Companies Act, 1956
Sec 262 - Filling of casual vacancies among
directors.
(1) In the case of a public company or a
private company which is a subsidiary of a public company, if the office of any
director appointed by the company in general meeting is vacated before his term
of office will expire in the normal course, the resulting casual vacancy may,
in default of and subject to any regulations in the articles of the company, be
filled by the Board of directors at a meeting of the Board.
(2) Any person so appointed shall hold office
only up to the date up to which the director in whose place he is appointed
would have held office if it had not been vacated as aforesaid.