Disqualified By ROC under Section 164(2) of Companies Act, 2013 /Disqualification of Director– How To Become A Director Again/ How to Remove Disqualification?
As per sec 164(2) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, a Company not filed financial statements or annual returns for any three consecutive years, ROC has power to list the directors of default company as Disqualified Directors by DIN deactivation and Director shall not be eligible for appointment /reappointment for a period of 5 years.
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| 1. | Grounds- Disqualifications for Appointment of Director | Section 164 of Companies Act 2013 relates to disqualification towards appointment of Directors under the following circumstance,
(1) If the Director is – (a) Unsound mind and the same is declared by competent court (b) Undischarged insolvent (c) Under adjudication process of insolvency (d) Convicted of an Offence
(e) An order in force passed by court or Tribunal (f) Not paid any calls in respect of shares held by him individually or jointly and 6 months have been lapsed from the due date of calls (g) Convicted for offence of Related party transaction u/s 188 in the last 5 years (h) Not obtained Director Identification Number (DIN) (2) Present and Past Director in the defaulting companies shall not be eligible for appointment or re-appointment for a period of 5 years (a) Not filed financial statement/returns for three continuous financial years (b) Failed to repay or redeem on due date
(3) Any other disqualifications as per articles of the company for appointment of a Director |
| 2. | Effects of Disqualification |
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| 3. | Remedy | 1. Appeal with NCLT u/s 252 for restoration (For struck off Company)
2. Appeal with High Court by Filing Writ Petition (For Disqualified Directors)
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| 4. | Activation of DIN | After the regulatory bodies of NCLT and Hon’ble High Court passes the orders for revival of struck off company & DIN re-activation. the appellant requires filing of Statutory documents with ROC for restoration of disqualified DIN. Also, file the annual returns of the last three years with Income-Tax Authority. |
Conclusion: Several Directors of the Companies approached the High Court/National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) in order to revive their DIN’s and Companies under Article 226 of the Constitution of India (for issuance of Writ of Certiorari) and under Section 252 of the Companies Act, 2013
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HELLO… I am PCS. And my query is
Can new directors take cessation of the disqualified directors u/s 164(2)(a) without removing their DISQUALIFICATION status.
As now under CFSS 2020 the company has made the default good. So what is the role of those disqualified directors in the board?
Further company wants to file INC-22A but before filing this it is to be ensured that all the directors must have DIN Status as “APPROVED”.
so how to remove disqualified directors without removing their disqualification in order to get benefit of filing INC-22A under CFSS?
Good article. I have a query. Section 164 (2) talks about disqualification of directors under certain grounds and the consequences thereof. But nowhere in the section or In the Act it is mentioned that the disqualification of a director can lead to deactivation of DIN. If any director fails to file DIR 3 KYC ( Appointment and Qualification of Director Rules 2014) in that event DIN can be deactivated. So the step taken by the Govt in deactivating DIN is not correct as decided by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the case of Mukut Pathak ‘s case.
Very informative articles… thanks a lot
Hi
Can the Directors appeal only High Court for seeking relief for restoration of DIN as Director.
The Directors who are unwilling for restoration of Struck Off Company.
Or is it mandatory to appeal NCLT also??
Awaiting for your response.
Thanks.
CS Pooja Jain