Section 84 — Intimation of Appointment of Receiver or Manager
# Section 84 — Appointment of Receiver/Manager
## What Triggers the Section?
Where a charge-holder appoints a receiver or manager to take possession of property subject to a charge.
## Two Routes for Appointment
Route
Description
Court Order
Receiver/manager appointed under an order of a Court or Tribunal
Power in Instrument
Appointment under powers contained in the instrument creating the charge
## Duty to Inform ROC
The person obtaining the order OR the person making the appointment shall, within 30 days, give notice to the ROC in Form CHG-6 along with a copy of the order/instrument.
## On Cessation
When the receiver or manager ceases to hold that appointment, similar intimation must be given in CHG-6 to the ROC.
## Why is this Required?
Public record so creditors and contracting parties know that the company's property is under external control.
The ROC registers the appointment in the register of charges.
Worked example
### Example 1
Example: A bank holding a charge on the factory of UVW Ltd. exercises its power under the deed and appoints Mr. R as receiver on 1st March 2026. The bank must file Form CHG-6 with ROC within 30 days (by 30th March 2026), along with a copy of the appointment instrument.
### Example 2
Example (cessation): Mr. R completes the receivership and ceases on 1st September 2026. He must inform both the company and the ROC.
⚠️ Common exam mistakes
Forgetting that intimation is required both on appointment AND on cessation.
Believing only court appointments need intimation — appointments under the charge instrument equally trigger the section.
Using the wrong form — CHG-6 is the correct form, not CHG-1 or CHG-4.
Bare-Act text Section 84 · Companies Act, 2013 · click to expand
(1) If any person obtains an order for the appointment of a receiver of, or of a person to manage, the property, subject to a charge, of a company or if any person appoints such receiver or person under any power contained in any instrument, he shall, within a period of thirty days from the date of the passing of the order or of the making of the appointment, give notice of such appointment to the company and the Registrar along with a copy of the order or instrument and the Registrar shall, on payment of the prescribed fees, register particulars of the receiver, person or instrument in the register of charges.
(2) Any person appointed under sub-section (1) shall, on ceasing to hold such appointment, give to the company and the Registrar a notice to that effect and the Registrar shall register such notice.