Zuari Agro Chemicals Fined ₹3 Lakhs by Registrar of Companies, Goa
Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited received an adjudication order imposing a ₹3,00,000 penalty on the company and ₹50,000 on four KMPs. The order relates to alleged non-compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, regarding the Directors' Responsibility Statement for FY21. The company confirmed no material financial or operational impact.
The penalty amount is relatively small for the company, and the announcement explicitly states there is no material financial or operational impact.
The company has been fined by the Registrar of Companies, Goa, which is a negative development.
Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited has received an adjudication order from the Registrar of Companies, Goa, imposing a penalty of ₹3,00,000 on the company. Additionally, ₹50,000 penalties have been levied on four present and former Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs).
The order, dated 24th August 2026, was received on 25th August 2026 and pertains to an alleged non-compliance with Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, concerning compliance with specified Indian Accounting Standards, read with Section 129(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. This relates to the Directors’ Responsibility Statement in the Board’s Report for the financial year ended 31st March 2021.
The company has stated that there is no material financial or operational impact resulting from this order, with the penalty on the company being limited to ₹3,00,000. The company initially submitted the disclosure in XBRL format on 26th August 2026, along with a signed PDF. However, the PDF was not reflected on the NSE and BSE websites. The company has now submitted the PDF separately on 31st August 2026, explaining that the delay was inadvertent and due to a procedural oversight, with no intention to withhold material information.
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