CERSAI Registration
CERSAI Registration
CERSAI Registration
The Objective of CERSAI is to prevent fraud loans cases involving multipler lending
from different banks on the same immovable property.
This process has again been reiterated in Rule 5 of the SARFAESI (Central Registry) Rules 2011
that each financial institution has to register a security transaction with central registry system
within thirty days of the creation of charge / securitization.
The 2016 amendment to the CERSAI Rules 2011 has made it necessary for all the financial
institutions/lenders/creditors to file for the registration of the charge/transaction of any type in
respective forms.
The Amendment to Rule 4 of 2011 Rules (which was earlier only for equitable mortgage):-
(2C). Similar Rule for interest in intangible assets, being knowhow, patent, copyright, trade
mark, licence, franchise or any other business or commercial right of similar nature.
(2D). Similar Rule for interest in any under construction residential or commercial building or a
part thereof by an agreement or instrument other than by mortgage.
THE EFFECT AFTER AMENDMENT:- Now creation of interest/charge in any of the above
transactions requires to be registered within 30 days with CERSAI.
(ii) after the second proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:- Provided also
that particulars of all subsisting transactions under sub-rule (2A) to (2D) of rule 4 shall be filed
by the secured creditors with the Central Registry on or before such date as may be specified by
the Central Government and no fee shall be payable on such filing till the said date.
Provided also that particulars of all subsisting transactions filed with the Central Registry after
the date so specified shall be chargeable with such fee, specified in the Table under rule 7.
THE EFFECT AFTER AMENDMENT: The proviso to Rule 5 has been added in line with the
amendment to Rule 4.
Other Important Provision of SARFAESI ACT:
(a) in filing under section 23, the particulars of every transaction of any securitisation or asset
reconstruction or security interest created by a securitisation company or reconstruction company
or secured creditor; or
(b) in sending under section 24, the particulars of the modification referred to in that section; or
Every company and every officer of the company or the secured creditor and every officer of
the secured creditor who is in default shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five
thousand rupees for every day during which the default continues.
Section 29:- Offences. if any person contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the
contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder, he shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with
both.