NOC for Registered Office Format 2026
NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE
[Authorization from the owner / authorized occupant of the premises for use as the registered office of a company — Rule 25(2)(c) of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014]
To,
The Registrar of Companies, ____________ [State / jurisdiction]
Subject: No objection to the use of premises as the registered office of {{company_name}}
I, {{owner_name}}, son / daughter / wife of {{owner_parent_name}}, residing at {{owner_address}}, do hereby state and confirm as follows:
1. I am the lawful owner of the premises situated at {{premises_address}} ("the premises"). A copy of the document evidencing my right — ____________ [sale deed / property tax receipt / allotment letter / registered lease deed] — is enclosed.
2. I have no objection to {{company_name}} (a company proposed to be incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013) using the premises as its registered office, receiving and acknowledging all communications and notices addressed to it at the premises, and affixing its name and the address of its registered office outside the premises as required by Section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013.
3. The premises are being made available to the company without any rent or other consideration. [Where the premises are let to the company, the notarised copy of the lease / rent agreement and a rent receipt not older than one month are filed in addition to this certificate.]
4. This no-objection is given only to enable the company to use the premises as its registered office. It does not by itself create any tenancy, lease, ownership or other right, title or interest in the premises in favour of the company or its directors, and I may withdraw it by giving ____________ days' notice in writing to the company, whereupon the company shall shift its registered office and file the necessary notice with the Registrar.
5. As proof of the address of the premises, a copy of the electricity bill dated {{utility_bill_date}}, standing in my name and not older than two months, is enclosed.
6. [Where the premises are jointly owned] The premises are jointly owned by me and ____________, who has / have also signed this certificate in token of consent.
I declare that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature: _______________________________
Name: {{owner_name}}
Address: {{owner_address}}
Mobile / e-mail: ____________
Place: __________________
Date: 1 October 2026
Joint owner(s), if any — Signature: ____________ Name: ____________
Enclosures: (1) Proof of ownership / occupancy authorization; (2) electricity bill dated {{utility_bill_date}}.
FILING NOTE — INC-22 / SPICe+ ATTACHMENTS
| Situation | What is attached (Rule 25(2)) |
|---|
| Premises owned by the company | Registered document of title in the name of the company + utility bill not older than two months |
| Premises taken on rent / lease by the company | Notarised copy of the lease or rent agreement in the name of the company + rent-paid receipt not older than one month + this NOC from the owner with proof of ownership + utility bill not older than two months |
| Premises owned by a director, promoter, relative or other person (no lease) | This NOC + proof of ownership + utility bill in the owner's name not older than two months |
| Premises sub-let or occupied by an authorized occupant (e.g. a tenant, a co-working operator) | NOC from the authorized occupant + the document authorizing that occupancy (lease / licence) + utility bill |
- Time limits: a company must have a registered office within 30 days of incorporation [Section 12(1)] and furnish its verification within 30 days of incorporation [Section 12(2)] — in practice it is given in the incorporation application itself, and INC-22 is used where only a correspondence address was given. Notice of every later change is filed in INC-22 within 30 days of the change [Section 12(4)].
- The two-month test is applied to the date of the utility bill on the date of filing, not the date of this NOC. If filing slips, get a fresh bill rather than a fresh NOC.
- Name mismatch is the usual rejection: the name on the utility bill, the ownership document and this NOC must be the same person. Where the connection still stands in the name of a previous owner or a deceased parent, attach the linking document (sale deed, succession or mutation record) and say so in paragraph 5.
- Rule 25 asks for a notarised copy only of the lease / rent agreement. It does not prescribe stamp paper or notarisation for the owner's authorization itself, though some practitioners notarise it to pre-empt a query.
- Where the owner is a company, firm or trust, the NOC is signed by an authorised signatory and a copy of the authorising resolution is attached.
- Default: Section 12(8) — the company and every officer in default are liable to a penalty of ₹1,000 for every day the default continues, not exceeding ₹1,00,000. The Registrar may also physically verify the registered office under Section 12(9) and, if the company is not found there, begin action to remove its name.
