Secretarial Audit

Secretarial Audit Service India

At Nexjuris, we specialize in providing comprehensive client solutions in the field of Secretarial Audit.

Secretarial Audit is a critical process that assesses the compliance of a company with various statutory and regulatory requirements. It focuses on the governance, compliances, and legal aspects of a company’s operations, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

With our in-depth knowledge of corporate laws, governance practices, and compliance requirements, we deliver comprehensive Secretarial Audit services that enable companies to mitigate legal risks and maintain good corporate governance.

Importance Of Secretarial Audit

Key reasons why secretarial audit holds significant importance:

Compliance with Corporate Laws: Secretarial audit helps businesses comply with various corporate laws and regulations enforced by the government. It ensures that the company’s actions, operations, and decisions are in line with the Companies Act, 2013 and other applicable laws.
Prevention of Legal Consequences: By conducting a secretarial audit, companies can identify and rectify any non-compliance issues before they escalate into legal problems. It helps prevent penalties, fines, legal disputes, and reputational damage that could arise due to non-compliance.
Risk Mitigation: Secretarial audit assists in identifying potential risks and weaknesses in the company’s governance, compliance, and internal control systems. By addressing these risks proactively, businesses can minimize the chances of fraud, mismanagement, and operational failures.
Enhanced Corporate Governance: Secretarial audit plays a vital role in promoting good corporate governance practices. It ensures that the company operates with transparency, integrity, and accountability, which are essential for building trust among stakeholders and investors.
Investor Confidence and Credibility: A thorough secretarial audit instills confidence in investors, lenders, and other stakeholders by providing an independent assessment of the company’s compliance and governance framework.

Scope Of Secretarial Audit

The scope of secretarial audit covers a wide range of areas:

Compliance with Company Law: Assessing the company’s compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, including maintenance of statutory registers, filing of necessary forms and returns with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), and adherence to corporate governance requirements.
Board and Shareholder Meetings: Evaluating the conduct of board meetings, including the preparation and circulation of agendas, minutes, and resolutions, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the Articles of Association.
Secretarial Records: Examining the maintenance and preservation of secretarial records, such as board minutes, share registers, books of accounts, annual returns, and other important documents required by law.
Regulatory Compliance: Verifying compliance with various regulatory authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and other relevant regulatory bodies.
Contracts and Agreements: Reviewing the company’s contracts and agreements to ensure compliance with legal requirements and verifying that the necessary approvals and authorizations have been obtained.

Our Approach On Secretarial Audit

At Nexjuris, our approach to secretarial audits goes beyond checklist compliance — we deliver strategic insights that strengthen your corporate governance framework and mitigate regulatory risks.

Our team of seasoned professionals follows a methodical and proactive audit process, ensuring your business not only complies with the letter of the law but is also well-prepared to meet evolving statutory expectations.

🔹 Understanding Your Business Ecosystem

We start with an in-depth analysis of your organization’s structure, sectoral regulations, and internal processes. This enables us to customize the audit approach and address compliance from a business-first perspective.

🔹 Thorough Legal & Regulatory Assessment

Our experts perform a detailed audit covering all applicable laws and secretarial standards — including Companies Act provisions, SEBI regulations, board proceedings, statutory registers, filings, and disclosures.

🔹 Risk & Gap Identification

We highlight deviations, non-compliance issues, and vulnerable areas in your existing secretarial practices. Simultaneously, we assess potential penalties and reputational risks, providing clarity on their legal implications.

🔹 Strategic Recommendations & Implementation Support

Nexjuris doesn’t stop at identifying issues — we offer actionable, business-aligned solutions to correct deficiencies and future-proof your compliance mechanisms. We also guide your internal team through the remediation process for seamless integration.

🔹 Audit Reporting & Compliance Records

Our team documents the entire audit journey with precision. The final audit report includes findings, compliance status, observations, and suggested improvements — becoming a valuable tool for internal governance and regulatory readiness.

🔹 Continued Compliance Partnership

Compliance is not a one-time activity. As your trusted legal partner, Nexjuris offers ongoing support to ensure your business remains aligned with the latest amendments, regulatory notifications, and best practices in corporate governance.

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Experienced Team

Nexjuris stands among the emerging leaders in India’s corporate legal landscape.
We firmly believe that the strength of our firm lies in the quality of our people. Guided by this principle, we’ve built a team of highly skilled corporate lawyers headquartered in Delhi, with collaborative networks and partners across India and globally. This enables us to efficiently manage and execute even the most complex legal transactions with precision and agility. Our unwavering commitment to professional ethics, client confidentiality, and legal excellence has earned us a reputation as a trusted legal partner to businesses, institutions, and government bodies alike.

Industry Experience

With its headquarters firmly rooted in Delhi, Nexjuris has effectively extended its commercial law services across India and internationally.
This strategic foothold has enabled us to offer deep insights and timely legal solutions at both national and global levels. Our team of corporate lawyers has played a pivotal role in advising government bodies on complex legal and policy matters. Nexjuris stands out as one of the few firms in India with in-depth expertise in interpreting and drafting high-impact policy frameworks, making us a trusted name in both public and private sector advisory.

Client-Centric Approach

At Nexjuris, our approach is rooted in precision, expertise, and client-centric execution.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards of legal knowledge, technical proficiency, and service delivery—enabling us to offer strategic, timely, and cost-effective advice while upholding global benchmarks of excellence. What sets us apart is our ability to embed ourselves as an extension of our client’s team. This collaborative mindset allows us to approach every challenge with ownership and dedication. Understanding that no two clients are alike, we craft bespoke legal solutions tailored to their unique goals, working relentlessly to protect their interests and drive meaningful results

Cost-Efficient

We make sure that our fee structure and the legal costs involved are very transparent and predictable for our clients. We believe that client relationships are based on trust and a sense of common purpose and we never falter on our promise making us one of the best corporate law firms in India. Our priority has been to deliver the best legal & business solutions and our fee arrangements are tailored to the needs of the client, the client’s goals, and the nature of the matter.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What does corporate commercial law mean?

Corporate and commercial legal practice includes a wide range of legal issues when it comes to drafting commercial contracts and agreements. It broadly entails all corporate legal work during the entire lifecycle of the company. This also includes M&A, transactional advisory along with a broad range of practice areas such as franchising, intellectual property and sometimes litigation.

2. What are the types of corporate laws?

Corporate law is the body of laws, rules, regulations and practices that govern the formation and operation of corporations. It’s the body of law that regulates legal entities that exist to conduct business.

3. What are the advantages of hiring a corporate lawyer?

You need a lawyer to help you set up your chart of accounts, review your numbers periodically, and prepare all of your necessary central, state and local tax returns.

4. Why choose Nexjuris as your corporate law firm?

Nexjuris commercial corporate practice has both the in-depth knowledge of business laws and corporate finance as well as the practical advantage of execution into effective compliance and regulatory agreements covering distribution agreements, labor, and employment, joint ventures, etc.