7. In the above case scenario, in case XYZ Limited could not convene the annual general meeting till 2nd December, 2024 and the meeting held on that date was the annual general meeting, what will be the obligation of the company with regard to filing of the financial statements with the Registrar, before conducting the said meeting?

All Options:

• ASince the annual general meeting was not held, XYZ Limited was not required to file any financial statement with the Registrar. ✓
• BSince the annual general meeting was not held, XYZ Limited was not required to file any financial statement with the Registrar, but the statement of facts and reasons for not holding the annual general meeting should have been filed with the Registrar within thirty days of the last date before which the annual general meeting should have been held.
• CEven the annual general meeting was not held, XYZ Limited was required to file the financial statements only with the Registrar within thirty days of the last date before which the annual general meeting should have been held.
• DEven the annual general meeting was not held, XYZ Limited was required to file the financial statements along with the statement of facts and reasons for not holding the annual general meeting should have been filed with the Registrar within thirty days of the last date before which the annual general meeting should have been held. Case Scenario III Natrajan Cleaners Limited (NCL), a corporate unlisted company, is a contract manufacturing company incorporated in 2017 with a primary objective of manufacturing a full range of residential, commercial and portable washing machine for established brands in India and other neighbouring countries. NCL is a family-owned company having its registered office in Bangalore. The company has its marketing office in all the major cities including port cities. All the members, as was the usual practice, were kept informed from time to time regarding all the important matters and issues relating to the company without fail by the CFO cum Company Secretary Nirad. Years passed. Size of the business and share capital of NCL substantially increased. NCL plans to go for expansion in its capacity, keeping in mind export market, which required about ₹ 25 crores. NCL started looking for various options for financing. One of the options considered was offer or invitation for subscription of equity through private placement. The Board identified a select group of 50 persons and issued private placement offer and applications after passing a special resolution at a general meeting and also after duly following the required procedure under the applicable corporate laws. Monies received on application were kept in a separate bank account with Canara Bank. However, for some reasons NCL could not allot the equity shares within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of the application money. The private placement plan was effectively cancelled, duly following the required procedure. NCL later opted for bank loans to finance the expansion. NCL is authorized by its articles of association to accept whole or any part of the amount of remaining unpaid calls from any member, although till date, no part of that amount has been called up. Yogesh, one of the shareholders deposited in CORPORATE AND OTHER LAWS advance the remaining amount due on his shares without any calls made by NCL. NCL declared dividend during the year after such advance money was paid by Yogesh. Yogesh wanted to exercise his voting rights also in respect of call money paid in advance at the general meeting. Bhisma Cleanser Private Limited (BCPL) has been holding 5% equity in NCL since February 2018. During the month of February 2022, NCL invested in 70% equity shares of BCPL. Based on the facts given in above case scenario and referring to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules therein, choose the correct answer of the following questions: (Q. No. 8 to Q. No. 10).