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