Private company can circumvent section 284 by including additional grounds in articles for vacation of office by its directors - Companies Law - Letter : No. 8/43(283)/63,

Letter : No. 8/43(283)/63, dated 17-8-1963. Subj ect:- Private company can circumvent section 284 by including additional grounds in articles for vacation of office by its directors A private company simpliciter cannot circumvent the provisions of section 284 in the guise of including additional grounds in its articles for the vacation of office by directors as contemplated in section 283(3). Whenever any such additional ground included in the articles virtually results in the removal of a director, the power in this behalf can only be exercised by the company in general meeting as contemplated by section 284. Any power given in the articles to the board of directors in the matter would not be effective in law in view of section 9.