105. Proxies (1) Any member of a company entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of the company shall be entitled to appoint another person as a proxy to attend and vote at the meeting on his behalf: Provided that a proxy shall not have the right to speak at such meeting and shall
104. Chairman of meetings (1) Unless the articles of the company otherwise provide, the members personally present at the meeting shall elect one of themselves to be the Chairman thereof on a show of hands. (2) If a poll is demanded on the election of the Chairman, it shall be taken forthwith in accordance with
103. Quorum for meetings (1) Unless the articles of the company provide for a larger number,— (a) in case of a public company,— (i) five members personally present if the number of members as on the date of meeting is not more than one thousand; (ii) fifteen members personally present if the number of members
102. Statement to be annexed to notice (1) A statement setting out the following material facts concerning each item of special business to be transacted at a general meeting, shall be annexed to the notice calling such meeting, namely:— (a) the nature of concern or interest, financial or otherwise, if any, in respect of each
101. Notice 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 may be prescribed: Provided that a general meeting may be called after giving a shorter notice if consent is given in
100. Calling of extraordinary general meeting (1) The Board may, whenever it deems fit, call an extraordinary general meeting of the company. (2) The Board shall, at the requisition made by,— (a) in the case of a company having a share capital, such number of members who hold, on the date of the receipt of
99. Punishment for default in complying with provisions of sections 96 to 98. If any default is made in holding a meeting of the company in accordance with section 96 or section 97 or section 98 or in complying with any directions of the Tribunal, the company and every officer of the company who is
98. Power of Tribunal to call meetings of members, etc (1) If for any reason it is impracticable to call a meeting of a company, other than an annual general meeting, in any manner in which meetings of the company may be called, or to hold or conduct the meeting of the company in the
97. Power of Tribunal to call annual general meeting (1) If any default is made in holding the annual general meeting of a company under section 96, the Tribunal may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the articles of the company, on the application of any member of the company, call, or direct the
96. Annual general meeting (1) Every company other than a One Person Company shall in each year hold in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general meeting and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, and not more than fifteen months shall elapse between the date