TMI Blog2021 (6) TMI 105X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Directors. Yet another list of Directors were disqualified on 17.12.2018 by the RoC. The notification dated 17.12.2018, which was uploaded in the website by the first respondent on 18.12.2018 was challenged on the strength of the judgment of this Court in BHAGAVAN DAS DHANANJAYA DAS VERSUS UNION OF INDIA, REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES, TAMILNADU CHENNAI [ 2018 (8) TMI 436 - MADRAS HIGH COURT] . However, they were dismissed by this Court, and such orders were passed on 27.01.2020 and 10.02.2020, etc. The said orders were put to challenge in a batch of writ appeals, which were dealt with by the Hon'ble First Bench of this Court in MEETHELAVEETIL KAITHERI MURALIDHARAN, KAMAL ANEESMOHAMED, SATHISH KUMAR GOPAL, GOVINDASAMY BALASUBRAMANIAM, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Directors under Section 164(2)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 by order dated 08.09.2017. Another list was published in the website of the first respondent on 01.11.2017 disqualifying the Directors. Yet another list of Directors were disqualified on 17.12.2018 by the RoC. 6. Several of the Directors so disqualified under the above mentioned notifications dated 08.09.2017 and 01.11.2017 challenged the same before this Court and this Court by order dated 03.08.2018 in Bhagavan Das Dhananjaya Das V.Union of India, (2018) 6 MLJ 704, allowed the batch of writ petitions and set aside the aforesaid notifications/orders. 7. The notification dated 17.12.2018, which was uploaded in the website by the first respondent on 18.12.2018 was chall ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ector by a director of a Defaulting Company. As a corollary, it follows that if a person is a director of five companies, which may be referred to as companies A to E, if the default is committed by company A by not filing financial statements or annual returns, the said director of company A would incur disqualification and would vacate office as director of companies B to E. However, the said person would not vacate office as director of company A. If such person does not vacate office and continues to be a director of company A, it is necessary that such person continues to retain the DIN. In this connection, it is also pertinent to point out that it is not possible to file either the financial statements or the annual returns without a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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