3A. Adjudication Platform

(1)

On the commencement of the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Amendment Rules, 2024, all proceedings (including issue of notices, filing replies or documents, evidences, holding of hearing, attendance of witnesses, passing of orders and payment of penalty) of adjudicating officer and Regional Director under these rules shall take place in electronic mode only through the e-adjudication platform developed by the Central Government for this purpose.

Proviso

Provided that the proceedings pending before the Adjudicating Officer or Regional Director on the date of such commencement shall continue as per provisions of these rules existing prior to such commencement.

(2)

In case the e-mail address of any person to whom a notice or summons is required to be issued under these rules is not available, the adjudicating officer shall send the notice by post at the last intimated address or address available in the records and the officer shall preserve a copy of such notice in the electronic record in the e-adjudication platform referred to in sub-rule (1):

Proviso

Provided that in case no address of the person concerned is available, the notice shall be placed on the e-adjudication platform.”

Notes, amendments & references (2)

3A. Adjudication Platform- Inserted by the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Amendment Rules, 2024 notification No. G.S.R. 476 (E) dated 05.08.2024 effective 16.09.2024. To view the notification, Click Here .

Inserted by the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Second Amendment Rules, 2024 dated 09.10.2024. To view the notification, Click Here .