General Circular No. 24/2001

 

No.5/46/2001-CL.V

No.27/12/2001-CL.III

Government of India

Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs

Department of Company Affairs

 

Shastri Bhawan, 5^th Floor, “A” Wing,

Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi-110 001

Dated:  21^st  November, 2001

To

All Registrar of Companies

 

Subject:       Availability of name-Instructions regarding.

 

Sir,

Instruction No.8 of the Guiding instructions circulated vide this Department’s letter No. 10(1)-RS/65 dated 27.11.1965 provides that a name in the category mentioned below will not generally be made available:-

 

“If it attracts the provisions of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 as amended from time to time i.e., use of improper names, prohibited under this Act.”

 

2.       It is observed from a communication received from the Department of Consumer Affairs that the above said instructions are not being followed scrupulously.

 

3.       The ROCs are advised to take into account the provisions of the above-said Emblems & Names Act while making names available to companies under the Companies Act, 1956.

 

4.       All the ROCs are requested to adhere to the above instructions for strict compliance. 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

(Thakur Sharan)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Tel. Ph. No. 338 9622