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Company Meetings - Law, Practice and Procedure

Company Meetings - Law, Practice and Procedure

Author : K R Chandratre

ISBN : 9788119403172

EDITION : 4th

BINDING : Hardcover

COPYRIGHT YEAR : 2023

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This new edition of Company Meetings: Law, Practice and Procedure focuses on the new concepts and amendments brought in by the Companies Act, 2013. It includes guidance on conducting and convening meetings as well as post meeting formalities. It exhaustively deals with the law, procedures and practices relating to all aspects of meetings. This subject becomes more important on account of the fact that the provisions relating to the meetings of members and directors under the Companies Act, 2013 which have become effective from 1 April 2014. The changes introduced by the said Act, such as the attendance by directors in board meetings through video conference and electronic voting in general meetings have been discussed in detail. Since the last edition was published, the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules have undergone quite a few changes and, in particular, new Secretarial Standards SS1 and SS2, concerning board meetings and general meetings respectively, were pronounced effective from 1 October 2017. In addition to this, the major amendments made by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 have also been incorporated.

This edition of the book has attempted to encapsulate all these changes brought by the Companies Act, 2013, along with the principles governing provisions of Companies Act, 2013 laid down by Indian and English case law.

This book caters to the need of all types of companies - private and public, listed and unlisted, and covers all types of meetings. It will be equally useful to company secretaries, lawyers and judges. Moreover, organisations other than companies can also use it as a practical guidebook.

Key Features:

  • Contains comprehensive commentary on the law relating to meetings concerning companies under the Companies Act
  • Sets out principles governing provisions of Companies Act, 2013 laid down by Indian and English case law
  • Includes discussion about the Secretarial Standards SS1 and SS2 and their checklists for compliance are made thereunder
  • Focuses on practical aspects of all relevant provisions of the Companies Act and Rules made thereunder, including the major amendments made by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018

Dr K R Chandratre is a practising company secretary with over 35 years of experience. He holds a Master’s degree in commerce, an LL.B from the University of Pune. He is a Fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He was the President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India during 1996 and was also the Vice-President for two years. He was a member of the Working Group on Redrafting of the Companies Act, 1956 constituted by the Government of India in August 1996, to draft a new Companies Act to be substituted for the Companies Act, 1956, which resulted in the Companies Bill, 1997. He also served as the Chairman of the Committee on ‘Delisting of Securities’ constituted by SEBI in March 1997. He was the President of the Pune Stock Exchange, Pune, India, during April 2004 to April 2005. He has authored over 1000 articles and 24 books on various subjects in the areas of Corporate Laws and Corporate Secretarial Practice. He has also addressed more than 300 seminars, workshops, conferences and conventions besides contributing papers at national and international levels.

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