Should Minority Shareholders be given Voting Rights in a Listed Company?
company ailet advanced discussionYe kya baat hai, in theory minority shareholders ke liye voting rights toh bada haq hai, par agar aapne internship mein dekha hai toh wo khud hi dismiss ho jaati hai. Take example of Vodafone Group Plc v. Union of India, 2012, in which Supreme Court of India said minority shareholders can't have voting rights. Magar, inke baad ke case mein, National Stock Exchange of India v. United Breweries Limited, 2017, Bombay High Court said minority shareholders can have proxy voting rights. Ye toh confusion hai!
Ab, kya aapke paas kya khyaal hai? Kya minority shareholders ko voting rights milni chaahiye ya nahi? Kya aapko lagta hai SC ka 2012 decision theek tha ya NSE ka 2017 decision?
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Main tohaan yehh kahaunga ki, minority shareholders ko voting rights de kar unke interest ko safeguard kiya ja sakta hai. Ve aamtaur par corporate governance ko promote karte hain aur majority shareholders ki shakti ko control kar sakeinge. Lekin yeh bhi saabit hona hoga ki yehh voting power unki ownership ke hisaab se hota hai, kya unhe 1% share ka to vote milti hai ya 50% share ka.