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How to conduct a Video conferencing Board meeting as per Companies Act, 2013 and SS 1

Company Law : Learn how to conduct effective Board meetings via video conferencing. This guide covers practical steps from scheduling and agenda...

June 11, 2025 1944 Views 2 comments Print

Compliance Checklist on SS-1 (Meetings of Board of Directors)

Corporate Law : Review essential compliance steps for SS-1 meetings of the Board of Directors, ensuring proper documentation and procedural adhere...

October 3, 2024 4575 Views 0 comment Print

General Meetings Under Companies Act, 2013: A Detailed Overview

Company Law : Explore the essential details of General Meetings under the Companies Act, 2013, including AGMs, EGMs, quorum requirements, and no...

August 22, 2024 6453 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Audit compliance under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Understand Secretarial Audit compliance under Companies Act, 2013. Ensure corporate governance and legal adherence with this compr...

July 25, 2024 1599 Views 0 comment Print

Highlights of Revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2)

CA, CS, CMA : Discover the major highlights of the revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by ICSI, effective from April...

April 1, 2024 3567 Views 0 comment Print


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Format of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report

CA, CS, CMA : Listed entities must file an annual secretarial compliance report covering adherence to SEBI regulations, prepared by a company se...

May 16, 2025 16467 Views 0 comment Print

ICSI Announces Revised Secretarial Standards: SS-1 & SS-2

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the Institute of Company Secretaries of India's latest announcement on revised Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2) for Boa...

February 14, 2024 5079 Views 0 comment Print

ROC imposes penalty for non-Adherence to Secretarial Standards

Company Law : Non Adherence to Secretarial Standards lands Companies in a soup ;ROC imposes penalty The Companies Act, 2013 has entered into a m...

March 27, 2021 6474 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of last date to submit comments on exposure draft of Guidance Note on Auditing Standards on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4)

Company Law : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India 17th November, 2020 Dear Sir/Madam, Subject: Extension of last date to submit commen...

November 21, 2020 690 Views 0 comment Print

Guidance Note on Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4)

CA, CS, CMA : To set out the explanations, procedures and practical aspects in respect of the various provisions contained in the Auditing Stand...

October 10, 2020 5130 Views 0 comment Print


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ROC Imposed Penalty for Non-Compliance with Secretarial Standards

Company Law : The ROC imposed penalties for failure to follow mandatory secretarial standards in company meetings. The ruling highlights strict ...

March 31, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Penalty for Non-Compliance with Secretarial Standard on Minutes

Company Law : Failure to properly maintain Minutes Books under Section 118 led to adjudication by ROC. The company and its directors were fined ...

February 10, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Non-Compliance with Secretarial Standards in Board Meetings

Company Law : ROC Kanpur levied a ₹55,000 penalty on SEN HON LEE TECHNOLOGIES and 6 directors for continuous failure to comply with Secretaria...

October 13, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Non-Appointment of CS & CFO: Regional Director reduces Penalty by Rs. 29.4 lakh

Company Law :  The Ministry of Corporate Affairs' Regional Director modified penalties against Virupaksha Organics Limited and its directors fo...

July 8, 2025 1014 Views 0 comment Print

Non-compliance with Section 118(10) Companies Act: MCA imposes Penalty

Company Law : Anheuser Busch InBev India penalized ₹1,50,000 for violating Section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013, related to secretarial stan...

December 24, 2024 27402 Views 0 comment Print


Guidance Note on General Meetings

January 15, 2016 2378 Views 0 comment Print

The fundamental principles with respect to General Meetings are laid down in the Act. SS-2 facilitates compliance with these principles by endeavouring to provide further clarity where there is ambiguity or establishing benchmark standards to harmonise prevalent diverse practices. Complying with SS-2 ensures robust procedures and systems which protect the interests of the company and […]

Compliances to be done by Companies as per Secretarial Standard 1

December 18, 2015 10940 Views 0 comment Print

SECRETARIAL STANDARD -1 [Meetings of Board of Directors]:- This Secretarial Standard is applicable on all the Companies except One Person Company. Besides, meeting of the Board of Directors, the standard is also applicable on meeting of the Committee(s) of the Board unless otherwise stated by any other applicable guidelines, rules and regulations.

ICSI invites suggestions on Draft Guidance Note on General Meetings

November 3, 2015 731 Views 0 comment Print

The Draft of the Guidance Note on General Meetings (SS-2) proposed to be released is appended below for your valuable comments/suggestions, before release. In case, you feel any issue is not covered and is required to be added, you may send your comments/suggestions thereon.

ICSI invites suggestions on Draft Guidance Note on Meetings of Board of Directors

November 3, 2015 899 Views 0 comment Print

CL&G:SSB:2015       Dated- 29th October 2015 Dear Professional Colleagues, As you are aware, the Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) are applicable to the companies w.e.f.  1st July 2015. SS-1 and SS-2 are a codified […]

Secretarial Standard on General Meetings – SS2

October 23, 2015 12040 Views 0 comment Print

CS S. Dhanapal Section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013 which contains provisions relating to minutes of Board, General and other meetings and resolutions passed by postal ballot, contains in sub-section 10 that ‘Every company shall observe secretarial standards with respect to general and Board meetings specified by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India […]

Secretarial Standard- 1 On Meetings of The Board of Directors

October 14, 2015 2734 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Standard- 1 on Meetings of the Board of Directors prescribes a set of principles for convening and conducting Meetings of the Board of Directors and matters related thereto. This Standard is applicable to the Meetings of Board of Directors of all companies incorporated under the Act except One Person Company (OPC) in which there is only one Director on its Board.

Agenda for Board Meeting Required to be Held before AGM for Private Limited Companies –SS-1

September 9, 2015 268986 Views 13 comments Print

In this article I am going to discuss about the Agenda of Board Meeting required to be held for following purposes: Like: Approval of Directors’ Report/ Annual Account and issue of Notice of AGM. As we know that secretarial Standard on Board Meeting has been applicable from 1st July, 2015. On or after 1st July, 2015 all the Board Meeting will be held as per the SS-1 and Documentation should be as per SS-1.

SS-1- A challenge for closely held companies

September 9, 2015 6282 Views 0 comment Print

The SS-1, Secretarial Standard on meetings of the board of directors being effective from 01st July, 2015, were voluntarily adopted by big corporate as a good secretarial practices. But now SS-1 after coming into force made a big challenge for the private companies and unlisted public companies in the practice of preparation of notice of the board/committee meetings and its minutes thereon, along with attendance register and other records.

A Practical Perspective View on The Secretarial Standards

August 22, 2015 1371 Views 0 comment Print

India has laws for everything. Without laws Indians follow nothing. The Children’s School Bags Act, 2006 prescribes school bags should not weigh more than 10% of the body weight of the child. Similarly, it may be proposed, that laws should not create more problems than they aim to solve.

Does SS 1 provides "Gully"? – Participation in restricted items vide VC/AV mode

August 9, 2015 1869 Views 0 comment Print

Of late, the Information Technology made it practicable to have all kinds of meetings through Video Conferencing. Meetings through Video conferencing has telescoped the world and has made it look smaller than ever before. Now throughout the world, every Tom, Dick, and Harry is approachable just at a click of the mouse.

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