Section 196, The Companies Act, 2009

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in a company’sarticles, the following persons shall be entitled to attend any general meeting of the company:– (a) every member of the company; (b) every director of the company; (c) the secretary of the company; (d) every auditor of the company; and (i) if the company’s articles so provide, a member shall not be entitled to attend unless all calls or other moneys payable by him in respect of shares in the company have been paid; (ii) any member who is a holder of preference shares only shall not be entitled to attend if his right to do so is validly suspended under this Act; (iii) nothing in this Part shall be deemed to preclude other persons from attending any general meeting with the permission of the chairman.