MCA has amended the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014 to implement the e-Adjudication platform for adjudicating penalties by the Registrar in the following manner:
• From 16th September 2024, all proceedings (including the issuance of notices, filing of replies or documents, submission of evidence, holding of hearings, attendance of witnesses, passing of orders, and payment of penalties) conducted by the adjudicating officer and Regional Director shall take place exclusively in electronic mode through the e-adjudication platform.
• If the email address of any person is not available, the adjudicating officer shall send the notice by post to the last known address or the address available in the records. A copy of such notice shall be preserved in the electronic record on the e-adjudication platform.
• If no address of the person concerned is available, the notice shall be placed on the e-adjudication platform.