Company · Trouble
We filed a form with a mistake — can it be fixed?
The short answer
A filed form with a mistake can be fixed through different routes depending on the defect. GNL-4 is the addendum to rectify defects or incompleteness the Registrar marks for resubmission under Rule 10 of the Registration Offices and Fees Rules 2014. GNL-2 handles document submissions to the Central Government within the prescribed timeline for the underlying order — typically 30 days under Section 404. CRF is the change request form for master-data corrections MCA21 cannot process through a regular form, under MCA General Circular 02/2024.
What gets filed with MCA
Within the prescribed timeline for the specific underlying order or document (typically 30 days of the order).
Section 404, Companies Act 2013
Addendum to rectify defects/incompleteness the Registrar marks for resubmission
Rule 10, Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014
Change Request Form for master-data corrections MCA21 cannot take through a regular form
MCA General Circular 02/2024
The sequence
- 1Identify whether the Registrar flagged a defect for resubmission or a master-data correction is needed
- 2For Registrar-marked defects or incompleteness, file GNL-4 addendum under Rule 10 of the Registration Offices and Fees Rules 2014
- 3For submissions required by a Central Government order, file GNL-2 within the prescribed timeline — typically 30 days of the order under Section 404
- 4For master-data corrections MCA21 cannot take through a regular form, file CRF under MCA General Circular 02/2024
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Questions founders actually ask
The Registrar marked our form defective — what do we file?
File GNL-4 — the addendum to rectify defects or incompleteness the Registrar marks for resubmission, under Rule 10 of the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014.
Can we correct master data like company name or address on a filed form?
For master-data corrections MCA21 cannot process through a regular form, file CRF — the Change Request Form — under MCA General Circular 02/2024.
When do we use GNL-2 instead of GNL-4?
GNL-2 submits documents to the Central Government under Section 404, within the prescribed timeline for the specific underlying order — typically 30 days of the order. GNL-4 is specifically for Registrar-marked defects on a filed form.
Last verified 2026-08-24 against MCA V3 records and ICSI reference material. Form-level deadlines and penalties live on the linked form pages and update there.