Home › Investors › Shareholders Rights   A shareholder in a company enjoys certain rights, which are as follows: » to receive the share certificates, on allotment or transfer as the case may be, in due time. » to receive copies of the abridged Annual Report, the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account and the Auditors' Report. » to participate and vote in General Meetings either personally or through proxies. » to receive Dividends in due time once approved in General Meetings. » to receive corporate benefits like rights, bonus etc. once approved. » to apply to Company Law Board (CLB) to call or direct the Annual General Meeting. » to inspect the minute books of the General Meetings and to receive copies thereof. » to proceed against the company by way of civil or criminal proceedings. » to apply for the winding- up of the company. » to receive the residual proceeds. » other rights are as specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association available on the website www.crisil.com   Besides the above rights, an individual shareholder also enjoys the following rights as a group » to appoint the Directors and Auditors of the company. » to requisition an Extra-ordinary General Meeting. » to demand a poll on any resolution. » to apply to CLB to investigate the affairs of the company. » to apply to CLB for relief in cases of oppression and/or mismanagement.   You may note that the above mentioned rights may not necessarily be absolute.     Top