Chairman's Powers and Casting Vote

# Chairman's Role and Casting Vote at Meetings

## Core Concept

The Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting whose authority ensures orderly conduct and decisive resolution of deadlocks.

## Key Duties of the Chairman

1. Managerial Duties

• Manages the meeting and maintains decorum
• Ensures proper conduct of proceedings
• Executes the minutes post-meeting

2. Decision-Making Authority

• Decides all questions arising during the meeting
• Must act with strict impartiality

## Right to Casting Vote

• A casting vote is a second/additional vote the Chairman may use when there is equality of votes (a tie) on a matter being decided.
• Availability depends entirely on the Articles of Association (AOA):
• If AOA permits → Chairman may exercise casting vote at Board Meetings and General Meetings
• If AOA is silent → An Ordinary Resolution on which there is equality of votes is deemed dropped (i.e., the resolution fails)

## Special Cases — Applicability

## Memory Aid

'AOA decides Chairman's twin sword' — without AOA backing, the tie kills the resolution.