Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company
Section 83 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company. The Registrar may, on evidence being given to his satisfaction with respect to any registered charge,-- (a) that the debt for which the charge was given has been paid or satisfied in whole or in part; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) The Registrar may, on evidence being given to his satisfaction with respect to any registered charge,--
(a) that the debt for which the charge was given has been paid or satisfied in whole or in part; or
(b) that part of the property or undertaking charged has been released from the charge or has ceased to form part of the company's property or undertaking, enter in the register of charges a memorandum of satisfaction in whole or in part, or of the fact that part of the property or undertaking has been released from the charge or has ceased to form part of the company's property or undertaking, as the case may be, notwithstanding the fact that no intimation has been received by him from the company.
(2) The Registrar shall inform the affected parties within thirty days of making the entry in the register of charges kept under sub-section (1) of section 81.
Section 83, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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… The holdings of particular shares are identical to each other and thus they are interchangeable. The fungible characters of the shares have also been made permissible by an amendment to Section 83 of the Companies Act, 1956. 9. Under Section 10(3) of the Depositories Act, 1996, the Beneficial Owner (the person who holds securities in the depository system) has also the rights and liabilities, and the depository does not have any voting rights or other rights in respect of the dematerialized shares held in …
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… of India and IDBI Bank Ltd. are relieved of their undertakings subject to both the banks submitting statement of accounts/ledger accounts evidencing full and final settlement of their claims towards the Insolvent as well as Rushabh Precision Bearings and no due certificate and filing appropriate statements under Section 83 of the Companies Act, 2013 regarding novation of their claim in favour of Insolvent Rajesh Vora alongwith duly cancelled loan /guarantee/facility documents. 11. Since the Insolvent Rajesh Vora has made payment on behalf of the other insolvents, companies, entities and firms of the Vora Family in his capacity as …
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Questions about Section 83
What does Section 83 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 83 of the Companies Act is headed "Power of Registrar to make entries of satisfaction and release in absence of intimation from company". The Registrar may, on evidence being given to his satisfaction with respect to any registered charge,-- (a) that the debt for which the charge was given has been paid or satisfied in whole or in part;
How do I find court cases under Section 83 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 83, section 83 Companies Act, section 83 of the Companies Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 83 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 81 (Register of charges to be kept by Registrar), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Chapter VI - The Companies (Registration of Charges) Rules, 2014. (2014).
When did Section 83 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 83 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 83, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 149. Company to have Board of Directors1403 words
- 217. Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors1390 words
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