Q.How many votes are essential for passing an ordinary resolution?

A resolution is the formal decision of a meeting, and Section 114 of the Companies Act, 2013 recognises two kinds. An ordinary resolution needs only a simple majority — votes cast in favour must exceed votes cast against — and covers routine business such as adopting accounts or appointing a director. A special resolution needs a much stronger three-fourths-style majority — votes in favour must be at least three times the votes against — and is reserved for matters of real consequence to the company's structure or members' rights, such as altering the Memorandum or Articles, shifting the registered office outside the city, reducing capital, or buying back shares; the notice for such a meeting must say in advance that the resolution will be moved as a special resolution. …