Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Calcutta High Court Criticizes ROC Over Minor Notices
The Calcutta High Court recently said that the Registrar of Companies (ROC) should not issue minor, technical notices that cause unnecessary trouble for businesses.
The court was hearing a case where the ROC had sent a notice to a company called Shyam Emco Infrastructure Limited for some small mistakes in their financial reports.
The court said these mistakes were just typos or small omissions and could have been easily fixed.
The court also said that the directors of the company had done nothing wrong and had acted honestly.
The court told the ROC to be careful and not to use their power in a casual way, as responding to such notices takes a lot of time and resources.
The ROC said they were acting in good faith, but the court disagreed and said the notice was not necessary.
The Calcutta High Court criticized the Registrar of Companies (ROC) for issuing minor, technical notices that caused unnecessary trouble for businesses.
The court was hearing a case where the ROC had sent a notice to Shyam Emco Infrastructure Limited for small mistakes in their financial reports for the years 2020–2022.
The court found the mistakes to be minor, trivial, and technical, consisting of typos or simple omissions that could have been easily fixed.
The court absolved the company's directors of all liabilities, noting that they had acted in good faith, honestly, and reasonably.
The court cautioned the ROC to exercise their power carefully and not in a casual manner, as responding to such notices requires significant time and resources.
- Who
- Calcutta High Court and the directors of Shyam Emco Infrastructure Limited
- What
- The court criticized the Registrar of Companies (ROC) for issuing minor, technical notices and absolved the company's directors of all liabilities
- When
- The notice was issued in December 2024, and the court's decision was made on December 22, 2024
- Where
- Calcutta High Court, India
- Why
- The court found the queries raised by the ROC to be minor, trivial, and technical, and noted that the directors acted in good faith
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Company Involved
- Shyam Emco Infrastructure Limited
- Notice Issued By
- Assistant Registrar of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- Financial Years Under Scrutiny
- 2020–2022
- Court's Decision Date
- December 22, 2024
- Nature of Alleged Violations
- Typographical errors and simple omissions
- Court's Observation on Directors
- Acted in good faith, honestly and reasonably