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10. By an order made on the 28th of August, 1970, in the said Company Application No. 256 of 1970, meeting of the shareholders of the petitioner-bank was directed to be held on 29th September, 1970, under the chairman as provided in the said order. The said order also provided for a separate meeting of the shareholders of the petitioner-company to be held on 29th September, 1970, under the chairman as provided in the said order. It is alleged that notices of the said meetings were sent individually to each shareholder concerned as required by the said order together with the copy of the scheme and the statement required under Section 393 of the Companies Act, 1956, and the proxy form. Notices of the said meetings were duly advertised in the newspapers as directed by the said order dated the 28th of August, 1970. It is alleged that the meeting on the 29th of September, 1970, was duly held but a pandemonium was created at the said meeting and as such the same was adjourned by the chairman without transacting any business thereat. Copies of the reports of the said meeting by the chairman, appointed under the said order dated the 28th of August, 1970, are annexed to the petition being annexures I and K. It appears that the petitioner-bank on the 17th of October, 1970, caused an announcement to be published in The Statesman and other newspapers, inter alia, to the effect that certain modifications will be proposed at the meeting of the shareholders of the petitioner-bank to be held for considering the scheme of amalgamation. The proposed modification also made provision with regard to provision being made for payment to the dissentient shareholders and it was also announced that, in the event of the scheme being approved, the proposed board of directors of the petitioner-company would include eminent persons named therein. Thereafter, directions were sought from the court for holding the said meeting and/or fresh meeting of the companies and ultimately the matter came up before me and by an order dated the 7th of January, 1972, the adjourned meeting of the said petitioner-bank was directed to be held on 30th of March, 1972. It is alleged that the notices of the said meeting which was to be held on the 30th of March, 1972, pursuant to the order dated the 7th of January, 1972, were sent individualy to each shareholder concerned and were also advertised in The Statesman, Jugantar and Daimk Viswamitra. The meetings of the companies were held on the 30th of March, 1972, but the same were adjourned till 8th of May, 1972, and, thereafter, on the 8th of May, 1972, the adjourned meetings were held and it is alleged that the said scheme of amalgamation was passed by the requisite majority with certain modification. The chairman of the meetings of the said two companies have filed their reports and are marked as O and Q to the petition. Thereafter, on the 23rd of June, 1972, the present application for confirmation of the said scheme of amalgamation has been made and after directions being given for filing of affidavits the matter has come up before me for disposal.