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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?
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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.
Any act done by the company beyond the powers of Memorandum is called as _______.
Select the correct answer from the option given below and rewrite the sentence.
_________ acts are void or legally ineffective.
Select the correct answer from the option given below and rewrite the sentence.
Articles establishes relationship between company and ________.
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 |
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Document which contains rules and regulations for internal management.
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:
Articles of Association can have provisions that contradict the Memorandum.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Memorandum need not have a Liability Clause.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Actions can be taken against a company or its officers for misstatements in prospectus.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Red Herring prospectus does not contain details of the price at which shares will be sold by the company.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Letter of offer is issued at the time of Rights Issue.
Find the odd one.
Select the correct option from the given options:
| Group A | Group B |
| Incomplete prospectus | ___________ |
Select the correct option from the given options:
| Group A | Group B |
| ___________ | Establishes relation between company and its member |
Explain the following term/concept.
Name clause
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:
A Company plans to offer Rights Issue.
a) Which document must it send to its shareholders for offering the Rights Issue?
b) Instead of Rights Issue, if the company wants to issue shares to the public, which document must it issue for inviting the public to subscribe for it?
c) Name the document which is called as incomplete prospectus.
Distinguish between the following:
Memorandum of association and articles of association.
