FAQs on disqualification of Director

Section 164(2) provide conditions for disqualification of director.

• A director can be disqualified under Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the following reasons:
• The Director is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court.
• The Director is an undischarged insolvent.
• The Director has applied to be adjudicated as an insolvent and his application is pending.
• The Director has been 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 and a period of five years has not elapsed from the date of expiry of the sentence. Also any person who has been convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of seven years or more, will not be eligible to be appointed as a director in any company.
• An order disqualifying the Director for appointment as a director has been passed by a court or Tribunal and the order is in force.
• The Director has not paid any calls in respect of any shares of the company held by him, whether alone or jointly with others, and six months have elapsed from the last day fixed for the payment of the call.
• The Director has been convicted of the offence dealing with related party transactions under section 188 at any time during the last preceding five years.
• A company in which the Director is a part of the Board has not filed financial statements or annual returns for any continuous period of three financial years.
• The company has failed to repay the deposits accepted by it or pay interest thereon or to redeem any debentures on the due date or pay interest due thereon or pay any dividend declared and such failure to pay or redeem continues for one year or more.

if a person disqualified in any Company due to section 167(1) such person shall be considered as Ceased in all other Companies wherever he was appointed as Director. Therefore, he is not allowed to sign any document on behalf of Company

If all the Directors of Company disqualified, in such case promoters of Company shall call an Extra Ordinary General Meeting and appoint new directors in such EGM.

Once a director is disqualified, he shall be ceased to become director of company from the date of disqualification. Therefore, he is not allowed to sign financial statement of Company.

How do you get rid of disqualification US 164 (2)?

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Once disqualified, a person is not eligible for being appointed as Director of that company or any other company. This restriction is imposed for a period of five years.

Yes, disqualified director can freely continue as Shareholders in all the Companies irrespective they are disqualified u/s 164 and vacant office u/s 167. Disqualification impact only directorships of the Director.

Disqualification of such person shall be limited on Companies Act not on the other Acts. Therefore, he is eligible to get appointment as designated partner.

Yes, disqualification is relating to director. It covers all type of Directors like: (MD, WTD, Additional Director, Alternate Director etc)

Disqualified director ceased from the company from position of Director. Disqualified Director can’t be part of suit of removal of struck off Company.

Private Company can’t accept loan from outsiders except (Directors, Relative of Directors and shareholders). Once a person disqualified the ceased from position of director. Therefore, Private company can’t accept loan from disqualified director.