VEERASWAMI C.J.

An extraordinary general body meeting of the shareholders of the Century Flour Mills Ltd., Madras, was fixed for September 14, 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 September 12, 1974, on a relative application directed

"that the convening of the general body meeting of the respondent herein on September 14, 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 September 13, 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