Secretarial Standard does not empower Company Secretary of a company to call a meeting of Board of Directors on its own.

Secretarial Standard does not empower Company Secretary of a company to call a meeting of Board of Directors on its own. Any Director of a company may, at any time, summon a meeting of the Board, and the Company Secretary or where there is no Company Secretary, any person authorised by the Board in this behalf, on the requisition of a Director, shall convene a meeting of the Board, in consultation with the Chairman or in his absence, the Managing Director or in his absence, the Whole-time Director, where there is any, unless otherwise provided in the Articles.