01 October 2010
Validity period of the advertisement issued
Rule 4(3) of deposit rules, 1975, provides that the advertisement issued at any time will be valid only up to six months from the conclusion of the financial year of the company in which the advertisement was issued.
In other words, an advertisement will be valid till the expiry of the annual general meeting of the company for that year if held within the prescribed time or ought to have been held so and a fresh advertisement shall have to be made for accepting deposits in each succeeding financial year, provided there is no delay on the part of the company to hold the annual general meeting in terms of section 166 of the Act.