In pursuance of the Government of India’s efforts to provide relief to law abiding companies and in the wake of COVID 19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has introduced the Scheme for relaxation of time for filing forms related to creation or modification of charges under the Companies Act, 2o13” vide General Circular no. 23/2020 dated 17th June, 2020.
The Outline of the Scheme is as follows:
| S.No. | Purpose | Particulars | |
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Period for which Scheme is open : | where the date of creation / modification of charge is before o1.03.2020, but the timeline for filing such form had not expired under section 77 of the Act as on o1.03.2020 | where the date of creation / modification of charge is falls on any date between o1.03.2020 to 30.09.2020 |
| 2 | Relaxation of time: | The period beginning from 01.03.2020 and ending on 30.09.2020 shall not be reckoned for the purpose of counting the number of days under section 77 or section 78 of the Act. In case, the form is not filed within such period, the first day after 29.02.2020 shall be reckoned as 01.10.2020 for the purpose of counting the number of days within which the form is required to be filed under section 77 or section 78 of the Act. | The period beginning from the date of creation/ modification of charge to 30.09.2020 shall not be reckoned for the purpose of counting of days under section 77 or section 78 of the Act. In case, the form is not filed within such period, the first day after the date of creation / modification of charge shall be reckoned as 01.10.2020 for the purpose of counting the number of days within which the form is required to be filed under section 77 or section 78 of the Act. |
| 3 | Applicable Fees: | If the form is filed on or before 30.09.2020, the fees payable as on 29.02.2020 under the Fees Rules for the said form shall be charged. If the form is filed thereafter, the applicable fees shall be charged under the Fees Rules after adding the number of days beginning from 01.10.2020 and, ending on the date of filing plus the time period lapsed from the date of the creation of charge till 29.02.2020. | If the form is filed before 30.09.2020, normal fees shall be payable under the Fees Rules. If the form is filed thereafter, the First day after the date of creation/ modification of charge shall be reckoned as 01.10.2020 and the number of days till the date of filing of the form shall be counted accordingly for the purposes of payment of fees under the Fees Rules. |
The Scheme shall not apply, in case:
A. The forms i.e.CHG-1 and CHG-9 had already been filed before the date of issue of this Circular.
B. The timeline for filing the form has already expired under section 77 or section 78 of the Act prior to 01.03.2020.
C. The timeline for filing the form expires at a future date, despite exclusion of the time provided in Point No. 2 above.
D. Filing of Form CHG-4 for satisfaction of charges.
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