Wednesday, August 27, 2025

FILING OF BEN-2 BELATEDLY WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 90 (11) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013.- -COMPANIES (SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL OWNERS) RULES, 2018

 FILING OF BEN-2 BELATEDLY WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 90 (11) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013.-  -COMPANIES (SIGNIFICANT BENEFICIAL OWNERS) RULES, 2018 

VERMES MICRODISPENSING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED VS ROC, BENGALURE  


 

FACTS ABOUT THE CASE:  

. The company has filed a suo-motu adjudication application on 30.12.2024 for violation of section 90(4) of the Act . 

 

  • The company has filed a suo-motu adjudication application on 30.12.2024 for violation of section 90(4) of the Act wherein it was submitted that the company has received on 05.10.2023 SBO declaration in Form BEN 1 dated 26.09.2023 from Mr. Wanzhen Zhang as significate beneficial owner. 


  •  The company filed the return in e-form No. BEN 2 with Registrar of Companies, Karnataka vide SRN AB1674690 on 28.10.2024.  


  • The Eform BEN-2 ought to have been filed by 04.11.2023 i.e. within 30 days from the aforesaid date as per Rule (4) of the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018.  

  • However, the company filed on 28.10.2024, with a delay of 359 days from 04.11.2023 to 27.10.2024. 

 

ROC, BENGALURE Levied a fine  of Rs 3,75,600 on company and its officers for this violation. 

 

OTHER CASES UNDER BELATED FILING OF BEN-2 

 

  • INDUS BIOTECH LTD. was fined ₹21.46 lakh by ROC, Pune, in connection with BEN-2 filing delay. 

 

  • ATOMY ENTERPRISE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Vs  ROC, New Delhi – SBO owner and company and its directors were fined by ROC. 

 

  • Deer Smart India Private Limited VS ROC,Kanpur- The Company and its officers were fined for a delay of 1,158 days from 21 December 2020 to 22 February 2024, with a penalty of ₹6,54,000 under Section 90(11). 

 

  • FOR THE ATTENTION OF COMPLIANCE OFFICERS 


It is the duty of the compliance officers of the company to see that BEN-2 is filed within 30 days once BEN-1 is received. Otherwise, company and directors will be fined for the lapse under the Companies Act ,2013 

 

R V SECKAR , FCS, LLB 79047 19295 

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