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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 1947 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 4581 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 6471 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 1602 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 16476 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 5082 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 5133 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 576 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 1008 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


Secretarial Standard on Meetings of Board of Directors

October 20, 2020 6216 Views 0 comment Print

This Standard prescribes a set of principles for convening and conducting Meetings of the Board of Directors. 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 and a company licensed under […]

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

October 10, 2020 5133 Views 0 comment Print

To set out the explanations, procedures and practical aspects in respect of the various provisions contained in the Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4), the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the Institute has brought out the Exposure Draft of the Guidance Note on Auditing Standard on Secretarial Audit (CSAS-4).

Checklist on SS-4 Report of the Board of Directors

August 20, 2020 2541 Views 0 comment Print

Checklist on SS-4 Report of the Board of Directors Reserves 1. If amount is transferred to reserves then mentioned the same. 2. If no amount is transferred to reserves the note should be mentioned in report. Dividend 1. Amount of dividend per share, percentage and dividend distribution tax thereon is to be mentioned. 2. Amount […]

Introduction of Secretarial Audit

June 23, 2020 4110 Views 1 comment Print

Secretarial Audit a system to check the overall compliance of Laws, Rules, Regulations, Circulars, Notifications etc, which are applicable on an Organization.  Secretarial Audit ensure that the proper compliance system are in order. Why Secretarial Audit is Important? To Protect the interest of the stakeholders of the Company To avoid the fine, Penalties, Legal actions against […]

Provisions: Secretarial Standards (SS-1) on Meetings of Board of Directors

June 14, 2020 33033 Views 0 comment Print

(SS-1) on Meetings of Board of Directors The Board may, by a Resolution passed at a Meeting, delegate certain powers to any Committee of Directors, the Managing Director, the Manager or any other principal officer of the company or in the case of a branch office of the company, the principal officer of the branch office, on such conditions as it may specify.

Guidance on applicability of SS-1 and SS-2

June 3, 2020 10884 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification/ Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2). As you are aware, Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 provides for mandatory observance of SS-1 and SS-2 by all companies.

Minutes of Board Meeting as per Secretarial Standard-1

May 16, 2020 27501 Views 0 comment Print

Secretarial Standards are the Standards issued by Institute of Company Secretaries of India which was constituted under Section 3 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980. Till date two secretarial standards are being approved by the government of India which are :-

Secretarial Standard 1 – An Insight

May 9, 2020 23145 Views 1 comment Print

Q 1. Why Secretarial Standard – 1 along with other Standards are formulated? Ans: This was to ensure that uniform practices are followed by the companies throughout the country and to bring more clarity and recommend good governance practices.

ICSI Clarification on Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2) Due to COVID19

April 15, 2020 7179 Views 0 comment Print

Overview: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on 15th April, 2020 has issued Clarification/Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) Due to COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown situation prevailing in the Country, various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there […]

ICSI Clarifies on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings

April 3, 2020 24513 Views 1 comment Print

THE INSTITUTE OF Company Secretaries of India  IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Statutory body under an Act of Parliament (Under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Corporate Affairs) 03.04.2020 Dear Professional Colleagues, Subject: Clarification/ Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (S S-2) As you are […]

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