law: Companies Act, 1956
  Sec 9 - Act to override memorandum, articles, etc.
  Save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act :
  (a)  the
  
  provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the
  
  contrary contained in the memorandum or articles of a company, or in any
  
  agreement executed by it, or in any resolution passed by the company in general
  
  meeting or by its Board of directors, whether the same be registered, executed
  
  or passed, as the case may be, before or after the commencement of this Act ;
  
  and
  (b)  any
  
  provision contained in the memorandum, articles, agreement or resolution
  
  aforesaid shall, to the extent to which it is repugnant to the provisions of
  
  this Act, become or be void, as the case may be.