Companies Act, 2013
119.
Inspection
of minute-books of general meeting.
1. The books containing
the minutes of the proceedings of any general meeting of a company or of a
resolution passed by postal ballot, shall—
a.
be
kept at the registered office of the company; and
b.
be
open, during business hours, to the inspection by any member without charge,
subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company may, by its articles or
in general meeting, impose, so, however, that not less than two hours in each
business day are allowed for inspection.
1.
2. Any member shall be
entitled to be furnished, within seven working days after he has made a request
in that behalf to the company, and on payment of such fees as may be
prescribed, with a copy of any minutes referred to in sub-section (1 ).
3. If any inspection
under sub-section (1 ) is refused, or if any copy required under
sub-section (2 ) is not furnished within the time specified therein, the
company shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees and every
officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of five
thousand rupees for each such refusal or default, as the case may be.
4. In the case of any
such refusal or default, the Tribunal may, without prejudice to any action
being taken under sub-section (3 ), by order, direct an immediate
inspection of the minute-books or direct that the copy required shall forthwith
be sent to the person requiring it.