Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
Section 17 -
Charge of name of limited liability partnership
1.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in sections 15 and 16, where the Central Government is
satisfied that a limited liability partnership has been registered (whether
through inadvertence or otherwise and whether originally or by a change of
name) under a name which --
a. is a name referred to
in sub-section (2) of section 15; or
b. is identical with or
too nearly resembles the name of any other limited liability partnership or
body corporate or other name as to be likely to be mistaken for it, the Central
Government may direct such limited liability partnership to change its name,
and the limited liability partnership shall comply with the said direction
within three months after the date of the direction or such longer period as
the Central Government may allow.
2.
Any
limited liability partnership which fails to comply with a direction given
under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less
than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees and the
designated partner of such limited liability partnership shall be punishable
with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend
to one lakh rupees.