law: Company Law Board Regulations, 1991 
  4. Power of the
  
  Chairman to specify matters which may be dealt with by a Bench-
  1.     
  
    It
  
  shall be lawful for the Chairman to provide that matters falling under sections
  
  235, 237, 247, 248, 250, 388B, 408 and 409and matters falling under Chapter VI
  
  of Part VI of the Act and under section 2A of the Monopolies Act shall be dealt
  
  with by a Bench consisting of not less than two members including the Chairman
  
  or the Vice-Chairman (which shall be known as the Principal Bench)
  1A.  
  
    It
  
  shall also be lawful for the Chairman to provide that matters falling under
  
  section 235 and 237 of the Act and matters falling under Chapter VI of Part VI
  
  of the Act in so far as they relate to Southern Region shall be dealt with by a
  
  Bench consisting of not less than two Members (which shall be known as
  
  Additional Principal Bench).
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Principal Bench shall be at New Delhi but the Principal Bench may sit at such
  
  places in India and at such time as may be most convenient in exercise of its
  
  powers and functions in India.
  2A.   The Additional
  
  Principal Bench shall be at Chennai but it may sit at such places in the
  
  Southern Region as may be more convenient in exercise of its powers and
  
  functions.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    It
  
  shall be lawful for the Chairman to provide for matters falling under section
  
  111, 111A and 269of the Act and under section 22A of the Securities Act shall
  
  be dealt with by a Bench consisting of not less than two members.
  4.     
  
    All
  
  other matters including interlocutory and miscellaneous applications connected
  
  with the matters falling under sub-regulations (1), (1A) and (3)of this
  
  regulation may be heard and decided by a Bench consisting of a single member:
  Provided that
  
  notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 7, it shall be lawful for the
  
  Chairman to transfer any matter pending before any Regional Bench or the
  
  Additional Principal Bench to the Principal Bench, for reasons to be recorded
  
  in writing.