Rule 11 — Meetings, notice of meetings, list of business and quorum.

11(6)

Every question considered at a meeting of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers Welfare Board or any Committee thereof shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the trustees or members of the body concerned present and voting and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson shall exercise an additional casting vote: Provided that the Chairperson may, if he thinks fit, direct that any question shall be decided by the circulation of necessary papers to the trustees or members of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof and by securing their opinions in writing; and any such question shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the trustees or members received within the time-limit allowed and if the opinions are equally divided, the opinion of the Chairperson shall prevail: Provided further that any trustee or member of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof may request that the question referred to the trustees or members of the concerned body, as the case may be, for written opinion be considered at a meeting of the Central Board or Corporation or National Social Security Board or the State Building Workers‘ Welfare Board or any committee thereof and thereupon the Chairperson may, and if the request is made by not less than three trustees or members of the concerned body, shall direct that it be so considered.