Cos 20 — Service of documents

Companies Act, 2013

Statutory text

(1)  A document  may  be  served  on  a  company  or  an  officer thereof  by sending it to the company or the officer at the registered office  of the company by registered post or by speed post or by courier service or by leaving it at its registered office or by means of such electronic or other mode as may be prescribed:
Provided that where securities are held with a depository, the records of the beneficial ownership may be served by such depository on the company by means of electronic or other mode.
(2) Save as provided in this Act or the rules made thereunder for filing of documents with the Registrar in electronic mode, a document may be served on Registrar or any member by sending it to him by post or by  registered  post  or  by  speed  post  or  by  courier  or  by  delivering  at  his  office  or  address,  or  by  such electronic or other mode as may be prescribed:
Provided that a member may request for delivery of any document through a particular mode, for which he shall pay such fees as may be determined by the company in its annual general meeting.
Explanation.—For the  purposes  of this  section,  the  term “courier” means  a  person  or  agency  which delivers the document and provides proof of its delivery.

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