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Section378Z
The Companies Act, 2013

Voting rights

In force From 01 Apr 2014 Act 18 of 2013 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 18 of 2013 Ministry Corporate Affairs Enacted 29 Aug 2013 In force 01 Apr 2014 Cited by 1 provision

Section 378Z of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with voting rights. Save as otherwise provided in sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 378D, every Member shall have one vote and in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman or the person presiding shall have a casting vote except in the case of election of the Chairman.] The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.

1[378Z. Voting rights.-- Save as otherwise provided in sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 378D, every Member shall have one vote and in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman or the person presiding shall have a casting vote except in the case of election of the Chairman.]

Section 378Z, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 378D Membership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 378ZJ Issue of bonus shares

Questions about Section 378Z

What does Section 378Z of the Companies Act deal with?

Section 378Z of the Companies Act is headed "Voting rights". [378Z. Voting rights.-- Save as otherwise provided in sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 378D, every Member shall have one vote and in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman or the person presiding shall have a casting vote except in the case of election of the Chairman.]

How do I find court cases under Section 378Z 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 378Z, section 378Z Companies Act, section 378Z of the 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 378Z of the Companies Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 378D (Membership and voting rights of Members of Producer Company), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 378Z of the Companies Act come into force?

Section 378Z of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 378Z, 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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