Companies Act, 2013
16.
Rectification
of name of company.
1. If, through
inadvertence or otherwise, a company on its first registration or on its
registration by a new name, is registered by a name which,—
a.
in
the opinion of the Central Government, is identical with or too nearly
resembles the name by which a company in existence had been previously
registered, whether under this Act or any previous company law, it may direct
the company to change its name and the company shall change its name or new
name, as the case may be, within a period of three months from the issue of
such direction, after adopting an ordinary resolution for the purpose;
b.
on
an application by a registered proprietor of a trade mark that the name is
identical with or too nearly resembles to a registered trade mark of such
proprietor under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, made to the Central Government
within three years of incorporation or registration or change of name of the
company, whether under this Act or any previous company law, in the opinion of
the Central Government, is identical with or too nearly resembles to an
existing trade mark, it may direct the company to change its name and the
company shall change its name or new name, as the case may be, within a period
of six months from the issue of such direction, after adopting an ordinary
resolution for the purpose.
1.
2. Where a company
changes its name or obtains a new name under sub-section (1 ), it shall
within a period of fifteen days from the date of such change, give notice of
the change to the Registrar along with the order of the Central Government, who
shall carry out necessary changes in the certificate of incorporation and the
memorandum.
3. If a company makes
default in complying with any direction given under sub-section (1 ), the
company shall be punishable with fine of one thousand rupees for every day
during which the default continues and every officer who is in default shall be
punishable with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but
which may extend to one lakh rupees.