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So the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016 are quiet long and tiring to refer every now and then.
Here is a compilation for your quick reference. Mentioned below are specific Rule No., Particular of that Rule, and specified Time Period.
| Sr. No. | Rule | Particulars | Time Period |
| 01 | 6(1) | Notice of meeting shall be sent individually to all creditors/members in the manner provided in Form No. CAA. 2 by the chairperson appointed for the meeting, or, if the Tribunal so directs, by the company via. Post, email or courier | Prior to 30 (thirty) days from the date of meeting |
| 02 | 7 | Notice of meeting to shareholders/creditors shall be advertised in Form No. CAA. 2 English newspaper and vernacular news-paper in the state where registered office of company is situated. | Prior to 30 (thirty) days from the date of meeting |
| 03 | 7 | Advertisement of notice of meeting shall also be placed on the website of the company (if any) | Prior to 30 (thirty) days from the date of meeting |
| 04 | 9 | Notice for voting through postal ballot to be sent by registered post or speed post or by courier service or by delivering at the registered office of the company or any other such mode as may be directed by the Tribunal. | Voting through postal ballot shall be made within thirty days from the date of the issue of the notice. |
| 05 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the Central Government. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 06 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the Registrar of Companies. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 07 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the Income-Tax Authorities. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 08 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the Reserve Bank of India. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 09 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 10 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the Competition Commission of India. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 11 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to the stock exchanges. Form No. CAA.3. | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 12 | 8(1) | The notice of the meeting, a copy of the scheme of compromise or arrangement, the explanatory statement and the disclosures shall be sent to other sectoral regulators or authorities only if necessary. Form No. CAA.3 | After the notice is sent to the members or creditors of the company |
| 13 | 8(3) | If any authorities mentioned above desire to make any representation same shall be sent to the Tribunal failing which it shall be presumed that they have no representation to make on the proposal | If any authorities desire to make representations, the same shall be sent to the tribunal within 30 days of receipt of notice from authorities specifying their desire. |
| 14 | 10 | Voting by proxy shall be permitted, provided a proxy in the prescribed form duly signed by the person entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is filed with the company at its registered office | Not later than 48 hours before the meeting |
| 15 | 12 | The chairperson appointed for the meeting of the company or other person directed to issue the advertisement and the notices of the meeting shall file an affidavit to the Tribunal. | Not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the meeting. |
| 16 | 13(2), 14 | Report of the result of the meeting shall be in Form No. CAA. 4. The chairperson of the meeting (or if there are separate meetings, chairperson of each meeting), shall report the result thereof to the Tribunal. | Report shall be submitted within the fixed time by the Tribunal or if no time has been fixed, the same shall be submitted within three days after the conclusion of the meeting. |
| 17 | 15(1) | Where the proposed compromise or arrangement is agreed to, with or without modification the company, (or its official liquidator or company liquidator, as the case may be), shall present a petition to the Tribunal for confirmation of the compromise or arrangement. The petition shall be in Form No. CAA.5 | The petition shall be presented within seven days of the filing of the report by the chairperson. |
| 18 | 16 | The Tribunal shall fix a date for the hearing of the petition, and notice of the hearing shall be advertised in the same papers in which the notice of the meeting was advertised, or in such other papers as the Tribunal may direct. | Notice of the hearing of petition shall be advertised not less than ten days before the date fixed for the hearing |
| 19 | 16(2) | The notice of the hearing of the petition shall also be served by the Tribunal to the representative of the objectors. | Notice of the hearing of petition shall be advertised not less than ten days before the date fixed for the hearing |
| 20 | 16(2) | The notice of the hearing of the petition shall also be served by the Tribunal to the Central Government. | Notice of the hearing of petition shall be advertised not less than ten days before the date fixed for the hearing |
| 21 | 16(2) | The notice of the hearing of the petition shall also be served by the Tribunal to other authorities who have made representation | Notice of the hearing of petition shall be advertised not less than ten days before the date fixed for the hearing |
| 22 | 17(2), 17(3) | The order of the Tribunal shall direct that a certified copy of the same shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies. The order shall be in Form No. CAA.6., with such variations as may be necessary. | Certified copy shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the copy of the order, or such other time as may be fixed by the Tribunal |
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