Ntf Gujarat Private Limited v. Union Of India Through Ministry Of Corporate Affairs & ANR.

$~132 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 18459/2025 NTF GUJARAT PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Puneet Rai, Ms. Srishti Sharma, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Neeraj (SPC), Mr. Sanjay Pal (GP) along with Mr. Soumyadip Chakraborty, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 04.12.2025

O R D E R

CM APPL.76436/2025 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 18459/2025 3.

The present petition has been filed by the petitioner pointing out that the petitioner had applied for incorporation of the company in 2016 and paid the statutory incorporation fees and stamp duty on 06.10.2016 under SRN Nos. G13400312 and E01167691, however, due to non-acknowledgment of the payment by the MCA/ ROC portal, the petitioner was compelled to again deposit the incorporation fees on 11.11.2016 vide SRN Nos. G-21312400 and E-01351428, which were accepted and utilized for issuance of Certificate of Incorporation on 22.11.2016.

4.

In the circumstances, the first payment was never utilised and hence, the petitioner submitted a refund application on 23.11.2016 vide SRN No. G23731953 seeking refund of the duplicate incorporation fee erroneously The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/12/2025 at 13:59:09

paid on 06.10.2016. It is submitted that despite multiple follow-ups consistently from 2017 onwards, the respondents have not decided the petitioner's application seeking refund.

5.

Considering the circumstances, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the petitioner's aforesaid refund application as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within a period of eight weeks from today. In case the petitioner's refund application is rejected, a reasoned order be passed by the respondent in this regard. 6.

Needless to say, if the petitioner is aggrieved with the outcome of the aforesaid exercise, it shall be at liberty to avail appropriate remedies under law.

7.

The petition is disposed of in the above terms. SACHIN DATTA, J DECEMBER 4, 2025/uk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/12/2025 at 13:59:09