Retire by rotation

If a company is having 7 directors n one of them is MD and he is not liable to retire by rotation....how many directors will retire by rotation in one AGM...two or one??

1/3rd of rotational dirctrs shall liable to retire at every AGM , in ur case 1/3rd of 6 is 2 so 2 rotational directrs shall liable to retire[sec.256(1)]

in this case only two director require to retire by rotation

Agree with Sheen..

 

kushboo jii,

                        YOUR QUERY WAS NOT CLEAR AS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT SAID WHETHER IT IS PUBLIC COMPANY OR PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

                                      Following are the provisions relating to PUBLIC COMPANY

                      i agree with raj kumar and i want to include some more points in that which are,

As per section 256(1) classification of rotational or non rotational is give and the appointment of any director who is not a director listed in the MOA or AOA and also a director who is not a director u/s 260 or 313 or 252or 283, for all of them 257 is the common route to get into the company as a director.

as per query given by you among the seven directors one of them is MD who is not retired by rotation( May be after the completing 5 yrs of period)  and among the remaining directors you need to check out how many of them are interested as per section 297,299 so then such director s who are so intereseted as per sec300 they cannot be COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUORUM even if they are present and Such director are not valid to show their VOTE, Even if they VOTED such vote shall become VOID and shall not be counted"

Then if interested directors are 2/3rds of the total directors then as per the section 287(2), total quorum must be 1/3rd of the total directors who are not interested or minimum 2 can be quorum as per the provisions of the companies act,India, 1956.

                                                             FOR Private LIMITED COMPANY 

all the provisions of sec 299 and 300 shall not apply with which there will be no concept of interested directors so the quorum shall be only 1/3rds of the total directors, is sufficient to fullfill the purpose of sec 287.

                                                           FOR SEC 25 companies

1/4th of quorum or 5 directors which ever is more enough to form the quorum for sec 25 companies

Before encforcing the provisions of Section 256 the provisions of section 255 must be read carefully. Sec 255 says 2/3 of the total directors shall be subject to retire by rotation, then 1/3 of such directors shall retire at each AGM, UNLESS the Articles of Association requires all the directors to retire at the AGM. In such case only 1 director shall retire. Experts correct me if  I am wrong.

 

Originally posted by : Khushboo Maheshwari
	If a company is having 7 directors n one of them is MD and he is not liable to retire by rotation....how many directors will retire by rotation in one AGM...two or one??

 

Hi,

 

Please find below the reply.

 

In your case the total strength of the board is 7 which includes 1 non rotational director i.e. your MD.

For the purpose of section-255 total strength of the board would be 7.

 

Determination of rotational directors u/s 255

 

Rotational directors in your case would be 2/3 of 7 i.e. 4.67 directors. Here as per section 255 rotational directors would be 5. Remaining 2 will be considered as non- rotational directors and includes your MD.

 

4.67 will be converted into 5 because of phrase “not less than 2/3” used in section 255.

 

Determination of Directors liable to retire u/s 256

 

As per section 256 ---1/3 of rotational directors shall retire at each AGM. Hence 1/3 of 5 would be 1.67.

 

As per the language of 256 “nearest to 1/3” we can rounded off 1.67 as 2. (As nearest to 1.67 will be 2).

 

Now in your AGM you have to retire only 2 directors as rotational director.

 

I hope the calculation method is clear.

 

Regards

Ankur Garg

 

Two Directors liable to retire by rotation in  ur case..

Dear Khushboo,

 

Under Section 255 every company must have atleast 2/3rd rotational directors.

 

Secondly section 256 says that 1/3rd of rotational director must retire at every AGM.

 

Therefore, in your case the strength of Board is 7

 

Rotational Directors = 7*2/3= 5 Directors

 

At AGM 1/3rd of above rotational director must retire therefore 5*1/3= 2 directors must retire at every AGM.

 

2 directors must retire at every AGM.

 

Must say the method of calculation is nicely explained by Ankur ji....