Annual general meeting
Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with annual general meeting. Every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual gener The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) Every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual general meeting of a company and that of the next:
Provided that in case of the first annual general meeting, it shall be held within a period of nine months from the date of closing of the first financial year of the company and in any other case, within a period of six months, from the date of closing of the financial year:
Provided further that if a company holds its first annual general meeting as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary for the company to hold any annual general meeting in the year of its incorporation:
Provided also that the Registrar may, for any special reason, extend the time within which any annual general meeting, other than the first annual general meeting, shall be held, by a period not exceeding three months.
(2) Every annual general meeting shall be called during business hours, that is, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day that is not a National Holiday and shall be held either at the registered office of the company or at some other place within the city, town or village in which the registered office of the company is situate:
1[Provided that annual general meeting of an unlisted company may be held at any place in India if consent is given in writing or by electronic mode by all the members in advance:
Provided further that the Central Government may exempt any company from the provisions of this sub-section subject to such conditions as it may impose.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, National Holiday means and includes a day declared as National Holiday by the Central Government.
Section 96, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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Judgments citing this section
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… No. 4064/2024, challenging the maintainability of Complaint Case No.1523/2022 titled as Registrar of Companies v. M/s Sindhukharan Knit Fab Limited & Ors., filed by the Respondent herein under Section 99 of the Companies Act, 2013, for contravention under Section 96 of the Companies Act. 3. This Court had permitted the Petitioner to withdraw the petition with liberty to take the plea of limitation before the concerned court. Whereas, Order dated 31.05.2023 passed by this Court in CRL.M.C. 4756/2024, pertaining …
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… was directed to complete the audit within a period of 30 days thereafter, but even thereafter, after providing all the requisite information/documents to the petitioner, the audit was not completed within the aforesaid period and the audit report was furnished only on 30.06.2021 which resulted in non-compliance of Section 96 of the Companies Act, which pertains to calling of Annual General Meeting under the Act for adoption of financial statements and since the aforesaid non-compliance would entail penal action against the company, thus, the petitioner is also liable for the loss incurred by the company. In rebuttal, the petitioner …
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… NITIN MEHTA with ZAKIRHUSEN M BELIM(7897) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE SONIA GOKANI Date : 22/08/2019 ORAL ORDER 1. Aura Herbal Textile Limited is a company registered under Section 96 of the Companies Act, 1956 on 11.04.1997 having its registered office at 69, Near Stovec Industries, N.I.D.C., Post Narol, Lambha, Ahmedabad. 2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the winding up of the company and for appointment of Provisional Liquidator exercising its powers under the Companies Act in …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Another 7 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Extension of time for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) under section 96(1) of the Companies Act, 2013-Companies registered in State of Jammu and Kashmir.Circular 2014
- the Investor Education and Protection FundAuthority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund)Second Amendment Rules, 2019Rule 2019
- Companies (cost records and audit) Amendment Rules, 2018Rule 2018
- Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Third Order, 2016Order 2016
- Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016Rule 2016
- Exemptions to Government Companies under section 462 of CA 2013Notification 2015
- Exemptions to Section 8 (Non-Profit) under section 462 of CA 2013Notification 2015
Questions about Section 96
What does Section 96 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 96 of the Companies Act is headed "Annual general meeting". Every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date of one annual gener
How do I find court cases under Section 96 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 96, section 96 Companies Act, section 96 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type section 96 of companies act and companies act 10 96. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 96 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Companies (Management and Administration) 2nd Amendment Rules, 2018. (2018).
When did Section 96 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 96 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 96, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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- 230. Power to compromise or make arrangements with creditors and members1432 words
- 232. Merger and amalgamation of companies1416 words
- 149. Company to have Board of Directors1403 words
- 217. Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors1390 words
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