law: Companies Act, 2013 
  167.
  
    Vacation
  
  of office of director.
  1.      The office of a
  
  director shall become vacant in case—
  a.     
  
    he
  
  incurs any of the disqualifications specified in section 164;
  b.    
  
    he
  
  absents himself from all the meetings of the Board of Directors held during a
  
  period of twelve months with or without seeking leave of absence of the Board;
  c.     
  
    he
  
  acts in contravention of the provisions of section 184 relating to entering
  
  into contracts or arrangements in which he is directly or indirectly
  
  interested;
  d.    
  
    he
  
  fails to disclose his interest in any contract or arrangement in which he is
  
  directly or indirectly interested, in contravention of the provisions of
  
  section 184;
  e.     
  
    he
  
  becomes disqualified by an order of a court or the Tribunal;
  f.     
  
    he
  
  is convicted by a court of any offence, whether involving moral turpitude or
  
  otherwise and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less than
  
  six months:
  Provided
  
  that the office shall be vacated by the director even if he has filed an appeal
  
  against the order of such court;
  a.    
  
  
  b.    
  
  
  c.    
  
  
  d.    
  
  
  e.    
  
  
  f.    
  
  
  g.    
  
    he
  
  is removed in pursuance of the provisions of this Act;
  h.     
  
    he,
  
  having been appointed a director by virtue of his holding any office or other
  
  employment in the holding, subsidiary or associate company, ceases to hold such
  
  office or other employment in that company.
  1.     
  2.      If a person,
  
  functions as a director even when he knows that the office of director held by
  
  him has become vacant on account of any of the disqualifications specified in
  
  subsection (1 ), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than one lakh
  
  rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.
  3.      Where all the
  
  directors of a company vacate their offices under any of the disqualifications
  
  specified in sub-section (1 ), the promoter or, in his absence, the
  
  Central Government shall appoint the required number of directors who shall
  
  hold office till the directors are appointed by the company in the general
  
  meeting.
  4.      A private company
  
  may, by its articles, provide any other ground for the vacation of the office
  
  of a director in addition to those specified in sub-section (1 ).