Chennai Meenakshi AGM shareholders approved the appointments of an independent director and a secretarial auditor at the company's annual general meeting on September 30, 2026, according to a BSE filing published on October 4. Chennai Meenakshi Multispeciality Hospital Ltd disclosed a five-year term for R V Ramanuja Bharathi and the appointment of T. Murugan as secretarial auditor for FY 2026-27.

The approvals were obtained at the hospital company's 36th annual general meeting, held at 11 am through video conferencing or other audio-visual means. The communication to BSE, dated October 3, 2026, was submitted under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The company trades on BSE under scrip code 523489. Its disclosure sets out the effective date and tenure of the director's appointment, alongside the financial year covered by the secretarial auditor's appointment.

Independent director appointment regularised

Shareholders regularised the appointment of R V Ramanuja Bharathi as a non-executive independent director for five consecutive years, effective August 11, 2026. He will not be liable to retire by rotation. His Director Identification Number is 08553270.

The profile supplied with the filing describes Bharathi as a practising advocate with experience in legal strategy, litigation management, dispute resolution, constitutional matters, statutory compliance and corporate law. It also states that he has represented clients before judicial and quasi-judicial forums.

The company made two additional disclosures concerning his appointment:

  • Bharathi is not related to any existing director or key managerial personnel of the company.
  • He is not debarred from holding the office of director by any SEBI order or any other authority.

Secretarial auditor and voting disclosure

Shareholders also approved T. Murugan, a practising company secretary, as secretarial auditor for FY 2026-27. The filing lists his registration number as 4393.

The company said it received the e-voting results from Murugan in his capacity as scrutiniser. Those results were separately reported to the exchange under Regulation 44 of the listing regulations. The appointment intimation was signed by M.S. Anantha Lakshmi, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.