At a company's general meeting, a SPECIAL RESOLUTION is proposed. For the resolution to be passed, under Section 114 of the Companies Act, 2013 the number of votes cast IN FAVOUR of the resolution must be:

Section 114 of the Companies Act, 2013 defines an ORDINARY resolution as one passed by a SIMPLE majority of the votes cast, and a SPECIAL resolution as one passed by a majority of not less than THREE TIMES the number of votes cast AGAINST it, in a meeting where the required quorum is present. The '3-times-against' test is the essence of a special resolution and is required for the prescribed matters (altering the articles, related-party transactions above threshold, etc.). Votes are counted on the votes cast, and the resolution is a special one only if that enhanced margin is met.