Abstract

This Research Paper explores the concept of Companies and the framework in which they are regulated in India under the legislation called the Companies Act of 2013. This paper focuses on different types of meetings and resolutions within the companies by which it promotes democracy in the corporate sectors along with the relevant provisions in the act. Along with this concept, this paper will also talk about the significance of corporate governance, the role of resolutions and the relationship between management and shareholder rights. This paper further covers concepts like procedural adherence, equitable treatment, and ethical business practices like ensuring transparency, and accountability by which the rights of shareholders are protected. All these concepts are studied with the help of judicial pronouncements that were given earlier.

Keywords: Companies Act of 2013, Corporate Governance, Company Meetings, Resolutions (Original and Special), Shareholder Rights, Minority Protection, Ethical Business Practices.

Research Methodology

The research method used in writing this paper is the Doctrinal Method i.e., secondary data was collected from different commentaries, books, research papers, and websites and it is with this declared that this paper is of an objective nature rather than subjective. Personal choices and opinions were not depicted in this paper and only findings that were mentioned and published in different sources were only used to write this paper.