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Contents
1.Board Composition
2.Independent Directors
3.Powers of the Board
4.Duties of Directors
5.Liability of Directors and Officers
6.Board Committees
7.Related Party Transactions
Board Composition
TYPE OF
COMPANY
INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR
WOMAN
DIRECTOR
SMALL
SHAREHOLDE
R DIRECTOR
Rule 11.1
Private
Company
1 Independent
Director on Corporate
Social Responsibility
(CSR) Committee if
CSR requirement is
triggered
Required if
paid-up share
capital > INR
100 crores (to Section 151
be appointed Rule 11.5
within 5
Not applicable
years) from
the
commenceme
nt of the Act
RESIDENT
DIRECTOR
1 director
required to
be resident
in India for
at least 182
days in a
calendar
year
Section
149(3)
Board Composition
TYPE OF
COMPANY
INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR
1/3rd of the Board to
be Independent if the
Company has:
Public
Unlisted
Company
WOMAN
DIRECTOR
SMALL
SHAREHOLDE
R DIRECTOR
Required if
paid-up share
capital > INR
100 crores (to
be appointed
Not applicable
within 5
years) from
the
commenceme
nt of the Act
RESIDENT
DIRECTOR
1 director
required to
be resident
in India for
at least 182
days in a
calendar
year
Section
149(3)
Board Composition
TYPE OF
COMPANY
Listed
Company
INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR
WOMAN
DIRECTOR
All listed
companies to
have a
woman
director (to be
appointed
within 1 year)
from the
commenceme
nt of the Act
Requirement
increases to half of
the Board if there is
an executive
chairman [Clause 49,
Listing Agreement]
SMALL
SHAREHOLDE
R DIRECTOR
Request of
1/10th the
number of
small
shareholders
or 500 small
shareholders
(whichever is
lower)
RESIDENT
DIRECTOR
1 director
required to
be resident
in India for
at least 182
days in a
calendar
year
Section
149(3)
Independent Directors
Term Restrictions [Section 149]:
Independent Directors
Impact
Independent Directors
is or was not a promoter or director of the company or any
holding, subsidiary or associate company;
is not related to a promoter or director of the company, or any
holding, subsidiary or associate company;
does not have and has not had any pecuniary relationship with
the company and its promoters or directors, including any
holding company, subsidiary or associate company
Independent Directors
whose relatives do not have any pecuniary relationship or
transaction with the company or its holding, subsidiary or
associate company, or their promoters or directors
amounting to 2% or more of the gross turnover of the
relevant entity, or INR 50 lakhs (subject to change), whichever
is lower, during the current financial year or the two
preceding financial years
who neither himself nor any of his relatives:
Independent Directors
Independent Directors
Independent Directors
Qualifications [Rule 11.3]
Independent Directors
Independent Directors
No retirement by rotation
Independent Directors
Duties of Directors
[Section 166]
Duties of Directors
Private
Company
Public
Unlisted
Company
AUDIT COMMITTEE
NOMINATION &
REMUNERATION
COMMITTEE
Not applicable
Not applicable
CSR COMMITTEE
STAKEHOLDER
RELATIONSHIP
COMMITTEE
Not applicable
Independent Director
required on CSR
Committee if:
Applicable
COMPOSITION
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Roles stipulated
Stakeholder Relationship
Committee [Section 178]
3 Directors
Majority Independent Directors
3 Directors
Majority Independent Directors
3 Directors
1 Independent Director
Strength and composition
determined by the Board
Chairman to be non-executive
A public company in which a director or manager is (a) a director; or (b) along with relatives holds
more than 2%
Any body corporate whose Board, Managing Director or manager is accustomed to act in accordance
with the advice, directions or instructions of a director or manager
Any person on whose advice, directions or instructions a director or manager is accustomed to act
where the company has paid-up share capital, which is not less than INR 1 crore;
No member of the company who is a related party can vote on the special resolution