MCA Charge Registration Due Date and Fee Route Checker
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 7 September 2026
Calculate the normal 30-day charge-registration deadline and screen additional-time routes using editable statutory windows.
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MCA Charge Registration Due Date and Fee Route Checker is organised around the user decision first: identify the applicable law/status, apply it to the facts, work through the examples/checks, and then verify the conclusion against the primary sources.
What this page answers
Charge filing timeline
Registration importance
How This Is Calculated
Practical checklist
Start with the primary source and effective date.
Use the page navigation to move from rule to practical implementation.
Cross-check forms, thresholds and exceptions before filing or acting.
Retain evidence and source documents for the conclusion reached.
Reviewed for currentness and usability on the date shown on this page. Where facts, notifications or portal behaviour differ, the primary authority prevails.
Charge filing timeline
Normal due date
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Route
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Windows and fee mechanics depend on charge-creation date and current Rules.
How This Is Calculated
A charge created on company assets (like for a loan) must be registered with the Registrar within a prescribed normal window from creation, with a further condonation window (at increasing additional fees) if the normal deadline is missed — beyond the condonation window, registration generally requires a separate application/approval process.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a charge isn't registered within the normal deadline?
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A condonation window is typically available, allowing late registration at an escalating additional fee the longer the delay — beyond that extended window, registering the charge generally requires a more involved application process.
Why does it matter whether a charge is registered on time?
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An unregistered charge can be void against a liquidator or other creditors in specific circumstances — timely registration protects the charge-holder's security interest and priority.
Scope: Computes the due date and applicable fee route (normal, additional or ad valorem) for registering a charge on company assets with the Registrar of Companies under Section 77 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Calculation logic
Normal filing: charge must be registered (Form CHG-1) within 30 days of creation of the charge, at the normal prescribed fee.
Delayed filing (within condonable window): registration can still be done beyond 30 days but within the currently prescribed extended window (a specific number of additional days as per current Rules), with an additional/ad valorem fee applying based on how far beyond the initial 30 days the filing occurs.
Where the charge is not registered even within the extended condonable window, the company must apply to the Central Government (via the Regional Director, under delegated powers) for condonation of the delay, per Section 87 — the calculator flags this route where the delay exceeds the standard extended window.
Inputs and assumptions
30-day base window and the extended condonable window (with its tiered fee structure) follow the current Section 77 provisions and the Companies (Registration of Charges) Rules, 2014 as amended — the specific extended-window duration and fee tiers have been revised by amendment.
A charge not registered within the applicable timeline is void against the liquidator and other creditors (though the underlying debt obligation between the company and the charge-holder itself remains valid) — the calculator flags this consequence of non/late-registration.
Exclusions and edge cases
Does not itself file Form CHG-1 — filing is completed on the MCA portal within the computed due date.
Modification and satisfaction of charges (Forms CHG-4/CHG-9, etc.) follow related but separate timeline rules under Sections 79/82 — this checker is scoped to initial charge registration under Section 77.