Companies Act, 2017 — section 11

11. Rectification of name of a company..—(1) A company which, through inadvertence or otherwise, is registered by a name in contravention of the provisions of section 10 or the name was obtained by furnishing false or incorrect information

(a)may, with approval of the registrar, change its name; and

(b)shall, if the registrar so directs, within thirty days of receipt of such direction, change its name with approval of the registrar: Provided that the registrar shall, before issuing a direction for change of the name, afford the company an opportunity to make representation against the proposed direction.

(2)If the company fails to report compliance with the direction issued under sub-section (1) within the specified period, the registrar may enter on the register a new name for the company selected by him, being a name under which the company may be registered under this Act and issue a certificate of incorporation on change of name for the purpose of section 13.

(3)If a company makes default in complying with the direction issued by the registrar under sub-section (1) or continue using previous name after the name has been changed by the registrar under sub-section (2), shall be liable to a penalty of level 1 on the standard scale.