Dormant Company — Glossary

◈Definition

A Dormant Company is one that has been declared inactive under Section 455 of the Companies Act 2013. Companies apply for dormant status when they are formed for a future project, hold an asset or intellectual property, or have simply gone inactive. Dormant companies have reduced compliance requirements — no AGM, simplified annual filings — but retain their legal existence and CIN. A dormant company can return to active status by filing Form MSC-4.

◉See also

Strike-off
Removal of a company name from the register through the applicable statutory process.
Amalgamation
The merger of two or more companies into a single surviving entity.

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