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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 1956 Section 252

Minimum number of directors

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 252 is part of Companies Act, 1956 - Minimum number of directors. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) Every [public company (other than a public company which has become such by virtue of section 43A))] [***] shall have at least three directors: [Provided that a public company having,-

(a) a paid-up capital of five crore rupees or more;

(b) one thousand or more smalt shareholders, may have a director elected by such smalt shareholders in the manner as may be prescribed

Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section, "small shareholders" means a shareholder holding shares of nominal value of twenty thousand rupees or less in a public company to which this section applies.]

(2) Every [other] company [***] shall have at least two directors.

(3) The directors of a company collectively are referred to in this Act as the "Board of directors' or "Board'.

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What does Companies Act, 1956 Section 252 provide?

Section Section 252 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Minimum number of directors) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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