Companies Act, 2017 — section 142

142. Declaration by chairman on a show of hands..—(1) On a vote on a resolution at a meeting on a show of hands, a declaration by the chairman that the resolution

(a)has or has not been passed; or

(b)passed unanimously or by a particular majority; is conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.

(2)An entry in respect of such a declaration in minutes of the meeting recorded in accordance with section 151 is also conclusive evidence of that fact without such proof.