law: Company Law Board Regulations, 1991 
  14. Procedure for
  
  filing petition – 
  1.     
  
    Subject
  
  to the provision of regulations 35 and 37, a petition to the Bench shall be
  
  prepared in Form No.1 in Annexure II and presented by the petitioner in person
  
  or through authorized representative to the office of the Bench or be sent by
  
  registered post with acknowledgment due addressed to the Secretary or Bench
  
  Officer of the Bench concerned, as the case may be.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition, reference or application on the
  
  respondent or respondents, as the case may be, and produced evidence of such
  
  service.
  3.     
  
    Provided
  
  that where the number of respondents is more than five, Secretary or Bench
  
  Officer may permit the petitioner to file extra copies of the petition at the
  
  time of issue of notice to the respondents.
  4.     
  
    The
  
  petitioner shall serve a copy of the reference or petition other than a
  
  petition, under sections 49, 79, 80A, (111, 111A), 113, 118, 144, 163, 188,
  
  196, 219, 225, 284, 304 and 307 of the Act, upon the concerned Registrar of
  
  Companies, having jurisdiction over the company and shall attach to and present
  
  with his petition, reference an acknowledgment from the office of the Registrar
  
  of Companies receiving a copy of the petition, reference, so served.
  Provided that, in the
  
  case of a petition under section 17 by a company licensed under section 25 of
  
  the Act, the copy of the petition shall also be served upon the Regional
  
  Director:
  Provided further
  
  that, in case of a petition or complaint under section 235, 237, 250, 397, 398,
  
  408 and 409 of the Act, a copy thereof shall also be served upon the Central
  
  Government.
  a.      Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-regulations (1)to (2), the Bench may permit more than
  
  one person to join together and file a single petition if it is satisfied,
  
  having regard to the cause of action and the nature of relief prayed for, that
  
  they have a common interest in the matter.
  b.     Such permission shall
  
  be granted where the joining of the petitioners by a single petition is
  
  specifically permitted by the Act.
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    Every
  
  petition, other than an application under (sub-section (9)of section 58A of the
  
  Act or under sub-section (2)of section 45QA of the Reserve Bank of India Act,
  
  1934 (2 of 1934),)shall be accompanied by an affidavit verifying the same and
  
  shall be drawn up in the first person and shall state the full name, age,
  
  occupation and complete residential address of the deponent and shall be signed
  
  by the deponent and sworn before the person specified in section 558 of the
  
  Act.
  6.     
  
    Where
  
  the deponent is not personally is not personally known to the person before
  
  whom the affidavit under sub-regulation (5)is sworn, he shall be identified by
  
  a person who is known to the person before whom the affidavit is sworn.
  7.     
  
    Every
  
  affidavit under sub-regulation (5)shall clearly and separately indicate the
  
  statements which are true to the-
  a.      Knowledge of the
  
  deponent;
  b.     Information received
  
  by the deponent;
  c.      Belief of the
  
  deponent; and
  d.     Information based on
  
  legal advice.
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    Where
  
  the statement referred to in sub-regulation (7)is stated to be true to the
  
  information received by the deponent, the affidavit shall also include the name
  
  and complete residential address of the person from whom the information has
  
  been received by the deponent and whether the deponent believes that information
  
  to be true.