Company meetings Law, Practice and Precedents

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Description
Substantial law relating to meetings as contained in different parts of the Companies Act, 1956 and legal principles laid down by various courts are analyzed and discussed subject-wise as under:
Brief introduction to the nature and need for company meetings, Board meetings, Committee meetings, Meeting of shareholders, Class meetings, Deemed meeting-Postal ballot, General meetings during winding up, Valid meeting and invalid business, Voting at meeting, Minutes of meeting, Injunctions against meetings and resolutions, Secretarial standards for meetings prescribed by ICSI, Quorum for meeting, Chairman of meeting, Meetings of producer company, Cyber meetings, Meetings of public sector companies, Resolutions, 600 case law (approx.), Adjournment of meeting, Precedents: 66 specimen documents, Notice of meeting, Relevance of meetings in corporate governance, Notice of meeting
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Contents
Chapter 1.    Introduction
Chapter 2.    Board Meeting
Chapter 3.    Committee Meetings
Chapter 4.    Meeting of shareholders
Chapter 5.    Class Meetings
Chapter 6.    Deemed Meeting - Postal Ballot
Chapter 7.    General meetings in winding up
Chapter 8.    Resolutions
Chapter 9.    Voting at meeting
Chapter 10.  Adjournment of meeting
Chapter 11.  Minutes of meeting
Chapter 12.  Notice of the meeting
Chapter 13.  Quorum for meeting
Chapter 14.  Chairman of the meeting
Chapter 15.  Meetings of producer company
Chapter 16.  Cyber meeting
Chapter 17.  Miscellaneous
Chapter 18.  Secretarial practice and standards
Chapter 19.  Precedents of petitions to CLB
Precedents of Notices
Precedents of Minutes
Precedents of board resolutions
Precedents of Resolutions of Members
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Author Details
T. K. A. Padmanabhan is a Commerce Graduate from Madurai University (Gold Medallist). A Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, he graduated in law from Delhi University and was admitted to the Delhi Bar. At present he is a practicing lawyer at the Delhi High Court. Padmanabhan has over 25 years of experience in the disciplines of law, finance and management and is an advisor to Indian and foreign companies on various legal matters.
Being a prolific writer on legal subject, he has contributed numerous articles, opinions, etc. in leading corporate journals and legal reports published in India and abroad. He is also a visiting faculty to various management institutes and a guest speaker at seminars organized by various institutes including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is the legal correspondent to the official journal "Chartered Secretary" published by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
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