Every question considered at a meeting of the Central Board or the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee shall be decided by a majority of the votes of trustees or members of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee present and voting. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairman shall exercise a casting vote :
Provided that the Chairman may, if he thinks fit, direct that any question shall be decided by the circulation of necessary papers to trustees or members of the Executive committee or a Regional committee present in India and by securing their opinions in writing. Any such question shall be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of trustees or members received within the time-limit allowed and if the opinions are equally divided, the opinion of the chairman shall prevail :
Provided further that any trustee or member of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee may request that the question referred to trustees or members of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee as the case may be, for written opinion be considered at a meeting of the Central Board or the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee and thereupon the Chairman may, and if the request is made by not less than three trustees or members of the Executive Committee or a Regional Committee, shall direct that it be so considered.
