The director who is not regularized in AGM shall vacant the post of the director on the next General Meeting or the last date on which Annual General Meeting should have been held i.e. 30 September, the Additional Director will no longer be holding their position as long as up to 30 September.
The company may pass a resolution to appoint a director in an Annual General Meeting (AGM). If the company decides to appoint a director in the middle of the year, it may appoint a director by passing a resolution in an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
Most commonly, directors are appointed by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), or in extreme circumstances, at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). A resolution for the appointment is put to a vote, and passed if a majority of shares are voted in favour.
The company may pass a resolution to appoint a director in an Annual General Meeting (AGM). If the company decides to appoint a director in the middle of the year, it may appoint a director by passing a resolution in an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
A company can appoint directors only in a duly convened general meeting. However, an additional director is appointed in a board meeting, subject to articles of the company to hold office up to the date of the next annual general meeting or last date to conduct annual general meeting, whichever is earlier.
(52 SCL 224) it was held that the decision of the Board to appoint an Additional director to ensure a quorum was held valid. Section 161(1) provides , inter alia, that an Additional Director shall hold office up to the date of the next AGM or the last date on which the AGM ought to be held whichever is earlier.
Disqualifications of Directors Under company law, a director can be disqualified for any of the following reasons: He is of an unsound mind and is declared so by the court. He is insolvent. He is in the process of declaring insolvency and his application is pending.
Get approval to appoint a new director In the case of companies that have adopted Model articles, the appointment of a new director can be approved by way of a simple majority of votes at a board meeting. Alternatively, a written resolution can achieve the same result, but it must be unanimous.
The company may pass a resolution to appoint a director in an Annual General Meeting (AGM). If the company decides to appoint a director in the middle of the year, it may appoint a director by passing a resolution in an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).