Veeraswami, C J.-An extraordinary general body meeting of the shareholders of the Century Flour Mills Limited, Madras, was fixed for 14th September, 1974. The appellants in the Original Side Appeal had applied under section 186 of the Companies Act for naming an Advocate-Chairman and fixing the venue of the meeting. Though it was contended that the Court had no power to appoint an Advocate-Chairman, the learned Judge sitting on the Company Side declined to appoint an Advocate on the ground that there was no need therefor. The appeal is from that order. Pending the appeal, a Division Bench of this Court by an order dated 12th September, 1974, on a related application, directed that “the convening of the General Body Meeting of the Respondent herein on 14th September, 1974 be and is hereby stayed pending further orders on this petition”. A certified copy of this order, as we find from the record of evidence, was served at the registered office of the Company on 30th September, 1974. Nevertheless, the meeting as notified was allowed to take place the next day. An application for contempt was taken out in consequence against one of the Managing Directors and another. But, on their tend

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