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Reviving a struck-off company, NCLT restoration (and INC-22A ACTIVE tagging)

  • If the ROC has struck off your company, only the NCLT can restore it.
  • Deadline: NCLT appeal by an aggrieved person within 3 years of the ROC's strike-off order; application by the company, a member, creditor or workman within 20 years of the Gazette notice
  • Done in INC-22A: 3 working days. NCLT restoration: usually several months, depends on the bench
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  1. Certificate of incorporation
  2. Was the company struck off by the ROC or did it apply itself?
  3. Check MCA master data status
  4. INC-22A SRN and ACTIVE status
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Answer in brief

If the ROC has struck off your company, only the NCLT can restore it. We check eligibility, prepare and file the restoration petition, and after the order file it with the ROC and clear all pending returns. If your company shows ACTIVE Non-Compliant, we file INC-22A to restore normal status.

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From the official sources

What the law says, and what trips people up

From the official portal's manuals and FAQs, with the source for each point.

The law

  • Companies Act 2013, Sec 252(1)

    A person aggrieved by the Registrar's strike-off order may appeal to the NCLT within three years of the order; the Registrar may also apply if the name was struck off by mistakeSource

  • Companies Act 2013, Sec 252(2)

    Company must file a copy of the NCLT order with the Registrar within 30 days; Registrar then restores the name and issues a fresh certificate of incorporationSource

  • Companies Act 2013, Sec 252(3)

    Company, member, creditor or workman may apply before 20 years from the Gazette notice; NCLT restores if the company was in business or operation, or it is just to restoreSource

  • NCLT Rules 2016, Rule 87A

    Restoration appeal or application is filed in Form NCLT-9 and served on the Registrar at least 14 days before the hearingSource

  • Companies (Incorporation) Rules 2014, Rule 25A and INC-22A (web form from 14 July 2025)

    Companies incorporated on or before 31 December 2017 confirm registered office, directors, KMP and auditors in INC-22A; non-filers are marked ACTIVE Non-CompliantSource

  • Government fee

    INC-22A: no fee if filed by the original due date (25 April 2019, extended to 15 June 2019); ₹10,000 fixed fee after that (https://www.legalwiz.in/blog/web-based-eform-inc-22a-active-on-mca-portal). NCLT restoration: practitioner source reports a ₹1,000 fee with the petition (https://taxguru.in/company-law/revival-companies-section-252-companies-act-2013.html); all pending ROC forms are then filed with their own fees and additional fees.

  • Late fee or penalty

    INC-22A after the due date carries the ₹10,000 fee (https://taxguru.in/company-law/faq-form-inc-22a-active-company-tagging-identities-verification.html). In restoration, NCLT orders are typically conditional on filing all outstanding returns with fees and additional fees, and often on paying costs (one example: ₹25,000 to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund) (https://www.taxmann.com/post/blog/compliance-of-conditions-precedent-to-restoration-order-u-s-252-of-the-companies-act-2013/).

On the portal

  1. INC-22A: Login to MCA V3, open the INC-22A (ACTIVE) web form
  2. Enter CIN and prefill; add registered office latitude and longitude
  3. Review directors, auditors, cost auditor and KMP data
  4. Upload outside and inside office photos with a director or KMP present
  5. Sign by one director (OPC) or one director and one KMP, or two directors; professional certifies; verify OTP on registered email
  6. Pay ₹10,000 and download challan
  7. Restoration: after the NCLT order, file INC-28 on MCA V3 with the certified order, then file pending AOC-4 and MGT-7

What trips people up

  • INC-22A blocked because AOC-4 or MGT-7 is pending

    File the pending annual forms first and use their SRNsSource

  • INC-22A cannot be submitted due to disqualified director or missing ADT-1 or CRA-2

    Fix director status and file auditor forms firstSource

  • ACTIVE Non-Compliant company cannot file SH-7, PAS-3, DIR-12 or INC-28

    File INC-22A firstSource

  • Restoration order conditions not met

    Read the order; pay costs and file all returns before resuming businessSource

People ask

Can the ROC restore a struck-off company on request?

No. Restoration under Sec 252 is ordered by the NCLT; the ROC then acts on the order.Source

How long do we have?

3 years from the ROC order for an aggrieved person's appeal, and up to 20 years from the Gazette notice for the company, a member, creditor or workman.Source

What happens after the order?

File the order with the ROC within 30 days, then file all pending returns with fees.Source

Our company was formed in 2020. Do we need INC-22A?

No. It applies to companies incorporated on or before 31 December 2017.Source

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  • Certificate of incorporation, MoA, AoA
  • STK-1, STK-5, STK-7 notices
  • Last three years' accounts
  • Bank statements, PAN and ITRs
  • Property documents, if anyOptional
  • Office photos with director (INC-22A)
  • Auditor and KMP details (INC-22A)

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One time. Delivered in INC-22A: 3 working days. NCLT restoration: usually several months, depends on the bench. Due: NCLT appeal by an aggrieved person within 3 years of the ROC's strike-off order; application by the company, a member, creditor or workman within 20 years of the Gazette notice

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