Circulation of members‘ resolution
Section 111 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with circulation of members‘ resolution. A company shall, on requisition in writing of such number of members, as required in section 100--, (a) give notice to members of any resolution which may properly be moved and is intended to be moved at a meeting; The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
(1) A company shall, on requisition in writing of such number of members, as required in section 100--,
(a) give notice to members of any resolution which may properly be moved and is intended to be moved at a meeting; and
(b) circulate to members any statement with respect to the matters referred to in proposed resolution or business to be dealt with at that meeting.
(2) A company shall not be bound under this section to give notice of any resolution or to circulate any statement unless--
(a) a copy of the requisition signed by the requisitionists (or two or more copies which, between them, contain the signatures of all the requisitionists) is deposited at the registered office of the company,
(i) in the case of a requisition requiring notice of a resolution, not less than six weeks before the meeting;
(ii) in the case of any other requisition, not less than two weeks before the meeting; and
(b) there is deposited or tendered with the requisition, a sum reasonably sufficient to meet the companys expenses in giving effect thereto:
Provided that if, after a copy of a requisition requiring notice of a resolution has been deposited at the registered office of the company, an annual general meeting is called on a date within six weeks after the copy has been deposited, the copy, although not deposited within the time required by this sub-section, shall be deemed to have been properly deposited for the purposes thereof.
(3) The company shall not be bound to circulate any statement as required by clause (b) of subsection (1), if on the application either of the company or of any other person who claims to be aggrieved, the Central Government, by order, declares that the rights conferred by this section are being abused to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter.
(4) An order made under sub-section (3) may also direct that the cost incurred by the company by virtue of this section shall be paid to the company by the requisitionists, notwithstanding that they are not parties to the application.
(5) If any default is made in complying with the provisions of this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees.
Section 111, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
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… (supra) and Shankarlal Aggarwala and Others (supra) have elaborately considered as to what could be construed as judicial power of a court. In the case of Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. (supra), though the power to be exercised was by the Central Government, the Constitution Bench, upon examining the scope of Section 111 of the Companies Act, 1956, held the said power to be a judicial one. In the case of Shankarlal Aggarwala and Others (supra), the Constitution Bench distinguished between the administrative and judicial powers of the court. This Court in paragraph 17 in the case of G.C. Kanungo (supra) rightly observed that …
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… (supra) and Shankarlal Aggarwala and Others (supra) have elaborately considered as to what could be construed as judicial power of a court. In the case of Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. (supra), though the power to be exercised was by the Central Government, the Constitution Bench, upon examining the scope of Section 111 of the Companies Act, 1956, held the said power to be a judicial one. In the case of Shankarlal Aggarwala and Others (supra), the Constitution Bench distinguished between the administrative and judicial powers of the court. This Court in paragraph 17 in the case of G.C. Kanungo (supra) rightly observed that …
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… (supra) and Shankarlal Aggarwala and Others (supra) have elaborately considered as to what could be construed as judicial power of a court. In the case of Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. (supra), though the power to be exercised was by the Central Government, the Constitution Bench, upon examining the scope of Section 111 of the Companies Act, 1956, held the said power to be a judicial one. In the case of Shankarlal Aggarwala and Others (supra), the Constitution Bench distinguished between the administrative and judicial powers of the court. This Court in paragraph 17 in the case of G.C. Kanungo (supra) rightly observed that …
Made under this section, and citing it
6 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Delegations of Powers to Regional Directors under section 458 of CA, 2013Notification 2016
- Delegation_of powers under section 458 of CA 2013 to RDsNotification 2014
- The Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules,2014Rule 2014
- The Companies (cost records and audit) Rules, 2014Rule 2014
- Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Order,2013Notification 2013
- Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Order,2013 dated 20.09.2013Order 2013
Questions about Section 111
What does Section 111 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 111 of the Companies Act is headed "Circulation of members‘ resolution". A company shall, on requisition in writing of such number of members, as required in section 100--, (a) give notice to members of any resolution which may properly be moved and is intended to be moved at a meeting;
How do I find court cases under Section 111 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 111, section 111 Companies Act, section 111 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 2013 section 111 and 111a companies act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 111 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 100 (Calling of extraordinary general meeting), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 6 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Delegations of Powers to Regional Directors under section 458 of CA, 2013 (2016), then Delegation_of powers under section 458 of CA 2013 to RDs (2014).
When did Section 111 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 111 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 111, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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