Announcement

MCA has issued Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions
by companies on account of the threat posed by Covid-19 and
holding an extraordinary general meeting

Section 100 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act), the Board may, whenever it deems fit, call an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the company. EGM of any company other than of the wholly owned subsidiary of a company incorporated outside India, shall be held at a place within India.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the MCA) has issued two General Circulars No.14/2020 dated 8th April 2020 and 17/2020 dated 13th April 2020. The MCA has stated that due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 prevailing which requires social distancing, Companies are requested to take all decisions of urgent nature requiring the approval of members, other than items of ordinary business or business where any person has a right to be heard, through the mechanism of postal ballot e-voting in accordance with the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder, without holding a general meeting, which requires physical presence of members at a common venue.

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