Section 77 — Duty to Register Charges
Section 77 Companies Act 2013: How and when companies must register charges with ROC, late filing timelines, and consequences of non-registr
Paper 2 — Corporate & Other Laws · Chapter
Registration of Charges
Sections 77–87 of the Companies Act 2013 dealing with creation, modification and satisfaction of charges and the register of charges. A short but high-yield chapter for objective questions.
40 microlessons in this chapter
Read each in 5 minutes. Each has worked examples + the bare-Act text for reference.
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Section 78 — Application for Registration by Charge-Holder
Section 78 Companies Act 2013: When a company misses the 30-day charge registration deadline, the lender can apply to the ROC directly. CA I
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Section 82 — Company to Report Satisfaction of Charge
Section 82 Companies Act 2013: Learn how to report charge satisfaction to RoC, key timelines (30 & 300 days), show-cause notice rules — CA I
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Section 84 — Intimation of Appointment of Receiver/Manager
Section 84 Companies Act 2013: who must notify RoC of receiver/manager appointment, 30-day rule, and cessation notice — explained for CA Int
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Section 85 — Company's Register of Charges
Section 85 Companies Act 2013: How companies must maintain a register of charges, what it must contain, and who can inspect it — free vs fee
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Section 86 — Punishment for Contravention
Section 86 Companies Act 2013: penalties for charge registration defaults — ₹5 lakh on company, ₹50K per officer, and Section 447 fraud for
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Acquisition of Property Subject to Charge and Modification of Charge [Section 79]
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Application for Registration of Charge by Charge-Holder [Section 78]
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Appointment of Receiver or Manager (Section 84)
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Charge — Definition, Types & Crystallisation
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Company Acquiring Property Already Subject to a Charge
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Deemed Notice of Charge [Section 80]
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Definition of Charge and Types — Fixed vs Floating Charge
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Duty of Company to Register Charges (Sec. 77, 78, 79)
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Duty of Company to Register Charges (Section 77)
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Duty of Company to Register Charges with ROC [Section 77]
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Filing Particulars of Creation/Modification of Charge (Sections 77 & 79) – Time Limits
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Intimation of Appointment of Receiver or Manager [Section 84]
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Meaning and Kinds of Charge (Fixed vs Floating) — Sec. 2(16)
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Meaning and Types of Charge (Section 2(16))
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Meaning and Types of Charges (Fixed vs Floating)
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Modification of Charge (Section 79)
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Powers of ROC to Make Entries of Satisfaction (Section 83)
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Punishment for Contravention [Section 86]
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Punishment for Contravention of Chapter VI (Section 86)
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Rectification by Central Government in Register of Charges [Section 87]
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Register of Charges [Sections 81 and 85]
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Registers of Charges Maintained by Company and ROC (Sections 81 & 85)
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Registration by Charge-Holder (Section 78) and Consequences of Non-Registration
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Registration of Charge by the Charge Holder (Section 78)
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Registration of Charges & Extension of Time — Sec. 77
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Reporting Satisfaction of Charge (Section 82)
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Satisfaction of Charge [Section 82 & 83]
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Satisfaction of Charges (Section 82)
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Section 77 — Duty of Company to Register Charges
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Section 78 — Application by Charge-Holder for Registration
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Section 79 — Modification of Charges & Section 80 — Constructive Notice
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Section 82 — Company to Report Satisfaction of Charge & Section 83 — ROC's Power
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Section 84 — Intimation of Appointment of Receiver or Manager
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Section 86 — Punishment & Section 87 — Rectification by Central Government
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