MCA vide its notification dated 4th September, 2025 has amended Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016. These amendments shall be called the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2025.
They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (8th September 2025).
Key changes:
- Notices now also to be sent to sectoral regulators and stock exchanges (for listed cos.).
- Eligibility for fast-track mergers expanded.
- Fast-track route extended to demergers/divisions.
- Filing tightened with additional disclosures.
- Forms CAA-9, CAA-10, CAA-11, CAA-12 substituted.
This significantly widens the scope of fast-track mergers while ensuring stronger regulatory oversight.
