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प्रश्न
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
Mr. A entered into a contract with Star Limited company and as advance payment gave a cheque of ₹ 1 lac to a Director Mr. Sam. Mr. Sam is not the Managing Director. Articles state that only the MD is authorized to sign any contracts or receive any payments on behalf of the company.
- Did Mr. Sam have the authority to accept the cheque? Why?
- Can Mr. Sam’s action be called as Ultra Vires? Why?
उत्तर
- Mr. Sam does not have the authority to accept the cheque from the outside party because Mr. Sam although a director but not a managing director of the company. As per' the provisions made in the articles only managing director has the authority to sign contracts and receive any payment.
- Mr. Sam’s action can be called ultra Vires because accepting a cheque of Rs 1 lac, by a director Mr. Sam, is an act beyond the scope and authority or power of articles of the company.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Select the correct answer from the option given below and rewrite the sentence.
_________ clause states the amount of Authorised capital with which the company is registered.
Select the correct answer from the option given below and rewrite the sentence.
For making multiple issues of shares within a year, a company can prepare a ________ Prospectus.
Select the correct answer from the option given below and rewrite the sentence.
_______ is an incomplete prospectus.
Match the pairs:
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ |
| a) Capital clause | 1. Details of capital structure of a company |
| b) Liability clause | 2. Used for multiple issue of shares |
| c) Acts beyond the powers of Memorandum | 3. Abridged Prospectus |
| d) Red Herring Prospectus | 4. Describes main objectives |
| e) Shelf Prospectus | 5. Used for Rights Issue |
| 6. Incomplete Prospectus | |
| 7. Ultra Vires | |
| 8. Doctrine of Indoor management | |
| 9. Extent of liability of members | |
| 10. Articles of Association |
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Document which contains, Name Clause, Registered Office Clause, Capital Clause, etc.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Document which establishes company’s relationship with outsiders.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Term used for acts beyond the scope of Memorandum of Association.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Clause which describes the extent of liability of members.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Document which establishes relationship between a company and its members.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Document issued by public company inviting public to subscribe to its shares.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Prospectus used for multiple issue of shares within a year.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Memorandum establishes the relationship between the Company and Members.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Memorandum need not have a Liability Clause.
Find the odd one.
Select the correct option from the given options:
| Group A | Group B |
| ___________ | Establishes relation between company and its member |
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:
The Articles of a company stated that while borrowing any money from outsiders. The document must have the signatures of the Managing Director (MD) and any one of the directors. The Articles of Association clearly stated the procedure to be followed while borrowing money. The Managing Director did not follow all the procedures but still borrowed money from Mr. X. Mr. X assumed that the MD has followed the required procedures:
(a) Can the MD be held punishable for his act?
(b) Under which Doctrine can Mr. X take action against the company?
(c) Explain the Doctrine.
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:
A public limited company has issued all the shares mentioned in its Memorandum as Authorized Capital. Now the Company wants to make a public issue of 10,000 shares at face value of Rs 100 per share, to raise more funds for its expansion activities :
(a) Which clause of Memorandum needs to be altered?
(b) In which meeting the alteration can be approved?
(c) Which document should the company issue to invite the public to buy its shares?
Justify the following statement.
The doctrine of Indoor Management protects outsiders who are unaware of the correctness of internal proceedings of a company.
