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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 2013, Section 162

Appointment of Directors to Be Voted Individually

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Companies Act, 2013, Section 162 is part of Companies Act, 2013, - Appointment of Directors to Be Voted Individually. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) At a general meeting of a company, a motion for the appointment of two or more persons as directors of the company by a single resolution shall not be moved unless a proposal to move such a motion has first been agreed to at the meeting without any vote being cast against it.

(2) A resolution moved in contravention of sub-section (1) shall be void, whether or not any objection was taken when it was moved.

(3) A motion for approving a person for appointment, or for nominating a person for appointment as a director, shall be treated as a motion for his appointment.

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What does Companies Act, 2013, Section 162 provide?

Section Section 162 of the Companies Act, 2013, (Appointment of Directors to Be Voted Individually) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 2013,. 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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