Registrar of Companies takes legal actions over decisions allowing firms extra time to file returns

Two unrelated companies were granted second orders by the district courts, the High Court heard

The Registrar of Companies claimed, in the High Court, that two unrelated firms were granted orders allowing them to extend the time they have to file their annual returns to the Companies Registration Office.

The Registrar of Companies has brought two High Court actions aimed at quashing decisions made by district court judges allowing companies additional time to file their annual returns.

The Registrar of Companies, who is the official responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date records related to registered companies, claims that the two unrelated firms sought, and were granted, orders allowing them to extend the time they have to file their annual returns to the Companies Registration Office (CRO).