law: Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
  135.
  
  Amendment of section 277.-
  In
  
  section 277 of the principal Act,-
  (a)
  
  in sub-section (1),-
  (i)
  
  for the words "twenty companies", the words "fifteen
  
  companies" shall be substituted;
  (ii)
  
  for the words "this Act", the words, brackets and figures "the
  
  Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000" shall be substituted;
  (b)
  
  in sub-section (2),-
  (i)
  
  for the words "nineteen companies", the words "fourteen
  
  companies" shall be substituted;
  (ii)
  
  for the words "this Act", the words, brackets and figures "the
  
  Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000" shall be substituted;
  (iii)
  
  for the word "twenty" at both the places where it occurs, the word
  
  "fifteen" shall be substituted. 136. Amendment of section 279.