Companies Act, 1956
Sec 138 -
Company to report satisfaction and procedure thereafter.
(1) The company shall give intimation to the
Registrar of the payment or satisfaction, in full, of any charge relating to
the company and requiring registration under this Part, within thirty days from
the date of such payment or satisfaction.
(2) The Registrar shall, on receipt of such
intimation, cause a notice to be sent to the holder of the charge calling upon
him to show cause within a time (not exceeding fourteen days) specified in such
notice, why payment or satisfaction should not be recorded as intimated to the
Registrar.
(3) If no cause is shown, the Registrar shall
order that a memorandum of satisfaction shall be entered in the register of
charges.
(4) If cause is shown, the Registrar shall
record a note to that effect in the register, and shall inform the company that
he has done so.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to
affect the power of the Registrar to make an entry in the register of charges
under section 139 otherwise than on receipt of an intimation from the company