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Companies Act, 2013

Section 204

Registration of charges by a company not having a share capital

Quick Answer Reference: Section 204 Companies Act

  • Provision: Section 204 of Companies Act
  • Act: Companies Act, 2013
  • Classification: corporate
  • Jurisdiction: India
Statutory Content

What does Section 204 of Companies Act say?

Every company not having a share capital shall, within thirty days from the date of creation of a charge, register the charge in the manner provided in section 198 and file a notice in the prescribed form with the Registrar, containing the particulars of the charge, and the Registrar shall, on receipt of such notice, enter the particulars of the charge in the register of charges maintained by him.

Indian StandardSection 204, Companies Act, 2013
Bluebook (21st ed.)Companies Act, 2013, § 204 (India)
Court Pleading StandardSection 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
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What is Section 204 of Companies Act?

Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act) defines and regulates "Registration of charges by a company not having a share capital". The section states: Every company not having a share capital shall, within thirty days from the date of creation of a charge, register the charge in the manner provided in section 198 and file a notic...

Landmark Case Laws

Landmark Judgments under Section 204 Companies Act

2014 8 SCC 273

Supreme Court of India

2013 2 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

2017 10 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

1978 1 SCC 248

Supreme Court of India

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