Board meeting should be held once in every 3 months and at least 4 meetings should be held in a year. If 4 meetings are held in a calendar year and one in each quarter, the time gap between 2 meetings may exceed 3 months. ( Maximum Gap between two meetings as per clause 49 of listing agreement is 4 months)
The simple rule is that you should have atleast one board meeting every quarter. If one meeting is on 1st jan, the next can be on 30th June. Min. 4 Meetings in a year.
The board meeting of the company should be held in every quarter, atleast 4 meeting in a year. Since the financial year of the company is April to march and the purpose of the meeting is to discuss about the business transaction, it must be the financial year.
285. Board to meet at least once in every three calendar months
[285. Board to meet at least once in every three calendar months
In the case of every company, a meeting of its Board of directors shall be held at least once in every [three months and at least four such meetings shall be hold in every year].
So what Mohit said is absolutely right. Here year denotes calendar year.ie from Jan to Dec.