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Director is considered as the face of the Company and they are the ones who make the decision on a day to day basis. As per section 149(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 only an individual can be a Director of the Company. If the Board of Directors wants one or more Director to be appointed in a Company for any reason and without conducting annual/extra General Meeting, the Board can appoint an individual as an Additional Director of the Company.
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Section 161(1) of the Companies Act, 2013[1] is governed for the appointment of the Additional Director
Points to be remembered
The duties and liabilities of the additional director are the same as the other directors are on Board. The duties and responsibility which include but not limited to:
First, check the Article of Association of the Company whether it is authorized for the appointment of additional Director if not authorized by the Article of Association then it needs to alter the Article of Association to insert enabling clause for the appointment of the Additional Director.
For appointing an individual as an additional director in the Company the appointee must hold the DIN number. If the appointee is not holding the DIN then it required to apply, the application for allotment of DIN can be applied through the Company in which he/she proposed to be appointed as an Additional Director. To apply for the DIN the Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is also required of the appointee.
The proposed Director if already holding the DIN then the Board Meeting to be convened for the appointment of the Additional Director and for the same the resolution is required to be passed. Once the resolution is passed Form DIR-12 is required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies within 30 days from the date of passing of the resolution.
The Individual who is appointed as an additional director in the Company his/her term will be up to the ensuing General Meeting of the Company. After getting approval from the shareholder he/she will be regularized as a Director of the Company.
The additional director intending himself or Member proposes him/her to appoint as a Director, a notice of not less than fourteen days must be given to the Company along with the deposit of Rupees One Lakh* before the date of General Meeting which shall be refunded to such person if the person proposed gets elected as a Director or gets more than twenty-five percent of total valid votes cast either on a show of hands or on a poll of such resolution.
Inform the Members at least seven days before the date of the General Meeting of the Company. It is not necessary to serve the individual notice to the Shareholder if the Company advertises such candidature not less than seven days before the meeting at least once in a vernacular newspaper in a principal vernacular language of the district in which the registered office of the Company is situated and at least once an English language in an English newspaper circulating in that district.
Convene the general meeting and pass the Ordinary Resolution for the same.
File the Form DIR-12 with the registrar of companies within 30 days from the date of passing of the resolution approved by the Members.
1. In case of private Companies depositing of Rupees One Lakh does not apply.
2. In case of Nidhi Companies Rupees Ten thousand to be deposited instead of Rupees One Lakh.
The Company can appoint additional Director if authorized by the Article of Association of the Company and if appointed then the term of an additional director shall be up to the ensuing General Meeting of the Company. The duties and liabilities of an additional Director are same as duties and liabilities vested to other directors. So if any Company intending to appoint as additional director and want the process to be followed as per the company Act, 2013, we are having the experienced professional team to carry out the above mentioned process. Kindly contact us at Enterslice.
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