TMI BlogForm in which sections 171—186 of the Act are to apply with respect to meetings of any class of members of the companyX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... er belonging to the class, in any manner authorised by sub-sections (1) to (4) of section 53; (ii) to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or insolvency of a member, by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name or by the title of representatives of the deceased or assignees of the insolvent, or by any like description, at the address, if any, in India supplied for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or until such an address has been so supplied, by giving the notice in any manner in which it might have been given if the death or insolvency had not occurred; and (iii) to the auditor or auditors for the time being of the company in any manner authorised by section 53 in the case of any member or members of the class: [1 [Provided that where the notice of a meeting is given by advertising the same in a newspaper circulating in the neighbourhood of the registered office of the company under sub-section (3) of section 53, the statement of material facts referred to in section 173 need not be annexed to the notice as required by that section but it shall be mentioned in the advertisement that t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... onally 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 the provisions of this Act, the chairman elected on a show of hands exercising all the powers of the chairman under the said provisions. (3) If some other person is elected chairman as a result of the poll, he shall be chairman for the rest of the meeting. Proxies. (1) Any member of the class entitled to attend and vote at the meeting shall be entitled to appoint another person (whether a member or not) as his proxy to attend and vote instead of himself; and a proxy so appointed, shall not have any right to speak at the meeting: Provided that, unless the articles otherwise provide (a) this sub-section shall not apply in the case of a company not having a share capital; (b) a member, in the case of a private company shall not be entitled to appoint more than one proxy to attend on the same occasion; and (c) a proxy shall not be entitled to vote except on a poll. (2) In every notice calling a meeting of any class of members of a company th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... that it fails to comply with any special requirements specified for such instrument by the articles. (7) Every member entitled to vote at a meeting or on any resolution to be moved thereat shall be entitled during the period beginning twenty-four hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the meeting and ending with the conclusion of the meeting, to inspect the proxies lodged, at any time during the business hours of the company, provided not less than three days' notice in writing of the intention so to inspect is given to the company. Voting to be by show of hands in the first instance. At any meeting, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, unless a poll is demanded under section 179, be decided on a show of hands. Chairman's declaration of result of voting on show of hands to be conclusive. A declaration by the chairman in pursuance of section 177 that on a show of hands, a resolution has or has not been carried either unanimously or by a particular majority, and an entry to that effect, in the books containing the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y or a private company which is a subsidiary of a public company, shall not prohibit any member of the class from exercising his voting right, on the ground that he has not held his share or other interest in the company for any specified period preceding the date on which the vote is taken or on any other ground not being a ground set out in section 180. Right of member to use his votes differently. On a poll taken at a meeting of a class of members of the company, a member of the class entitled to more than one vote, or his proxy or other person entitled to vote for him, as the case may be, need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast in the same way all the votes he uses. Scrutineers at poll. (1) Where a poll is to be taken, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint two scrutineers to scrutinise the votes given on the poll and to report thereon to him. (2) The chairman shall have power, at any time before the result of the poll is declared, to remove a scrutineer from office and to fill vacancies in the office of scrutineer arising from such a removal or from any other cause. (3) Of the two scrutineers appointed under this section, one shall always be a member of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .... day of .............. 19. ....... and at any adjournment thereof. Signed this ............................ day of .............. 19. .......... *II " Name of Company I/We ...................... of ............................ in the district of .................... being a member/members of the abovenamed company hereby appoint ................................ of ............................ in the district of ................... or failing him, ....................... of ......................... in the district of .......................................... as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the meeting of the class of members of the company to which I/we belong to be held on the ............................ day of .............. 19. ....... and at any adjournment thereof. Signed this ............................ day of .............. 19. .......... * This form is to be used **in favour of/**against the resolution. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy will vote as he thinks fit. ** Strike out whichever is not desired. --------------------------------------- Notes:- [1] Inserted by Notificat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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