The minutes of 24th Annual General Meeting of Poly Bank Ltd. are to be signed by the chairman. However, the chairman of Poly Bank Ltd. met with an accident 2 days after the AGM was held. Minutes of AGM are, therefore, pe

CS Executive · Company Law · PYQS · December 2017
The minutes of 24th Annual General Meeting of Poly Bank Ltd. are to be signed by the chairman. However, the chairman of Poly Bank Ltd. met with an accident 2 days after the AGM was held. Minutes of AGM are, therefore, pending for signatures. Advise the company secretary of Poly Bank Ltd. about the procedure for signing of minutes in such a case as if the chairman has become permanently incapable of signing. Will your answer be different if chairman suffers only minor injury and gets back to his office in one week?

Answer & Explanation:

As per Section 118 read with Rule 25 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings, every company shall cause minutes of the proceedings of every general meeting to be prepared and signed as may be prescribed under the provisions of law. Minutes shall be recorded in books maintained for that purpose. The pages of the Minutes Books shall be consecutively numbered. This shall be followed irrespective of a break in the Book arising out of periodical binding in case the Minutes are maintained in physical form. Such minutes shall be kept within thirty days of the conclusion of every such meeting. Each page of every such book shall be initialled or signed and the last page of the record of proceedings of each meeting or each report in such books shall be dated and signed, by the Chairman of the same meeting within the aforesaid period of thirty days or in the event of the death or inability of that Chairman within that period, by a director duly authorised by the Board for the purpose. Therefore, in this case, convene a Board meeting and authorize one of the remaining directors to sign the minutes of AGM. Where Chairman is suffered with minor injury and get back to office in one week, the Chairman should sign the minutes.

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