Companies Act Section 79 — Section 77 to apply in certain matters

Summary

The rules about registering charges under section 77 will apply, as far as possible, to a company that buys any property that already has a charge on it, where that charge falls within the meaning given in section 77.

The same rules will also apply, as far as possible, to any change made to the terms, conditions, extent, or operation of a charge that has already been registered under section 77.

Official Text

The provisions of section 77 relating to registration of charges shall, so far as may be, apply to—

(a) a company acquiring any property subject to a charge within the meaning of that section; or

(b) any modification in the terms or conditions or the extent or operation of any charge registered under that section.

Sections referred to

• Companies Act §77 — Duty to register charges, etc

Related Judgments

• Javed Abdul Rahim Attar & Ors. vs The Maharashtra Housing & Area Development, Authority & Ors — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2025)
• STATE OF KARNATKA vs KRISHNAJI SRINIVAS KULKARNI AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1993)
• K.T. PLANTATION PVT. LTD. & ANR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Supreme Court of India (2011)