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In a bizarre situation, company secretaries (CS') and chartered accountants (CAs) from around the country have been desperately seeking an extension of time and some relief from filing compliance reports with the MCA21 portal of the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA), as the portal has been malfunctioning since 30 December 2020. While businesses have been penalised with draconian penalties, the pleas from professionals as well as a storm on social media has been steadfastly ignored by the government. The problem is at a pan-India level and professionals as well as their local chapters have been sending us photographs and representations shared with the government from all over.