Section 162: Appointment of directors to be voted individually.

The Companies Act, 2013Central Act · Act 18 of 2013

(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.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Companies Act, 2013
Section	162
Marginal note	Appointment of directors to be voted individually.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	8

Judgments that turned on this provision

SCR.A/1235/2006 of NAYANABEN ARVINDBHAI PATEL Vs THE STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 2006-07-25
CR.MA/110/2002 of SAJJANSINGH NAHARSINHJI CHAUHAN Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 2002-03-22
CR.MA/2525/1999 of JAYESH R MOR Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 1999-07-12
CR.MA/2518/1999 of JAYESH R MOR, Vs STATE OF GUJARATHigh Court of Gujarat · 1999-07-12

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