Scrutinizer

Quick Reference to "Scrutinizer"

Legal Provision:-

Section 109 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Rule 21 of Companies ( Management and Administration) Rules, 2014.

Points:-

1. The Board of Directors or Chairman may Appoint Scrutinizer in case of e-voting & poll method.

2. Scrutinizer shall be PCA/ PCS/ PCMA/ Advocate and any other person excluding employee of the Company.

3. The Scrutinizer require to Scrutinize poll process and has to submit report to the chairman in the form MGT-13.

4. The report shall be submitted to the chairman within 7 days from the date of poll.

5. The Scrutinizer's Report shall include Total votes cast, Total valid Votes, Votes in Favour and Votes in Against.

6. Technical and other necessary support should be provided by Company to Scrutinizer in case of E-voting.

7. The Scrutinizer shall arrange polling papers in Form MGT-12.

8. The Scrutinizer has to distribute polling papers to the members and proxies and collect them after voting is done and has to make report on that.

9. Scrutinizer of e-voting & poll should be same individual.

10. Especially, in case of Poll method the Scrutinizer has to :-

# Distribute Form MGT-12 i.e. Polling Papers to members and Proxies also which is present at the meeting.

# Scrutinizer is required arranged for actual Seperate Polling Box and has to maintained a separate Record of all the Polling Papers.

# That Box should be opened in Presence of 2 Witnesses after Voting Process is Completed.

# Finally, He/She has to Count the Votes on a poll and has to prepare a Scrutinizer Report in form MGT-13.

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