Question 1 The Articles of Association of Rajasthan Toys Private Limited provide that the maximum number of Directors in the company shall be 10. Presently, the company is having 8 directors. The Board of directors of the said company desire to increase the number of directors to 16. Advise whether under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors can do so. Answer Under section 149(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 every company shall have a Board of Directors consisting of individuals as directors and shall have a minimum number of 3 directors in the case of a public company, 2 directors in the case of a private company, and one director in the case of a One Person Company. The maximum number of directors shall be 15. The proviso to section 149(1) states that a company may appoint more than 15 directors after passing a special resolution. From the provisions of section 149 (1) as above, though the minimum number of directors may vary depending on whether the company...