| 1[163.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the articles of a  company may provide for the appointment of not less than two-thirds of  the total number of the directors of a company in accordance with the  principle of proportional representation, whether by the single  transferable vote or by a system of cumulative voting or otherwise and  such appointments may be made once in every three years and casual  vacancies of such directors shall be filled as provided in sub-section  (4) of section 161. ]   Exception/ Modification/ Adaptation
  1. In case of Government Company-  Section 163 shall not apply to :-     (a)	a Government Company in which the entire paid up share capital is  held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or  Governments or by the Central Government and one or more State  Governments;  (b) 	a subsidiary of a Government company, referred to in (a) above, in  which the entire paid up share capital is held by that Government  company.   - Notification dated 5th june, 2015. |