Memorandum of Appeal under Companies Act: procedural form for appealing adjudication of penalties with required particulars.

Form ADJ provides the procedural framework to file a Memorandum of Appeal under Section 454(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 4(1) of the Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014 before the Regional Director. It requires particulars of appellant(s), respondent, statutory basis and description of penalty, penalty amount, synopsis, grounds and reliefs sought, delay particulars and jurisdictional assertion; mandates attachments including certified copy of the order and authorisation documents; contains DSC signature and identification requirements; and includes a declaration certifying compliance and warning against false statements.

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