1935 (12) TMI 26

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..... phrase "not less than twenty-one days' notice" contained in sub-section 2 of section 117 of the Companies Act, 1929. In the interests of everybody it is of importance that there should be no doubt as to the meaning of a phrase in a section of almost daily use. I do not think there is any doubt about its meaning, and I propose to found my decision on R. v. Turner and Chambers v. Smith, and .....

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..... f time which Parliament has said must elapse between the date on which the notice is served and the date on which the meeting is held. Sub-section 6 is concerned solely with the method of giving notice. Therefore, I come to the conclusion that article 139 is irrelevant for the purpose of the question which I have to decide. In my view, the petitioning company has failed to prove that the special .....

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