6. Filing of application and application fee.—

 

(1) Till such time the rules of procedure for conduct of proceedings under the Code are notified, the application made under clause (a) of rule 5 shall be filed before the Adjudicating Authority in accordance with rules 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of Part III of the National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 made under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

 

(2) An applicant under these rules shall immediately after becoming aware, notify the Adjudicating Authority of any winding-up petition presented against the financial service provider.

 

(3) The application under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of rule 5 shall be made in Form 1 and accompanied by-

(a) a fee of twenty-five thousand rupees;

(b) a written consent and declaration in accordance with Form 2 from the proposed Administrator; and

(c) other documents and records as specified in Form 1.

 

(4) The application and accompanying documents shall be filed in electronic form, as and when such facility is made available by the Adjudicating Authority:

 

Provided that till such facility is made available, the applicant may submit the accompanying documents, and wherever they are bulky, in electronic form, in scanned, legible portable document format in a data storage device such as a compact disc or a USB flash drive acceptable to the Adjudicating Authority.

 

(5) The applicant shall dispatch forthwith, a copy of the application filed with the Adjudicating Authority, by registered post or speed post to the registered office of the financial service provider.

 

(6) The Adjudicating Authority may permit withdrawal of an application filed under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of rule 5 before its admission on a request made by the applicant.