23 July 2013
Generally, promoters provide in the Articles at the time of incorporation of a company the names of persons who will be the first directors. When the said directors are named in the Articles, the said persons will act as directors till the directors are appointed at the first general meeting after incorporation of the company.
23 July 2013
In certain cases the subscribers shall be deemed to be the first directors In the absence of any provision regarding appointment of first directors then the subscribers to the Memorandum, who are individuals, shall be the first directors of the company. The DCA in its Letter No. 8/25(254)/64-PR, dated 19-5-1964 has confirmed that the words "until the directors are duly appointed in accordance with section 255 occurring in section 254" refer to the point of time prior to the appointment of individuals either by the company in general meeting or by person or persons having right to appoint directors by virtue of powers conferred on them by the Articles of Association or the company. Thus the subscribers to the Memorandum shall cease to be directors of the company when individuals are appointed as directors either by the company in general meeting or by persons in exercise of the powers in that behalf conferred on them by the Articles. The words "in default of and subject to any regulations in the Articles" occurring in section 254 show that, the subscribers of the Memorandum who are individuals are deemed to be the directors of the company when the Articles do not make any provision for some individuals acting as directors of the company until the appointment of individuals as directors in general meeting or by other persons in accordance with section 255. In other words, if the Articles of Association of the company make provisions for some individuals acting as directors of the company after its incorporation and prior to the appointment of individuals as directors in accordance with section 255, then section 254 is never attracted."