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The Companies Act, 1956

Registration of Charges (124 to 145)

Section 137 Entry in register of charges of appointment of receiver or manager.

Section 137 Entry in register of charges of appointment of receiver or manager.

(1) If any person obtains an order for the appointment of a receiver of, or of a person to manage, the property of a company, or if any person appoints such receiver or person under any powers contained in any instrument, he shall, within thirty days from the date of the passing of the order or of the making of the appointment under the said powers, give notice of the fact to the Registrar; and the Registrar shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, enter the fact in the register of charges.

(2) Where any person so appointed under the power contained in any instrument cease to act as such, he shall, on so ceasing give to the Registrar notice to that effect and the Registrar shall enter the notice in the registrar of charges.

(3) If any person makes default in complying with the requirements of sub-section (1) or (2) he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day during which the default continues.