SANKAR PRASAD MITRA, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an application of the United Breweries Ltd. , under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 1956, inter alia, for a direction for calling an extraordinary general meeting of Ruttoniee and Co. Ltd. The petitioner holds 352800 Equity Shares (out of 40,00. 000 Equity Shares) of Ruttonjee and Co. Ltd. Section 186 of the Act runs thus :--"186. Power of Court to order meeting to be called.-- (1) If for any reason it is impracticable to call a meeting of a company, other than an annual general meet-ing, in any manner in which meetings of the company may be called, or to hold or conduct the meeting of the company in the manner prescribed by this Act or the articles, the Court may. either of its own motion or on the application of any director of the company, or of any member of the company who would be entitled to vote at the meeting,-- (a) order a meeting of the company to be called, held and conducted in such manner as the Court thinks fit; and (b) give such ancillary or consequential directions as the Court thinks expedient, including directions modifying or supplementing in relation to the calling, holding, and conducting of the meeting, the operation o

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