Form DIR 12 is required to be filed within 30 days of cessation with an attachment of resolution passed for cessation and resignation of the director. The company has the authority to remove a director provided the director was not appointed by the Tribunal or the Central Government.
In ance with Section 168 of the Companies Act 2006, a shareholder has the option to petition the court for the removal of a company director. This request is typically based on allegations of serious misconduct or a determination that the director is no longer fit to fulfill their responsibilities.
As per the 2013 Act, the removal of a director can only take place during a general meeting through the approval of an ordinary resolution. Notably, this condition is applicable unless the director in question was appointed either through proportional representation or under section 163.
A director may be removed by: An ordinary resolution adopted at a shareholders' meeting by the persons entitled to exercise voting rights in the election of that director.
Shareholder Vote - In many jurisdictions, directors can be removed by a majority vote of the shareholders. If the company's bylaws allow, shareholders can call a meeting and vote to remove the director, even if they do not consent.
In many companies, the power to remove a director from office is granted to the board of directors or to most of the shareholders under the company's articles of association. For these companies, removing a director will require the board or most of the shareholders to serve written notice on the director in question.
The statutory procedure allows any director to be removed by ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meetings (i.e., the holders of more than 50% of the voting shares must agree). This right of removal by the shareholders cannot be excluded by the Articles or by any agreement.
This is commonly known as a 'silent director'. While there is no general rule that prohibits this, it is important to understand the duties and obligations that arise if you have been appointed a director of a company.
IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMIC CRIME & CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT 2023, THIS TEMPLATE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. This Director's Consent to Act allows a prospective director to confirm that he/she is a fit and proper person to act as a director of a company.
Section 66(7) is clear that a person can act as a director or, in other words, is entitled to serve as such when he or she has, for instance, provided written consent to the company to act as a director.