Which resolutions need Form MGT-14 within 30 days?
Form MGT-14 is the ROC filing under section 117(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the resolutions and agreements listed in section 117(3). The clock is 30 days from passing or making, on the MCA V3 form.
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A company files Form MGT-14 with the Registrar of Companies within 30 days of passing a resolution, or making an agreement, of a kind listed in section 117(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. The duty is section 117(1) read with rule 24 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. Not every board resolution belongs on that list. The live e-form sits on the MCA V3 portal.
What is Form MGT-14?
Form MGT-14 is the e-form a company files with the Registrar of Companies to register specified resolutions and agreements. The duty is section 117(1) of the Companies Act, 2013: a copy of every resolution or agreement in respect of the matters in section 117(3), together with any section 102 explanatory statement annexed to the meeting notice, goes to the Registrar.
Rule 24 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 names Form MGT-14 as that copy. The live form is on the MCA MGT-14 e-filing page, on V3 since 23 January 2023.
Which resolutions must you file?
Only the kinds listed in section 117(3). That sub-section is an enumerated list. It is not a shorthand for "every board resolution" and it is not limited to special resolutions.
| Trigger | File MGT-14? |
|---|---|
| A matter named in section 117(3) | Yes, within 30 days |
| Special resolution at a general meeting | Yes: special resolutions are on that list |
| Board resolution on MD appointment or terms | Yes if it is the 117(3) managing-director limb |
| Ordinary board noting, payments, routine business | No, unless a 117(3) clause actually names it |
Read the live clauses in section 117 before you decide a given resolution is exempt. Paraphrases of that list go stale when the Act is amended.
Which board resolutions are on the 117(3) list?
The board limb of section 117(3) reaches resolutions on the appointment, reappointment or renewal of a managing director, and on any variation of the terms of that appointment. Board resolutions passed under section 179(3) once sat here too, but the exemption for private companies notified on 5 June 2015 took them out for private companies.
Does MGT-14 need the explanatory statement attached?
Yes, where one was annexed to the notice. Section 117(1) requires the copy of the resolution to go to the Registrar together with the section 102 explanatory statement, so a special resolution filed without that statement is an incomplete filing. Attach the notice, the statement and the certified resolution to Form MGT-14.
When does the 30-day clock start?
The clock starts on the date the resolution is passed or the agreement is made. Section 117(1) counts 30 days from that event, not from the date the minutes are signed and not from the effective date if that date is later.
- Pass the resolution or make the agreement.
- Confirm it is a section 117(3) matter by reading the sub-section, not a checklist remembered from last year.
- File Form MGT-14 on the MCA V3 portal within 30 days, with the section 102 statement where one went out with the notice.
Do all board resolutions need filing?
No. Most board resolutions stay in the minutes book. Section 117(3) pulls in some board matters, including those on the managing director's appointment, reappointment, renewal or variation of terms, and leaves the rest alone. Treating "board resolution" as the test over-files and, worse, trains the office to miss the ones that actually belong.
A special resolution at a general meeting is the other common hit. File it even if the same subject later appears in the annual return. MGT-14 is not MGT-7. The annual return does not cure a missed 30-day event filing.
What if MGT-14 is filed late?
File it with additional fee under the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules. Section 117 also penalises the company and every officer in default. The rupee figures sit in that section; read them there rather than from a fee table copied last year.
Confirm the current e-form on the MCA MGT-14 page, then read section 117 for the trigger list and the penalty. MCA circulars and form revisions land in MCA updates.
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What is the due date for Form MGT-14?
30 days from the date the resolution is passed or the agreement is made. Section 117(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 sets that clock. Rule 24 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 points the filing to Form MGT-14.
Do I file MGT-14 for every board resolution?
No. Only the matters listed in section 117(3). That list includes special resolutions and some board resolutions, including those on appointment, reappointment, renewal or variation of the managing director's terms. A routine noting resolution is not on the list.
Who files Form MGT-14?
The company. Form MGT-14 is a company filing with the Registrar of Companies, not a filing by the director or the shareholder who voted.
Is MGT-14 on the MCA V3 portal?
Yes. Form MGT-14 moved in Set-2 of the MCA V3 migration, live from 23 January 2023. The form itself was revised by the MCA notification dated 21 January 2023. File it from the current e-filing service, not a V2 bookmark.
Does a special resolution always need MGT-14?
Yes. Special resolutions are in the section 117(3) list. File MGT-14 within 30 days of the general meeting that passed them, with the section 102 explanatory statement where one was annexed to the notice.
Is MGT-14 the same as MGT-7?
No. MGT-7 is the annual return under section 92, due 60 days from the AGM. MGT-14 is an event filing under section 117, due 30 days from the resolution or agreement. One does not replace the other.
What if we miss the 30 days?
File it anyway, with additional fee under the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules. Section 117 also provides a penalty on the company and every officer in default. Read the live penalty in section 117 rather than an old blog figure.
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