136. Right of member to copies of audited financial statement.— (1) Without prejudice to the
provisions of section 101, a copy of the financial statements, including consolidated financial statements,
if any, auditor‘s report and every other document required by law to be annexed or attached to the
financial statements, which are to be laid before a company in its general meeting, shall be sent to every
member of the company, to every trustee for the debenture-holder of any debentures issued by the
company, and to all persons other than such member or trustee, being the person so entitled, not less than
twenty-one days before the date of the meeting:
Provided that in the case of a listed company, the provisions of this sub-section shall be deemed to be
complied with, if the copies of the documents are made available for inspection at its registered office
during working hours for a period of twenty-one days before the date of the meeting and a statement
containing the salient features of such documents in the prescribed form or copies of the documents, as
the company may deem fit, is sent to every member of the company and to every trustee for the holders of
any debentures issued by the company not less than twenty-one days before the date of the meeting unless
the shareholders ask for full financial statements:
Provided further that the Central Government may prescribe the manner of circulation of financial
statements of companies having such net worth and turnover as may be prescribed:
Provided also that a listed company shall also place its financial statements including consolidated
financial statements, if any, and all other documents required to be attached thereto, on its website, which
is maintained by or on behalf of the company:
Provided also that every company having a subsidiary or subsidiaries shall,—
(a) place separate audited accounts in respect of each of its subsidiary on its website, if any;
(b) provide a copy of separate audited financial statements in respect of each of its subsidiary, to
any shareholder of the company who asks for it.
(2) A company shall allow every member or trustee of the holder of any debentures issued by the
company to inspect the documents stated under sub-section (1) at its registered office during business
hours.
(3) If any default is made in complying with the provisions of this section, 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.
