https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795902 Section 16(1)(a) permits the Central Government to direct a company to rectify its name when it independently forms the opinion that the name is identical with or too nearly resembles that of an existing company. An application from an existing company may provide the information that triggers consideration, but does not prevent exercise of this distinct statutory power. Section 16(1)(b), concerning applications by registered trademark proprietors, does not restrict the wider power under Section 16(1)(a). The names were almost identical and the companies operated in the same DNA-testing field; accordingly, the jurisdictional challenge to the name-change direction failed. en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:21:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795902 Section 16(1)(a) permits the Central Government to direct a company to rectify its name when it independently forms the opinion that the name is identical with or too nearly resembles that of an existing company. An application from an existing company may provide the information that triggers consideration, but does not prevent exercise of this distinct statutory power. Section 16(1)(b), concerning applications by registered trademark proprietors, does not restrict the wider power under Section 16(1)(a). The names were almost identical and the companies operated in the same DNA-testing field; accordingly, the jurisdictional challenge to the name-change direction failed. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795902