| 146 Registered office of company |
| 147 Publication of name by company |
| 148 Publication of authorised as well as subscribed and paid-up capital |
| 149 Restrictions on commencement of business |
| 150 Register of members |
| 151 Index of members |
| 152 Register and index of debenture-holders |
| 152A Register and index of beneficial owners |
| 153 Trusts not to be entered on register |
| 153A Appointment of public trustee |
| 153B Declaration as to shares and debentures held in trust |
| 154 Power to close register of members or debenture-holders |
| 155 Omitted |
| 156 Omitted |
| 157 Power for company to keep foreign register of members or debenture-holders |
| 158 Provisions as to foreign registers |
| 159 Annual return to be made by company having a share capital |
| 160 Annual return to be made by company not having a share capital |
| 161 Further provisions regarding annual return and certificate to be annexed thereto |
| 162 Penalty and interpretation |
| 163 Place of keeping, and inspection of , registers and returns |
| 164 Registers etc., to be evidence |
| 165 Statutory meeting and statutory report of company |
| 166 Annual general meeting |
| 167 Power of Central Government to call annual general meeting |
| 168 Penalty for default in complying with section 166 or 167 |
| 169 Calling of extraordinary general meeting on requisition |
| 170 Sections 171 to 186 to apply to meetings |
| 171 Length of notice for calling meeting |
| 172 Contents and manner of service of notice and persons on whom it is to be served |
| 173 Explanatory statement to be annexed to notice |
| 174 Quorum for meeting |
| 175 Chairman of meeting |
| 176 Proxies |
| 177 Voting to be by show of hands in first instance |
| 178 Chairman’s declaration of result of voting by show of hands to be conclusive |
| 179 Demand for poll |
| 180 Time of taking poll |
| 181 Restriction on exercise of voting right of members who have not paid calls, etc |
| 182 Restrictions on exercise of voting right in other cases to be void |
| 183 Right of member to use his votes differently |
| 184 Scrutineers at poll |
| 185 Manner of taking poll and result thereof |
| 186 Power of Tribunal to order meeting to be called |
| 187 Representation of corporations at meetings of companies and of creditors |
| 187A Representation of the president and governors in meetings of companies of which they are members |
| 187B Exercise of voting rights in respect of shares held in trust |
| 187C Declaration by persons not holding beneficial interest in any share |
| 187D Investigation of beneficial ownership of shares in certain cases |
| 188 Circulation of members’ resolutions |
| 189 Ordinary and special resolutions |
| 190 Resolutions requiring special notice |
| 191 Resolutions passed at adjourned meetings |
| 192 Registration of certain resolutions and agreements |
| 192A Passing of resolutions by postal ballot |
| 193 Minutes of proceedings of general meetings and of board and other meetings |
| 194 Minutes to be evidence |
| 195 Presumptions to be drawn where minutes duly drawn and signed |
| 196 Inspection of minute books of general meetings |
| 197 Publication of reports of proceedings of general meetings |
| 197A Company not to appoint or employ certain different categories of managerial personnel at the same time |
| 198 Overall maximum managerial remuneration and managerial remuneration in case of absence or inadequacy of profits |
| 199 Calculation of commission, etc., in certain cases |
| 200 Prohibition of tax-free payments |
| 201 Avoidance of provisions relieving liability of officers and auditors of company |
| 202 Undischarged insolvent not to manage companies |
| 203 Power to restrain fraudulent persons from managing companies |
| 204 Restriction on appointment of firm or body corporate to office or place of profit under a company |
| 204A Restrictions on the appointment of former managing agents or secretaries and treasurers to any office |
| 205 Dividend to be paid only out of profits |
| 205A Unpaid dividend to be transferred to special dividend account |
| 205B Payment of unpaid or unclaimed dividend |
| 205C Establishment of investor education and protection fund |
| 206 Dividend not to be paid except to registered shareholders or to their order or to their bankers |
| 206A Right to dividend, rights shares, and bonus shares to be held in abeyance pending registration of transfer of shares |
| 207 Penalty for failure to distribute dividends within thirty days |
| 208 Power of company to pay interest out of capital in certain cases |
| 209 Books of account to be kept by company |
| 209A Inspection of books of account, etc., of companies |
| 210 Annual accounts and balance sheet |
| 210A Constitution of national advisory committee on accounting standards |
| 211 Form and contents of balance sheet and profit and loss account |
| 212 Balance sheet of holding company to include certain particulars as to its subsidiaries |
| 213 Financial year of holding company and subsidiary |
| 214 Rights of holding company’s representatives and members |
| 215 Authentication of balance sheet and profit and loss account |
| 216 Profit and loss account to be annexed and auditors’ report to be attached to balance sheet |
| 217 Board’s report |
| 218 Penalty for improper issue, circulation or publication of balance sheet or profit and loss account |
| 219 Right of member to copies of balance sheet and auditors’ report |
| 220 Three copies of balance sheet, etc., to be filed with registrar |
| 221 Duty of officer to make disclosure of payments, etc |
| 222 Construction of references to documents annexed to accounts |
| 223 Certain companies to publish statement in the form in table f in schedule I |
| 224 Appointment and remuneration of auditors |
| 224A Auditor not to be appointed except with the approval of the company by special resolution in certain cases |
| 225 Provisions as to resolutions for appointing or removing auditors |
| 226 Qualifications and disqualifications of auditors |
| 227 Powers and duties of auditors |
| 228 Audit of accounts of branch office of company |
| 229 Signature of audit report, etc. |
| 230 Reading and inspection of auditor’s report |
| 231 Right of auditor to attend general meeting |
| 232 Penalty for non-compliance with sections 225 to 231 |
| 233 Penalty for non-compliance by auditor with sections 227and 229 |
| 233A Power of central government to direct special audit in certain cases |
| 233B Audit of cost accounts in certain cases |
| 234 Power of registrar to call for information or explanation |
| 234A Seizure of documents by registrar |
| 235 Investigation of the affairs of a company |
| 236 Application by members to be supported by evidence and power to call for security |
| 237 Investigation of company’s affairs in other cases |
| 238 Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector |
| 239 Power of inspectors to carry investigation into affairs of related companies or of managing agent or associate, etc. |
| 240 Production of documents and evidence |
| 240A Seizure of documents by inspector |
| 241 Inspector’s report |
| 242 Prosecution |
| 243 Application for winding up of company or an order under section 397 or 398 |
| 244 Proceedings for recovery of damages or property |
| 245 Expenses of investigation |
| 246 Inspectors’ report to be evidence |
| 247 Investigation of ownership of company |
| 248 Information regarding persons having an interest in company or in body corporate or firm acting as managing agent thereof |
| 249 Investigation of associateship with managing agents, etc. |
| 250 Imposition of restrictions upon shares and debentures and prohibition of transfer of shares or debentures in certain cases |
| 250A Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investi-gation proceedings |
| 251 Saving for legal advisers and bankers |
