Under Section 252(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the NCLT may order **…

Question

Under Section 252(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the NCLT may order **restoration of the name** of a company struck off by the Registrar of Companies on an appeal made within:

Accepted Answer

C. {'text': 'Three years of the order of the Registrar', 'label': 'C'}

1. Lesson 12's powers table for Chapter XVIII entry on Section 252(1) reads: "Tribunal may order **restoration of the name of a company** to the Registrar of Companies in case of an appeal made to the tribunal within **three years of the order of the Registrar**."
2. Section 248(8) deals with winding up of a company whose name has been struck off, even after striking off.
3. The three-year window protects creditors and contributories.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 12 (Special Courts, Tribunal under Companies Act and other Legislations), pp. 273-283._

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{'text': 'Six months of the order of the Registrar under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration of any kind', 'label': 'A'}

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{'text': 'Sixty days of the order of the Registrar under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration of any kind', 'label': 'B'}

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{'text': 'Five years of the order of the Registrar under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration of any kind', 'label': 'D'}