Basis | Annual General Meeting | Extraordinary General Meeting |
Meaning | It is a meeting which is held by the company every year to discuss various business matters | It is any meeting other than the AGM in which business relating to company's management are transacted. |
Business | must be held within 9 months of the end of the financial year. | No such requirement . |
Day and time | Ordinary business and special business is transacted | Special business only. |
Penalty | It can be held on any day excluding national holidays, in business hours only. | It can be held on any day including national holidays and any time during a day. |
Convened by | When meeting is not summoned within the stipulated time , penalty is levied. | No penalty prescribed as per law. |