Section 221, The Companies Act, 2009

(1) At a general meeting of a company other than a privatecompany, a motion for the appointment of two or more persons as directors of the company by a single resolution shall not be made, unless a resolution that it shall be so made has first been passed unanimously by the meeting. (2) A resolution passed in contravention of this section shall be void, whether or not it was objected to at the time: Provided that- (a) this subsection shall not be taken as excluding the operation of section 220; and (b) where a resolution so moved is passed, no provision for automatic re-appointment of retiring directors in default of another appointment shall apply. (3) For the purposes of this section, a motion for approving a person’s appointment or for nominating a person for appointment shall be treated as a motion for his appointment. (4) Nothing in this section shall apply to a resolution altering the company’s articles.