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Special notice

Shreyansh Jain (6 Points)

23 March 2020

explain the provisions of special notice.

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CS Rashi Jain (Practicing Company Secretary @ RASHI JAIN & ASSOCIATES) (1295 Points)
Replied 23 March 2020

Special notice means that intention to move a resolution at a General Meeting has to be given specifically by the shareholders. It is governed by Section 115 of the Companies Act, 2013
Matters requiring Special Notice:
Those prescribed under companies act
To a appoint a person as auditor other than retiring auditor or providing expressly that the retiring auditor shall not be re-appointed, except where the retiring auditor has completed a consecutive term of 5 or 10 years, as the case may be. [Section 140]
To remove s director. [Section 169]
To appoint somebody as director in place of the director so removed.[Section 169]
Those prescribed by the company’s Articles of Association:
Company’s AOA may provide for the matters for which special notice is required under Section 115 of the Companies Act, 2013
Members eligible to send Notice:
Notice shall be given by members holding minimum 1% of the total voting power or shares on which an aggregate sum of not less than Rs. 5, 00,000 has been paid up as on the date of the notice.
Length of Notice:
The notice shall be sent not earlier than 3 months but at least 14 days before the date of general meeting.

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