Company Secretary of Black Ltd. has suggested following style of assigning serial number to its Board meeting : Serially numbering on Calendar Year basis as follows: "1/2015", "2/2015", "3/2015" and so on....... In the n

As per para 1.2.1 of Secretarial Standard-I (SS-1), every Meeting of the Board should be serially numbered for ease of reference. While numbering serially, the company may choose to follow its existing system of numbering, if any, or any new system of numbering, which should be distinct and enable ease of reference and/or cross reference. Here, a company may choose to either count and give continuous numbering from its incorporation or give continuous numbering from Meetings held on or after 1st July, 2015, this being the date from which SS-1 became effective. In any case, the company should follow a uniform and consistent system. Accordingly, all styles {i.e. (i) to (iii)} presented for assigning serial number to the Board meeting by the Company Secretary are valid and complying SS-1. It is advisable that the Board be informed about the system of numbering of the Meeting and/or any change in the system of numbering; and the same be recorded in the Minutes. Serial number of the original meeting and the adjourned meeting should be the same. For e.g.: In case the serial number of the original meeting is 12th Meeting, the serial number of the adjourned meeting should be 12th Meeting (Adjourned).