Shareholders approve Akash & Co. as Secretarial Auditor, Pankaj Bansal as Independent Director

GDL Leasing & Finance Ltd shareholders at the 33rd AGM (Sept 30, 2026) approved M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor for 5 years (FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31).

Sat 3 Oct 2026

AGM Held

33rd AGM held on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 12:15 P.M.

Secretarial Auditor Appointed

M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries, for 5 consecutive years (FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31)

Independent Director Appointed

Mr. Pankaj Bansal (DIN-10394872) for 5 consecutive years

Resolution Type

Special Resolution passed with requisite majority

The company has informed the stock exchange that its members have approved two appointments at its annual general meeting.

What the shareholders approved

• M/s Akash & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditor of the company, to conduct the Secretarial Audit for five consecutive years, i.e. from financial year 2026-27 to financial year 2030-31.
• Appointment and regularisation of Mr. Pankaj Bansal (DIN-10394872) as an Independent Director of the company, by way of a Special Resolution passed with requisite majority, for a term of five (5) consecutive years, effective from the date of his initial appointment by the Board.

How the approvals came through

• The 33rd Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 12:15 P.M. through Video Conferencing (VC) / Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM).
• The Secretarial Auditor appointment was based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
• The Board of Directors, at its meeting held on September 04, 2026, recommended the appointment of M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditor, subject to the approval of the members of the company.
• The members subsequently approved the appointment at the 33rd AGM held on September 30, 2026.

About the secretarial auditor

• Mr. Akash Goel, proprietor of M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries, is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with more than 7 years of experience in various laws including corporate laws and secretarial matters.
• M/s Akash & Co., Company Secretaries is a Peer reviewed and Quality reviewed firm in terms of the guidelines issued by the ICSI.

What these roles involve

• A Secretarial Auditor checks whether the company's secretarial and compliance records are in order. The appointment here is for a five-year term running from financial year 2026-27 to financial year 2030-31.
• An Independent Director is a board member who is not part of the company's day-to-day management. Such a director is expected to bring an outside view to board decisions.
• Both decisions were taken by the members, which is the standard route for these appointments, and the Independent Director appointment was passed as a Special Resolution, which requires a higher level of shareholder approval than an ordinary resolution.

How a retail investor can read this

• These are board and governance-level appointments. They change who audits the company's secretarial compliance and who sits on the board as an independent director.
• The terms are fixed at five years for both roles, which suggests continuity in these positions over the medium term.

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