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21 CompaniesAct Meeting
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Tejpal sheth
(i) Can the board meeting be held in Chennai, when all the directors of
the company reside at Calcutta.
(ii) Whether the board meeting can be called on a public holiday and
that too after business hours as the majority of the directors of the
company have gone to Chennai on vacation.
(iii) Is it necessary that the notice of the board meeting should specify
the nature of business to be transacted?
Advise with reference to the relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
2013.
Case analysis
(i) There is no difficulty at all in holding the board
meeting at Chennai even if all the directors of the company
reside at Calcutta and the registered office is situated at
Calcutta.
(ii) Board meeting can be held even on a public holiday
and out of the business hours.
(iii) If the articles of association of the company are
silent, the notice of board meeting is not required to specify
the nature of business to be transacted thereat.
Companies Act 2013
Meeting & Power of Board