law: Companies Act, 2013 
  119.
  
    Inspection
  
  of minute-books of general meeting.
  1.      The books containing
  
  the minutes of the proceedings of any general meeting of a company or of a
  
  resolution passed by postal ballot, shall—
  a.     
  
    be
  
  kept at the registered office of the company; and
  b.    
  
    be
  
  open, during business hours, to the inspection by any member without charge,
  
  subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company may, by its articles or
  
  in general meeting, impose, so, however, that not less than two hours in each
  
  business day are allowed for inspection.
  1.     
  2.      Any member shall be
  
  entitled to be furnished, within seven working days after he has made a request
  
  in that behalf to the company, and on payment of such fees as may be
  
  prescribed, with a copy of any minutes referred to in sub-section (1 ).
  3.      If any inspection
  
  under sub-section (1 ) is refused, or if any copy required under
  
  sub-section (2 ) is not furnished within the time specified therein, 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 for each such refusal or default, as the case may be.
  4.      In the case of any
  
  such refusal or default, the Tribunal may, without prejudice to any action
  
  being taken under sub-section (3 ), by order, direct an immediate
  
  inspection of the minute-books or direct that the copy required shall forthwith
  
  be sent to the person requiring it.