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Meetings of The Company
Meetings of The Company
• Statutory Meeting.
• S. 211 Every public company must hold a statutory
meeting within 6 months of its incorporation.
• This is to give members opportunity of having first
progress report from the directors and promoters.
• Failure to hold the meeting is a ground for winding up.
Though the court may order that the meeting be held and
the defaulter to pay costs S 212.
• Directors must at least 21 days before the meeting (or any
shorter period agreed by members), forward “statutory
report’’ to members
• Report must contain abstract of receipts, payments of the
company, balance in hand, and estimate of the
preliminary expenses of the company certified by at least
two directors
• copy of statutory report must be delivered to commission
for registration.
• Failure to do this may be ground for winding up. But
court may order that it shall be delivered and defaulter
pay costs
• At commencement of meeting, a list showing names,
description and addresses of members of the company,
and number of shares held by them must be produced
and accessible to all members throughout the meeting
Annual General Meeting