are present during those hearings.  When the applications filed by depositors are posted for hearing, they are also present sometime during the proceedings. The Bench has also constituted hardship committees in respect of some companies against whom scheme orders have been passed to consider the applications received from depositors facing indigent circumstances. 

 

IX.    Directory of its officers and employees.

 

S.No

Name and Designation

Office Telephone

Internal Ph. No.

1.       

Justice Sh. Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, Chairman

 

24366126

 

301

2.       

Smt. N. Vijaylakshmi, Senior PS 

24366126

302

3.       

Smt. Vimla Yadav, Member

-

303

4.       

                                 , P.S.

24366124

304

5.       

Sh. Alok Samantarai, Secretary

24363451

313

6.       

Sh. Nimmi Dhar, Under Secretary

24363667

314

7.       

Sh. V.N. Sharma, Bench Officer

24366125

309

8.       

Smt. Richa Kukreja, Bench Officer

24366123

308

9.       

Sh. Rajpal Singh, Bench officer

24366123

307

10.   

Sh. Ramesh Chander, Section Officer

24363797

318

11.   

Shri Dildar Singh, Assistant

24363797

318

12.   

Smt. Nirmala Vincent, STA

24363797

318

13.   

Smt. Neelam Nain, SLA

24369753

315

14.   

Smt. Poonam Bansal, UDC

24363797

319

15.   

Sh. Tarun Kr. Singhania, Steno Gr. ‘D’

24363797

318

16.   

Shri. Rattan Singh, LDC

24363797

318

17.   

Shri Om Pal Singh, L.D.C.

24363797

318

18.   

Shri Shree Bhagwan, L.D.C.

24369753

315

19.   

Shri. Kuldeep Singh, Staff Car Driver

-

-

20.   

Sh. Bagambar Singh, Staff Car Driver

-

320

21.   

Shri Chandra Dutt, Staff Car Driver

-

320

22.   

Shri. Mohan Singh, Sr. Peon

-

318

23.   

Shri Virendar Kumar, Sr. Peon

24363797

318

24.   

Shri Satpal, Sr. Peon

24366125

309

25.   

Shri. Jeevan Nath Gaire, Peon

24363797

318

26.   

Shri. Jikesh Kumar, Peon

24366126

302

      28

Sh. Hira Lal Kori, Peon

24366126

302

 

  Kolkata Bench, Kolkata

S.No

Name & Designation

Telephone No.

Fax No.

1,

Shri B.S.V. Prakash Kumar, Member

033-22486330

033-22621760

2.

Shri S.V. Rajgopal, Bench Officer

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

3.

Shri T K Mandal, Sr. Private Secretary

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

4.

Shri R N Banerjee, Senior Legal Assistant

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

5.

Shri P. Mondal, Lower Division Clerk

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

6.

Shri Bipradas Kar, Staff Car Driver

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

7.

Shri Ram  Pravesh Sharma, Daftry

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

8.

Shri Sibulal Majumdar, Peon

033-2248 6330

033-22621760

 

Mumbai Bench, Mumbai

 

S.No

Name & Designation

Telephone No.

Fax No.

1.

Shri Kanthi Narhari, Member (Judicial)

022-22619636

022-22619636

2.

Mrs. S.A. Patil, Sr. PS to Member

022-22619636

022-22619636

3.

Shri. Sajeevan C.V., Bench Officer

022-22611456

022-22619636

4.

Sh. V.P. Verma, STA (Loan-basis)

022-22611456

022-22619636

5.

Sh. A.S. Jaiswar, L.D.C.

022-22611456

022-22619636

6.

Sh. J.D. Gondke, L.D.C.

022-22611456

022-22619636

7.

Sh. S.R. Matwankar, Staff Car Driver

022-22611456

022-22619636

8.

Sh. S.K. Girkar, Peon

022-22611456

022-22619636

9.

Sh. V.D. Jadhav, Peon

022-22611456

022-22619636

 

 

Chennai Bench, Chennai

 

S.No

Name & Designation

Telephone No.

Fax No.

1.

Vacant, Vice-Chairman

044-28273512

044-25262794

2.

Smt. Lizamma Augustine, Member

044-25262791

044-25262794

3.

Shri C.S. Govindarajan, Bench Officer

044-25262793

044-25262794

4.

Shri Vasantha Kumar Ail, Bench Officer

044-25262793

044-25262794

5.

Shri K. Sowamini, PS to Vice-Chairman

044-25262791

044-25262794

6.

Shri. K. Manivannan, Sr. Legal Assistant

044-25262793

044-25262794

7.

Shri P.V.S.S. Kaladhar, Legal Assistant

044-25262793

044-25262794

8.

Smt. S. Shanmuga Priya, Lower Division Clerk

044-25262793

044-25262794

9.

Sh. N. Mahadevan, LDC (ad-hoc)

044-25262793

044-25262794

10.

Shri K.E. Manivannan, Staff Car Driver

044-25262793

044-25262794

11.

Shri K. Kanniappan, Daftry

044-25262793

044-25262794

 

 

X The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers   and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations:

 

The monthly emoluments received by the officers of this Organization are given below:

 

List of Officers at Company Law Board headquarters, New Delhi and their Band Pay, Grade Pay and total emoluments as on 29.01.2010.

 

S.

NO.

NAME OF THE OFFICER

DESIGNATION

BAND  PAY (Rs.)

GRADE PAY

TOTAL EMOLU-MENTS (Rs.)

1.       

Justice Sh. Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh

 Chairman

80000

-

137600

2.       

Smt. Vimla Yadav,

Member

75,420

-

75420

3.       

Shri. Alok Samantarai

Secretary

43210

8700

69990

4.       

Shri V.N. Sharma

Bench Officer

22060

5400

38938

5.       

Smt. Richa Kukreja

Bench Officer

23070

6600

51296

6.       

Shri. Rajpal Singh

Bench Officer

19180

5400

42655

7.       

Shri. Ramesh Chander

Section Officer

15460

4600

33736

8.       

Smt. N. Vijaylakshmi

Sr. PS

17910

4800

38087

9.       

Shri Dildar Singh

Assistant

11650

4200

22372

10.   

Smt. Vidya Shastri

P.A.

11180

4200

26179

11.   

Shri Tarun Kumar Singhania

Steno. Gr. D

8840

2400

19679

12.   

Smt. Nirmala Vincent

STA

10370

4200

20836

13.   

Smt. Poonam Bansal

UDC

9940

2400

21706

14.   

Shri Anil Kumar

LDC

7740

1900

17167

15.   

Shri. Rattan Singh

LDC

7440

1900

14104

16.   

Shri Om Pal Singh

LDC

7130

1900

12440

17.   

Shri Shree Bhagwan

LDC

7130

1900

15149

18.   

Shri Kuldeep Singh

SCD

9340

2400

17212

19.   

Sh. Bagambar Singh

SCD

9120

2400

20388

20.   

Shri. Chandra Dutt

SCD

8060

1900

14741

21.   

Shri. Mohan Singh

Sr. Peon

7200

1400

11744

22.   

Shri Virendar Kumar

Sr. Peon

7070

1400

14120

23.   

Shri Satpal

Sr. Peon

6760

1400

13843

24.   

Shri. Jikesh Kumar

Peon

6260

1300

10423

25.   

Sh. Hira Lal Kori

Peon

6260

1300

12691

 

 

Kolkata Bench, Kolkata (as on 29.01.2010):

 

Sl.

No.

Name of officer/employee

Designation

Band Pay

Grade Pay

Total Emoluments

1.       

Shri B.S.V. Prakash Kumar

Member

To be fixed

-

 

To be fixed

2.       

Sh. S.V. Rajgopal

Bench Officer

Rs.22290

Rs.6600

Rs. 40754

3.       

Sh. T K Mandal

Private Secretary

Rs.20510

Rs.4800

Rs. 41769

4.       

Sh. R  Banerjee

Sr. Legal Assistant

Rs.17970

Rs.4600

Rs.37467

5.       

Sh. P. Mondal

Lower Division Clerk

Rs.  7740

Rs.1900

Rs.18431

6.       

  Vacant

Lower Division Clerk

-

-

-.

7.       

Sh. B Kar

Staff Car Driver

Rs.  7280

Rs.1900

Rs.  15235

8.       

Sh. R P Sharma

Daftry

Rs.  6660

Rs.1800

Rs.  11626

9.       

Sh. S L Majumdar

Peon

Rs.  6010

Rs.1300

Rs.  12299

 

 

Mumbai  Bench, Mumbai (as on 29.01.2010):

 

S.No

Name 

Designation

Band  Pay

Grade Pay

Total

1.

Sh. Kanthi Narahari

 Member

Rs.71080 

-

Rs.71080 

2.

Sh. Sajeevan C.V.

 Bench Officer

To be fixed

-

To be fixed

3.

Mrs. S.A. Patil

Sr. P.S.

Rs.25220

Rs.4800

Rs.47131

4.

Sh. V.P. Verma, STA *

022-22611456

Rs. 17560

Rs. 4600

Rs. 30475

5.

Sh. A.S. Jaiswar, L.D.C. *

022-22611456

Rs. 6870

Rs. 1900

Rs. 14531

6.

Sh. J.D. Gondke

 LDC

  Rs.7890

Rs.1900

Rs.17402

7.

Sh. S.R. Matwankar

 Staff Car Driver

Rs.8060

Rs.1900

Rs.17939

8.

Sh. S.K. Girkar

 Peon

Rs.7060

Rs.1800

Rs.14732

9.

Sh. V.D. Jadhav

 Peon

Rs.6660

Rs.1800

Rs.14104

 

* On Loan Basis.

 

 

Chennai Bench, Chennai (as on 29.01.2010) 

 

S.No

Name of officer/ employee

Designation

Band  Pay

Grade Pay

Total Emoluments

1

Vacant

Vice  Chairman

 

 

 

2.

Smt. Lizamma Augustine,

Member

To be fixed

-

To be fixed

3.

Sh. C.S. Govindarajan

Bench Officer

Rs.25260

Rs.6600

Rs.44526

4.

Sh. V.K. Ail

Bench Officer

Rs.22290

Rs.6600

Rs.49421

5..

Smt. K. Sowamini

PS to Member

Rs.16460

Rs.4200

Rs.28270

6.

Sh. K. Manivannan

Sr. Legal Assistant

Rs.14680

Rs.4600

Rs.26918

7..

Sh. P.V.S.S. Kaladhar

Legal Assistant

Rs.  9260

Rs.2800

Rs.17348

8..

Smt. S. Shanmuga Priya

Lower Division Clerk

Rs. 8890

Rs.2400

Rs.16370

9.

Sh. N. Mahadevan

L.D,.C, ( ad hoc )

Rs. 6860

Rs.1900

Rs.14515

10

Sh. K.E. Manivannan

Staff Car Driver

Rs. 7440

Rs.1900

Rs.15636

11.

Sh. K. Kanniappan

Daftry

Rs. 8350

Rs.1800

Rs.18238

 

XI The budget allocated to each of its agency, including the particulars of all plans proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made;

 

The budgetary allocation of Company Law Board for the year 2009-2010 is Rs. 43,706/- ( In thousands ) out of which further allocation to the Regional Benches of Company Law Board has been made. The regions-wise allocation of funds is as under:-        

   


   (Rs. in thousands)

1. Company Law Board, Secretariat including                  Rs. 22,789

    New Delhi Bench

2. Company Law Board, Kolkata Bench, Kolkata    Rs. 4,612

3. Company Law Board, Mumbai Bench, Mumbai  Rs. 6,835

4. Company Law Board, Chennai Bench, Chennai Rs. 9,470

The budget is only for meeting the administrative expenses, salaries, traveling etc.

 

XII The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details and beneficiaries of such programmes;

 

There are no subsidy programme being implemented by Company Law Board and, therefore, the manner of execution amount allocated and details of beneficiary does not arise. 

  

XIII Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization granted by it;

 

In consequence to XII above these details do not apply to the Company Law Board.

 

XIV)  Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form

 

The details of the applications submitted by various depositors against various companies and the orders passed by various Benches of Company Law Board have been placed in the computer system. Apart from this, all orders are kept in computer system. All the data relating to statutory registers as per Company Law Board Regulations are stored in computer system in electronic mode.


 

XV The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use;

 

Anybody who approaches any Bench of Company Law Board in person or over the telephone is given all the necessary guidance and information. No library or reading room is available for public use.  In terms of Regulation 30 of the Company Law Board (Regulations), 1991 every person who is not a party to the proceeding may also obtain as of right at any time after the final orders are passed by various Benches copies of these orders on payment of prescribed fee and every person who is not a party to the proceeding may after the final orders are passed for sufficient reasons shown to the satisfaction of the Bench concerns obtain copies of the petitions, replies, counter replies on payment of prescribed fee.  However, such person has no right to inspect the records of the proceedings or to obtain the copies of the documents/exhibits put in evidence without the consent of the person by whom they were produced or on the orders of the concerned Bench. Important orders are also published in the following corporate/law journals:-

1.     The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, ICSI House 22, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003.

2.     Company Law Journal, 66/2230, Gurdwara Road, Post Box No. 2693, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 5.

3.     Corporate Law Adviser, 158, Basant   Enclave, Palam   Road, New Delhi-110057.

4.     Taxmann Allied Services Ltd., 59/32, New Rohtak Road, Delhi.

5.     Company Law Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., 36 Vaithyaram Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-600017.

6.     M/s Wadhwa & Company Law Publications, DD-13, Kalkaji Extension (near Kalkaji Post Office) New Delhi-110019.

7.    The All India Reporter Pvt. Ltd., 31-D ’B’ Block, Delhi High Court, New Delhi.

8. Sh. B. Ravi, Guru Nilayam, 42 (Old No. 16), Rathnam Street, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600086

 

For obtaining any information there is a website of Company Law Board www.clb.gov.in. No library or reading room is maintained by any of the Bench of Company Law Board for public use. 

 

XVI)  The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.[S.4(1)(b)]

 

The following officers have been designated as Central Public Information Officers.  Their addresses and Telephone numbers are as under:-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Sh. V.N. Sharma

Bench Officer,

Company Law Board

3rd Floor, ‘B’ Block,

Paryavaran Bhavan,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi-110003

Telephone No. 011-24366125.

 

Sh. Rajpal Singh

Bench Officer

Company Law Board

3rd Floor, ‘B’ Block,

Paryavaran Bhavan,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi-110003

Telephone No. 011-24366123.

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA.

Sh. S.V. Rajgopal,

Bench Officer,

Company Law Board

Kolkata Bench

9, Old Post Office Street

6th Floor,

Kolkata-700001

Telephone No. 033-22486330

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Sh. Sanjeevan C.V.

Bench Officer,

Company Law Board

Mumbai Bench,

NTC House, 2nd Floor,

15, Ballard Estate,

Mumbai – 400038

Telephone No. 022-22611456

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

 

Sh. C.S. Govindarajan,

Bench Officer,

Company Law Board

Chennai Bench,

Corporate Bhavan (UTI Building),

3rd floor,

No. 29, Rajaji Salai,

Chennai- 600001

Telephone No. 044-25262793.

 


XVII Miscellaneous Order

                         

Telephone No. 23382265

No.10/39/2005-CLB

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                                      Shastri Bhawan

                                           5th Floor, A-Wing

                   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road

                                                   New Delhi – 110 001

                                                                    Dated: 21.09.2005

 

 

OFFICE - ORDER

 

 

In terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the following officers are hereby designated as Appellate Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned :-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Smt. Jayalaksmi Srinivasan, Secretary

(Till a new Member joins)

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Smt. Jayalaksmi Srinivasan, Secretary

(Till a new Member joins)

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Sh. C.D. Paik, Member

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

Sh. K.K. Balu, Vice Chairman

 

 

 

(S. Balasubramanian)

 Chairman

 

 

 

 

Telephone No.23385874

No.10/39/2005-CLB

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                                      Shastri Bhawan

                                           5th Floor, A-Wing
                                                                                    Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road

                                                   New Delhi – 110 001

                                                                    Dated: 21.09.2005

 

 

OFFICE - ORDER

 

 

In terms of the provisions of Section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the following officers are hereby designated as Central Public Information Officer in respect of Company Law Board with immediate effect and until further orders to provide information to persons requesting for the information under this Act :-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Sh. D.P. Ojha, Bench Officer

Sh. K.L. Mangtani, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Sh. Muktar Singh, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Sh. Puran Chand, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

Sh. A.M. Sridharan, Bench Officer

 

 

 

                                                                                (Jayalaksmi Srinivasan)

Secretary

Company Law Board

 

 

Telephone No. 23383662

No.10/39/2005-CLB

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                                      Shastri Bhawan

                                             5th Floor, A-Wing

                              Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road

                                                   New Delhi – 110 001

                                                                    Dated: 3.3.2006

 

 

OFFICE - ORDER

 

 

In partial modification of Office Order of even number dated 21/9/2005, the following officers are hereby designated as Appellate Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005,:-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Smt. Vimla Yadav, Member

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Smt. Vimla Yadav, Member

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Sh. C.D. Paik, Member

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

Sh. K.K. Balu, Vice Chairman

 

 

 

               (B.L. Sinha)

Secretary, Company Law Board

 

 

 


 

Telephone No. 23383662

No.10/39/2005-CLB

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                                      Shastri Bhawan

                                           5th Floor, A-Wing

                              Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road

                                                   New Delhi – 110 001

                                                                    Dated: 3.3.2006

 

 

OFFICE - ORDER

 

 

In partial modification of Office Order of even number dated 21/9/2005, the following officers are hereby designated as Central Public Information Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005,:-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Sh. D.P. Ojha, Bench Officer

Sh. K.L. Mangtani, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Sh. Muktar Singh, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Sh. R.K. Dalmia, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

Sh. A.M. Sridharan, Bench Officer

 

 

 

(B.L. Sinha)

Secretary, Company Law Board


 

Telephone No. 23383452

No.10/39/2005-CLB (Vol.1)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                                      Shastri Bhawan

                                           5th Floor, A-Wing

                              Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road

                                                   New Delhi – 110 001

                                                                    Dated: 8.9.2006

 

 

OFFICE - ORDER

 

 

In partial modification of Office Order of even number dated 3/3/2006, the following officers are hereby designated as Central Public Information Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005,:-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Sh. D.P. Ojha, Bench Officer

Sh. Sanjay Yadav, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Sh. Muktar Singh, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Sh. R.K. Dalmia, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

Sh. A.M. Sridharan, Bench Officer

 

 

 

(B.L. Sinha)

Secretary, Company Law Board


 

 

Telephone No.23383452

No.10/39/2005-CLB (Vol.1)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                                      Shastri Bhawan

                                           5th Floor, A-Wing
                                                                                    Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road

                                                   New Delhi – 110 001

                                                                    Dated: 12.06.2007

 

 

OFFICE - ORDER

 

 In partial modification of Office Order of even number dated 8/9/2006 designating the Central Public Information Officers in various Benches of the Company Law Board in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the name of Shri. Sanjay Yadav, Bench Officer mentioned under CLB, New Delhi, may be replaced with Sh. Rajpal Singh, Bench Officer.  All the other Central Information Officer will remain the same.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                (B.L. Sinha)

Secretary, Company Law Board

 


 

Telephone No.23383662

File No. 10/39/2005-CLB-Vol.I

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

                         

      5TH floor, ‘A’ Wing,

                             Shastri Bhavan,

 Dr. R.P. Road

                                                 New Delhi-110001

 Dated: 17.7.2007

 

          OFFICE -ORDER

 

                In partial modification of Office Orders of even number dated 21.9.2005 and 3.3.2006, the following officers are hereby designated as Appellate Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005,:-

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Shri B.L. Sinha, Secretary, CLB

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Shri B.L. Sinha, Secretary, CLB

(Till a new Member joins)

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Shri B.L. Sinha, Secretary, CLB

(Till a new Member joins)

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI

Shri K.K. Balu, Vice Chairman

 

 

      (Nimmi Dhar)

                                       Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.                  PS to Minister of Corporate Affairs.

2.                  Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

3.                  Sr. PS to Hon’ble Chairman, CLB

4.                  PS to Member, CLB, New Delhi.

5.                  Bench Officers, CLB, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

6.                  Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,

7.                  All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs/C.L.B.

8.                  All Regional Directors / Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

9.                  All Bench Officers, CLB.

10.              NIC, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi for change the name in website.

 


      Telephone No.23383662

File No. 10/39/2005-CLB (Vol.1)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPANY LAW BOARD

5TH floor, ‘A’ Wing,

Shastri Bhavan,

Dr. R.P. Road

New Delhi-110001

        Dated: 3.8.2007

 

 

 OFFICE -ORDER

 

            In partial modification of Office Order of even number dated 21.9.2005 designating the Central Public Information Officers in various Benches of the Company Law Board in terms of the provisions contained in Section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the name of Sh. D.P. Ojha, Bench Officer, mentioned under CLB, New Delhi, may be replaced with Sh. V.N. Sharma, Bench Officer.  All the other Central Information Officers will remain the same.

 

 

 

                                    (Nimmi Dhar)

                                                            Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.      PS to Minister for Company Affairs.

2.      Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Company Affairs,

3.      P.S. to Chairman, CLB, New Delhi.

4.      P.S. to Vice Chairman, CLB, Chennai.

5.      Economic Adviser, Ministry of Company Affairs,

6.      All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Company Affairs/C.L.B.

7.      All Regional Directors/ Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

8.      All Bench Officers, CLB.







Telephone No. 23383452

No. 10/39/2005-CLB (Vol.1)

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA

COMPANY  LAW  BOARD

 

5th floor, ‘A’ Wing,

Shastri Bhawan,

New Delhi-110001

Dated:08/09/2006

                                                   

OFFICE  ORDER

 

            In partial modification of Office Order  of even number dated 3.3.2006, the following officers are hereby designated as Central Public Information Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in Section 5 (1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005,:-

 

 

 

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Shri D. P. Ojha, Bench Officer

Shri Sanjay Yadav, Bench Officer

                                   

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

                                          Shri Muktar Singh, Bench Officer

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Shri R. K. Dalmia, Bench Officer

 

                                     COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI.

                                            Shri. A. M. Sridharan, Bench Officer

 

 

                                                                                                               (B. L. Sinha)

                                                                        Secretary, Company Law Board

 

1.         PS to Minister of Company Affairs,

2.         Sr.PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Company Affairs.

3.         Economic Adviser, Ministry of Company Affairs.

4.         All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Company Affairs,/CLB.

5.         All Regional Directors/Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

6.         All Bench Officers, CLB

 


                Telephone No. 23383662

No. 10/51/2007-CLB

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA

COMPANY  LAW  BOARD

 

5th floor, ‘A’ Wing,

Shastri Bhawan,

New Delhi-110001

Dated: 15.07.2008

                                                   

OFFICE  ORDER

 

            In partial modification of Office Order No. 10/39/2005- CLB (Vol.) dated 17.7.2007, the following officers are hereby designed as Appellate Officers in so far as Company Law    Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005,:-

 

 

 

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

                                          Shri R. C. Meena, Secretary, CLB

                                   

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

                                          Shri R. C. Meena, Secretary, CLB

(Till a new Member joins)

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

Shri V. S. Rao, Member

                                     

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI.

                                            Sh. K. K. Balu, Vice Chairman

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                               ( Nimmi Dhar )

                                                                        Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.         PS to Minister of Corporate Affairs,

2.         Sr.PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

3.         Sr.PS to Hon’ble Chairman, CLB.

4.         PS to Member, CLB, New Delhi.

5.         Bench Officers, CLB, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

6.         Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

7.         All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,/CLB.

8.         All Regional Directors/Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

9.         All Bench Officers, CLB

10.       NIC Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi for change the name in website.

11.       Web Master, CLB, New Delhi.


 

                Telephone No. 24363667

No. 10/51/2007-CLB

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA

COMPANY  LAW  BOARD

 

3rd  Floor, ‘B’ Block,

Paryavaran Bhawan,

CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

Dated:  12.8.2009

 

                                               

OFFICE  ORDER

 

            In partial modification of Office Order No. 10/51/2007-CLB dated 15.7.2008, the following officers are hereby designed as Appellate Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005:-

 

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

Shri Alok Samantarai, Secretary, CLB

 

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

Shri Alok Samantarai, Secretary, CLB

(Till a new Member joins)

 

All the other Appellate Officers will remain the same.

 

 

 

                                                                                                   ( Nimmi Dhar )

                                                            Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.         PS to Minister of Corporate Affairs,

2.         Sr.PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

3.         Sr.PS to Hon’ble Chairman, CLB.

4.         PS to Member, CLB, New Delhi.

5.         Bench Officers, CLB, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

6.         Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

7.         All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,/CLB.

8.         All Regional Directors/Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

9.         All Bench Officers, CLB

10.       NIC Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi for change the name in website.

11.       Web Master, CLB, New Delhi.

12.        R & A Section, MCA, New Delhi.


                Telephone No. 24363667

No. 10/51/2007-CLB

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA

COMPANY  LAW  BOARD

 

3rd  Floor, ‘B’ Block,

Paryavaran Bhawan,

CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

Dated:  12.8.2009

 

                                               

OFFICE  ORDER

 

            In partial modification of Office Order No. 10/39/2005-CLB (Vol.-1) dated 8.9.2006 designating the Central Public Information Officers in various Benches of the Company Law

Board in terms of the provisions contained in Section 5(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the name of Shri Muktar Singh, Bench Officer, mentioned under heading Company Law Board, Kolkata Bench may be replaced with Shri V. Rajgopalan, Bench Officer.  All the other Central Information Officers will remain the same.

 

 

 

                                                                                                   ( Nimmi Dhar )

                                                            Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.         PS to Minister of Corporate Affairs,

2.         Sr.PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

3.         Sr.PS to Hon’ble Chairman, CLB.

4.         PS to Member, CLB, New Delhi.

5.         Bench Officers, CLB, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

6.         Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

7.         All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,/CLB.

8.         All Regional Directors/Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

9.         All Bench Officers, CLB

10.       NIC Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi for change the name in website.

11.       Web Master, CLB, New Delhi.

12.        R & A Section, MCA, New Delhi.


                Telephone No. 24363667

No. 10/51/2007-CLB

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA

COMPANY  LAW  BOARD

 

3rd  Floor, ‘B’ Block,

Paryavaran Bhawan,

CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

Dated: 02.02.2010

 

                                                   

OFFICE  ORDER

 

            In supersession of all the earlier orders on the subject, the following officers are hereby designated as Appellate Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005:-

 

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

                                          Shri Alok Samantarai, Secretary, CLB

                                   

COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

                                             Shri Kanthi Narahari, Member

                                     

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI.

                                           Smt. Lizamma Augustine, Member

 

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

                                          Shri B.S.V. Prakash Kumar, Member

 

 

 

                                                                                                               ( Nimmi Dhar )

                                                                        Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.         PS to Minister of Corporate Affairs,

2.         Sr.PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

3.         Sr.PS to Hon’ble Chairman, CLB.

4.         PS to Member, CLB, New Delhi.

5.         Bench Officers, CLB, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

6.         Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

7.         All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,/CLB.

8.         All Regional Directors/Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

9.         All Bench Officers, CLB

10.       NIC Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi for change the name in website.

11.       Shri Rajpal Singh, Web Master, CLB, New Delhi.

12.       R&A Section, MCA, New Delhi.

 

                                                                                                    Telephone No. 24363667

No. 10/51/2007-CLB

GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA

COMPANY  LAW  BOARD

 

3rd  Floor, ‘B’ Block,

Paryavaran Bhawan,

CGO Complex,

Lodhi Road,

New Delhi – 110003

Dated: 02.02.2010

 

                                                   

OFFICE  ORDER

 

            In supersession of all the earlier orders on the subject, the following officers are hereby designated as Central Public Information Officers in so far as Company Law Board is concerned in terms of the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, 2005:-

 

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, NEW DELHI

                                          Shri Rajpal Singh, Bench Officer

                                          Shri V.N. Sharma, Bench Officer

                                   

COMPANY LAW BOARD, KOLKATA

                                          Shri S.V. Rajgopal, Bench Officer

 

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, MUMBAI

                                         Shri Sanjeevan C.V. Bench Officer

 

                                    COMPANY LAW BOARD, CHENNAI.

                                         Shri C.S. Govindrajan, Bench Officer

 

 

 

                                                                                                               ( Nimmi Dhar )

                                                                        Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

1.         PS to Minister of Corporate Affairs,

2.         Sr.PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

3.         Sr.PS to Hon’ble Chairman, CLB.

4.         PS to Member, CLB, New Delhi.

5.         Bench Officers, CLB, Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai.

6.         Economic Adviser, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

7.         All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,/CLB.

8.         All Regional Directors/Registrar of Companies/Official Liquidators.

9.         All Bench Officers, CLB

10.       NIC Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi for change the name in website.

11.       Shri Rajpal Singh, Web Master, CLB, New Delhi.

12.       R&A Section, MCA, New Delhi.

 


 

XVIII Disclaimer

  All efforts have been made to give accurate information. However, possibilities of errors cannot be ruled out. Company Law Board and NIC will welcome any feedback  on the usefulness of this site. 

Company Law Board and NIC shall not be responsible for any unintentional errors in the contents of the site.

              

XVIII Disclaimer

All efforts have been made to give accurate information. However, possibilities of errors cannot be ruled out. Company Law Board and NIC will welcome any feedback  on the usefulness of this site. 

Company Law Board and NIC shall not be responsible for any unintentional errors in the contents of the site.