Hypothecation and mortgage of charge

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Hello, I just have one query. If possible please guide us. We entered into a Joint Deed of Hypothecation on 20.04.2016 with Consortium Lenders amounting to Rs. 353.00 crores and created a Charge with Registrar of Companies on 24.05.2016. Now as per Sanction terms, we entered into Mortgage by way of Memorandum of Deposit of Titles for that same Consortium Lending. In this matter I am of the view that the earlier charge created needs to be modify but the Bank says that as this is fresh documents we need create a new charge. I believe that if we create a new charge then two charges of Rs. 353 crores will be reflecting in ROC while the actual scenario is that the lending amount is only Rs. 353.00 crores. Kindly guide as per law what will be the case. Whether we need to create separate charge for this Mortgage by way of Memorandum of Deposit of Titles or we can modify the earlier charge filed with Registrar of Companies.
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Hi, 

You need to create a seperate charge for hypothecation deed and mortgage deed for the same credit facility availed by the bank. Therefore, you have to file two CHG-1 with ROC i.e. one for hypothecation and another for mortgage.  Hope i am clear.

What's the basis for that?

If this will be done then two charges of Rs. 353 crores will reflect on ROC while the fact is that we are getting from the Lenders only Rs. 353 crores.

From this two charges one can legally interpret that the company had secured or borrowed fund of Rs. 706 Crores.

Other quest If one would have done the mortgage within 30 days of execution of hypothecation, as per Bank discussion we can file the charge in single form only.

Though the documents were not executed as if there is any modification, but in fact this is a mortgage for that charge itself.

Charge should  be filed facility-wise and not document-wise.  Section 79(b) of CA 2013 requires modification in terms & conditions  of charge to be registered.  In this case terms & conditions of earlier charge are modified since additional security is being given to the Bank by way of mortgage for the same facility.  Hence you have to  file modification of charge.

 

Thank you sir for giving your valuable inputs here. We were registering the charges separately because there will be more modifications in the facility availed by bank in future. so for example if the amount of credit facility is increased then company may not be ready to create further  charge on title deeds (for example) for the increased amount of credit facility. Therefore, for keeping the easy track of charge created on assets charge is created document wise. 


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