You are the General Manager (Secretarial) of Susrut Industries Ltd. With respect to ensuing annual general meeting to be held by video conferencing. The Executive Director wants to know from you the following: Can the co

Yes, Companies can restrict the speakers depending on the availability of time. The notice calling for meeting should require the speaker shareholders to register themselves in advance and depending on the time availability, it shall be at the discretion of the Chairman to allow the speakers. In addition, the companies may allow recordings to be sent in advance with the permission of the Chairman and shareholders in order to avoid scenarios where a speaker shareholder may get disconnected or have an audio/visual connection issue thus saving time and effectively maintaining the decorum of the meeting.