Company Law
Illustrative list of matters requiring Special Resolution as per Co Act 2013
Sr. No. |
Section/Rule |
Matter of resolution |
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1. |
S. 5(4) |
Amendment in the AoA for Entrenchment Provisions (i.e. specified provisions of the articles may be altered only if conditions or procedures as that are more restrictive than those applicable in the case of a special resolution) by:
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2. |
R. 7 |
Conversion of : Pvt Co into OPC, and OPC into Pvt Co |
3. |
8(4)(ii), R. 21 |
Conversion of a S. 8 Co into a Co of any other kind |
4. |
S. 12(5) |
Change of Registered Office outside the local limits of any city, town or village where such office is situated |
5. |
S. 13(1) |
Alteration of MoA except Alteration of Auth Sh Cap u/s. 64 |
6. |
S. 13(2) |
Alteration of MoA – Change of name, not being deletion or addition of the word “Private” |
7. |
S. 13(8) |
Change of objects by a Co which has raised money from public through prospectus and still has any unutilized amount out of the money so raised |
8. |
S. 14 |
Alteration of AoA including conversion of a pvt co into pub co and vice versa |
9. |
S. 27 |
Change in Objects for which prospectus was issued |
10. |
S. 41 |
Issue of GDR in any foreign country |
11. |
S. 42, |
Offer or invitation for subscription of securities on private placement |
12. |
S. 48 |
Variation of rights attached to the shares of any class
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13. |
S. 54 |
Issue of sweat equity shares |
14. |
S. 55, R. 9(1) |
Issue of redeemable preference shares |
15. |
S. 62(1)(b) |
Further Issue of Shares – to employees under ESOS |
16. |
S. 62(1)(b), |
Variation of terms of ESOS not yet exercised by employee |
17. |
S. 62(1)(c) |
Further Issue of Shares other than rights issue or ESOS |
18. |
S. 62(3) |
Issue of debentures/raising of loan convertible into shares |
19. |
S. 66(1) |
Reduction of share capital |
20. |
S. 67(3)(b) |
Approval of the scheme pursuant to which a Co can provide money for purchase of/subscription for fully paid-up shares in the Co/its Hold Co |
21. |
S. 68 |
Power of a Co to purchase its own securities (i.e., Buyback)
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22. |
S. 71 |
Issue Debenture convertible into share, wholly or partly |
23. |
S. 94(1) proviso& |
Register required to be kept and maintained u/s. 88 (i.e. Register of members, debenture holders, other security holders) and copies of annual return to be kept at any other place in India in which >⅒ of the total number of members entered in the register of members reside |
24. |
S. 139(9)(c) |
Appointing some other auditor at AGM in place of existing auditor (before the expiry of his/her/its term) or expressly providing that the existing auditor shall not be reappointed |
25. |
S. 140(1) |
Removal of Auditor(before the expiry of his/her/its term) |
26. |
S. 149(1) |
Appointment of > 15 directors |
27. |
S. 149(10) |
Reappointment of ID for 2nd term of 5 consecutive years |
28. |
S. 165(2) |
Lesser no. of Cos in which a director of the Co may act as director (i.e. restriction on the no. of other directorships of a director of a Co) |
29. |
S. 185(2), (3) |
Approve a scheme for giving any loan to a MD/WTD; 47Additionally, Advancing any loan, giving guarantee, providing security in connection with loan taken by any person in whom any director of the Co is interested possible |
30. |
S. 186(3) |
Giving of loan or guarantee/providing of security/acquisition of securities beyond the prescribed limit: higher of the following:
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31. |
S. 196 |
Appointment of persons aged ≥70 years as MD, WTD or manager |
32. |
S. 197, Part II of Sec. II of |
Managerial Remuneration in excess of prescribed limits |
33. |
S. 210(1)(b) |
Investigation into affairs of the Co: Spl Reso passed by a Co that the affairs of the Co ought to be investigated |
34. |
S. 212(1)(b) |
Investigation into affairs of the Co by SFIO: Spl Reso passed by a Co that the affairs of the Co are required to be investigated |
35. |
S. 248(2) |
Application to RoC for removing the name of the Co from the register of Cos (i.e., striking off the name of the Co) |
36. |
S. 371 |
In case of Partnership Firm, LLP, Co-op. Soc., Society, any other business entity registered as a Co under Ch XXI, Part I of Co Act 2013 “Table F in Schedule I shall not apply unless and except in so far as it is adopted by Spl Reso” |