Companies Act, 1956
Sec 409 - Power of Company Law Board to prevent
change in Board of directors likely to affect company prejudicially.
(1) Where a complaint is made to the Company
Law Board by the managing director or any other director or the manager, of a
company that as a result of a change which has taken place or is likely to take
place in the ownership of any shares held in the company, a change in the Board
of directors is likely to take place which (if allowed) would affect
prejudicially the affairs of the company, the Company Law Board may, if
satisfied, after such inquiry as it thinks fit to make that it is just and
proper so to do, by order, direct that no resolution passed or that may be
passed or no action taken or that may be taken to effect a change in the Board
of directors after the date of the complaint shall have effect unless confirmed
by the Company Law Board ; and any such order shall have effect notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in any other provision of this Act or in the
memorandum or articles of the company, or in any agreement with, or any
resolution passed in general meeting by, or by the Board of directors of, the company.
(2) The Company Law Board shall have power
when any such complaint is received by it, to make an interim order to the
effect set out in sub-section (1), before making or completing the inquiry
aforesaid.
(3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) and (2)
shall apply to a private company, unless it is a subsidiary of a public
company.