Lawgist101Notice of meeting
(1) A general meeting of a company may be called by giving not less than clear twenty-one days' notice either in writing or through electronic mode in such manner as maybe prescribed:
2[Provided that a general meeting may be called after giving shorter notice than that specified in this sub-section if consent, in writing or by electronic mode, is accorded thereto--
(i) in the case of an annual general meeting, by not less than ninty-five per cent. of the members entitled to vote thereat; and
(ii) in the case of any other general meeting, by members of the company--
(a) holding, if the company has a share capital, majority in number of members entitled to vote and who represent not less than ninety-five per cent. of such part of the paid-up share capital of the company as gives a right to vote at the meeting; or
(b) having, if the company has no share capital, not less than ninty-five per cent. of the total voting power exercisable at that meeting:
Provided further that where any member of a company is entitled to vote only on some resolution or resolutions to be moved at a meeting and not on the others, those members shall be taken into account for the purposes of this sub-section in respect of the former resolution or resolutions and not in respect of the latter.]
(2) Every notice of a meeting shall specify the place, date, day and the hour of the meeting and shall contain a statement of the business to be transacted at such meeting.
(3) The notice of every meeting of the company shall be given to--
(a) every member of the company, legal representative of any deceased member or the assignee of an insolvent member;
(b) the auditor or auditors of the company; and
(c) every director of the company.
(4) Any accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of such notice by, any member or other person who is entitled to such notice for any meeting shall not invalidate the proceedings of the meeting.
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1. The proviso subs. by s. 28, ibid. (w.e.f. 9-2-2018).
- 88 Register of members, etc
- 89 Declaration in respect of beneficial interest in any shar
- 90 Register of significant beneficial owners in a Company
- 91 Power to close register of members or debenture holders or other security holder
- 92 Annual return
- 93 Omitted
- 94 Place of keeping and inspection of registers, returns, etc
- 95 Registers, etc., to be evidence
- 96 Annual general meeting
- 97 Power of Tribunal to call annual general meetin
- 98 Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, et
- 99 Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98
- 100 Calling of extraordinary general meeting
- 101 Notice of meeting
- 102 Statement to be annexed to notic
- 103 Quorum for meeting
- 104 Chairman of meetings
- 105 Proxie
- 106 Restriction on voting rights
- 107 Voting by show of hands
- 108 Voting through electronic means
- 109 Demand for poll
- 110 Postal ballot
- 111 Circulation of members‘ resolution
- 112 Representation of President and Governors in meetings
- 113 Representation of corporations at meeting of companies and of creditors
- 114 Ordinary and special resolutions
- 115 Resolutions requiring special notic
- 116 Resolutions passed at adjourned meetin
- 117 Resolutions and agreements to be filed
- 118 . Minutes of proceedings of general meeting, meeting of Board of Directors and other meeting and resolutions passed by postal ballot
- 119 Inspection of minute-books of general meetin
- 120 Maintenance and inspection of documents in electronic form
- 121 Report on annual general meeting
- 122 Applicability of this Chapter to One Person Compan
