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Can Minutes be digitally signed under Companies Act 2013 & SS-01 & SS-02

Company Law : Secretarial Standards require the Chairman to digitally sign minutes maintained in electronic form. Electronic minutes must also c...

June 4, 2026 1563 Views 2 comments Print

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 2391 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 5298 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 7413 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 1830 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 19371 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 5376 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 6540 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 726 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 5334 Views 0 comment Print


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ROC Imposes Penalty for Failure to Disclose Secretarial Standards Compliance in Board Report

Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalised a company and its Managing Director for omitting disclosure regarding compliance with Secretarial Standards i...

May 15, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes Heavy Penalty as Company Failed to Appoint Mandatory CS

Company Law : The adjudicating authority held that the company remained in continuous default for several years after becoming legally required ...

May 14, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

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 492 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 924 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 1356 Views 0 comment Print


Notified Secretarial Standards introduce new rules of Board room governance

April 25, 2015 4195 Views 0 comment Print

The Secretarial Standards have been notified by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in the Official Gazette and will take effect from July 1, 2015. Prior to the promulgation of the Companies Act, 2013, the secretarial standards were recommendatory in nature.

Analysis of Secretarial Standard on General Meetings – SS2

April 25, 2015 6061 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Standard on General Meeting issued by the Council of the ICSI and approved by Central Government is to be mandatorily adhered by all Companies as per the Provision of Section 118 (10) of Companies Act, 2013.

Secretarial Standard-2 (SS-2) on General Meetings

April 24, 2015 10897 Views 0 comment Print

SECRETARIAL STANDARD ON GENERAL MEETINGS Following is the text of the Secretarial Standard-2 (SS-2) on ‘General Meetings’, issued by the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government.  Adherence by a company to this Secretarial Standard is mandatory, as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

Secretarial Standard on Meetings of Board of Directors (SS-1)

April 24, 2015 24044 Views 0 comment Print

The following is the text of the Secretarial Standard-1 (SS-1) on Meetings of the Board of Directors, issued by the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government. Adherence by a company to this Secretarial Standard is mandatory, as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

ICSI issues Secretarial Standards applicable from 01.07.2015

April 24, 2015 30215 Views 0 comment Print

 April 23, 2015 ICSI ISSUES SECRETARIAL STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ICSI is the pioneer and the only institution in the world so far to have issued secretarial standards TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM JULY 1, 2015 New Delhi, 23 April 2015: Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates companies to observe Secretarial Standards […]

Regarding Approval of Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2

April 10, 2015 5638 Views 0 comment Print

Approval of Central Government under sub-section (10) of section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013 is hereby accorded to the Secretarial Standards (SS) namely SS-1 on Meetings of the Board of Directors and SS-2 General Meetings.

ICSI suggests inclusion of secretarial standards in the Companies Bill 2009

May 8, 2010 1048 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has suggested the Ministry of Corporate affairs to include about 10 secretarial standards in the Companies Bill 2009. The Bill already includes suggestions pertaining to general and board meetings of companies, said Vinayak S Khanvalkar, president, ICSI, at an interactive session here today.

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