This service is for an Ahmedabad company that already holds a CIN and wants to change its registered legal name, not a business still choosing a name at incorporation. If you fall into the second group, simply reserve your name during registration instead of paying for a separate change later. For everyone else, LegalX India handles the RUN reservation, the special resolution, and Form INC-24 with ROC Ahmedabad, starting at ₹6,499 with a 7 to 10 day turnaround.
Which Ahmedabad Companies Actually Need to File a Name Change?
A name change filing applies once your company is already incorporated and wants its legal name updated on ROC Ahmedabad's records, not just on a signboard or website. Common triggers include a rebrand after a pivot, a merger that folds two entities into one, or a trademark notice forcing a rename. A direction from ROC Ahmedabad flagging a name that breaks the Companies Act's naming rules is another common trigger we see. Private Limited Companies, OPCs, and public limited companies registered anywhere in Gujarat all follow the same underlying process, though a public company needs a slightly wider shareholder notice period than a private one. A One Person Company follows a lighter version of the same steps, since it typically has a single shareholder passing the resolution rather than convening a full EGM.
What Has to Be Ready Before RUN and INC-24 Can Be Filed?
Before RUN or INC-24 goes in, an Ahmedabad company needs this paperwork ready.
- Two or three proposed new names, ranked by preference
- Board resolution approving the EGM notice and proposed name
- Signed special resolution passed at the EGM, with attendance records
- Existing MOA and AOA copies, since both need altering to the new name
- Digital signature certificates for the directors signing INC-24
Companies that skip the ranked backup names often lose several days when their first choice gets rejected at the RUN stage for being too similar to an existing name. A company operating out of Naroda or Vatva that also holds trade licenses or GST registrations under the old name should flag this early. Those records need updating separately once the new name is approved, and they are not inherited automatically from the RUN filing.
When Do RUN and INC-24 Actually Fall Due?
A RUN approval stays valid for 20 days from the date it is granted, and INC-24 has to be filed within that window using the reserved name. Separately, once the special resolution is passed at the EGM, MGT-14 must reach ROC Ahmedabad within 30 days of that meeting. Both clocks run at once, and missing either one does not stop the process outright, it simply adds cost and, for a lapsed RUN, means starting the name search over again.
What Does a Late or Lapsed Name Change Filing Actually Cost?
| How Late You File | What It Costs You |
|---|---|
| RUN reservation unused after 20 days | Reservation lapses; fresh RUN fee payable |
| MGT-14 filed within 30 days | Only the standard government fee applies |
| MGT-14 overdue by 31 to 60 days | Fee climbs to 4 times standard |
| MGT-14 overdue by 61 to 90 days | Fee climbs to 6 times standard |
| MGT-14 overdue beyond 180 days | Fee climbs to 12 times standard |
A lapsed RUN reservation is the cheaper mistake to fix, since it only costs a fresh search fee. A late MGT-14 is the expensive one, since the multiplier climbs the longer an Ahmedabad company waits, on top of the ₹6,499 professional fee if the case needs rework. Companies that treat the RUN approval date as a soft deadline rather than a hard one are the ones we see paying twice for the same name search.
How Does LegalX India File Your Ahmedabad Name Change?
- A free consultation confirms your reason for the change and checks your preferred name, plus two backups, against existing ROC records.
- We file RUN on the MCA portal with your ranked name choices.
- Once RUN is approved, our CS team drafts the board resolution and special resolution for your EGM.
- We file MGT-14 and INC-24 with ROC Ahmedabad through MCA V3, attaching the RUN approval and altered MOA and AOA.
- You receive the amended Certificate of Incorporation, along with a checklist for updating GST, PAN, and your bank accounts.
Which Ahmedabad Companies Come to Us for a Name Change Most Often?
- CG Road and Navrangpura retail and commercial establishment owners rebranding once a family business changes hands
- SG Highway and Prahladnagar SaaS and IT services founders clearing a trademark conflict ahead of a funding round
- Companies merging two Ahmedabad entities into one and needing a single name across both
- Businesses that received a direction from ROC Ahmedabad about a name resembling an existing registered company
- Trading families near Manek Chowk and Kalupur formalizing a generations old brand name into their registered company for the first time
Why Change Your Ahmedabad Company's Name Through LegalX India?
Our compliance team has filed name changes for companies across Ahmedabad, from long running CG Road retailers to newer SG Highway startups. Our team knows exactly which name choices tend to get flagged at RUN and how ROC Ahmedabad expects the special resolution worded before INC-24 goes in. We work out of Smartworks Venus Stratum, 13th Floor, Wing A, Niyojan Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015. That said, it is your company's registered address in Gujarat, not our office, that decides which registrar ends up reviewing the case. Ring our team today and within half an hour we will let you know if your preferred name looks likely to clear RUN on the first go. A lot of the people who reach us have already had one RUN attempt bounce back on its own, so we run a fuller clearance check before resubmitting to head off a second rejection. Others come to us already holding an approved name and just want the resolution drafting and INC-24 filing handled cleanly, without chasing ROC Ahmedabad themselves for updates. Read company name change in India explained for the complete national process.