Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

30-January-2012 16:41 IST

Refund of Statutory Fees Paid for Certain Services

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to refund the statutory fees paid for certain services. Earlier there was no process in MCA21 for refund of fees wrongly paid by the stakeholder while availing various services at MCA 21. New refund e-Form needs to be filed by the stakeholder applying for refund and upon processing of the same the refund request shall be approved or rejected.

The refund of MCA21 fees is available in the following cases: a) Multiple Payments of Form 1, Form 5; b) Incorrect Payments and c) Excess Payment

Refund process is not applicable for certain services/ e-Forms like Public Inspection of documents, Request for Certified Copies, Payment for transfer deeds, Stamp duty fee (D series SRN), IEPF Payment, STP Forms, DIN e-Form, etc.

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Refund of statutory fees: new refund e Form enables reimbursement for multiple, incorrect or excess payments; certain services excluded. Refund of statutory fees is processed via a new refund e-Form stakeholders must file to claim reimbursement for multiple payments, incorrect payments, or excess payments on the MCA21 platform; certain services and e-Forms such as public inspection, certified copies, transfer deed payments, stamp duty (D series SRN), IEPF, STP forms and DIN e-Form transactions are excluded from the refund process.