Companies Act, 1956
Sec 39 - Copies
of memorandum and articles, etc., to be given to members.
(1) A company shall, on being so required by a
member, send to him within seven days of the requirement and subject to the
payment of a fee of one rupee, a copy each of the following documents as in
force for the time being :
(a) the memorandum;
(b) the articles, if any;
(d) every other agreement and every resolution
referred to in section 192, if and in so far as they have not been embodied in
the memorandum or articles.
(2) If a company makes default in complying
with the requirements of this section, the company, and every officer of the
company who is in default, shall be punishable, for each offence, with fine
which may extend to five hundred rupees.