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The Companies Act, 2013

Chapter XI - Appointment And Qualification of Directors (149-172)

Section 150- Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of data bank of independent directors.

[Notification Date: 26.03.2014; Effective from: 01.04.2014]

Section 150- Manner of selection of independent directors and maintenance of data bank of independent directors.  [New Provision]; [Relevant Rule: 6 of The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014]

(1) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (5) of section 149, an independent director may be selected from a data bank containing names, addresses and qualifications of persons who are eligible and willing to act as independent directors, maintained by any body, institute or association, as may by notified by the Central Government, having expertise in creation and maintenance of such data bank and put on their web-site for the use by the company making the appointment of such directors:

Provided that responsibility of exercising due diligence before selecting a person from the data bank referred to above, as an independent director shall lie with the company making such appointment.

(2) The appointment of independent director shall be approved by the company in general meeting as provided in sub-section (2) of section 152 and the explanatory statement annexed to the notice of the general meeting called to consider the said appointment shall indicate the justification for choosing the appointee for appointment as independent director.

(3) The data bank referred to in sub-section (1), shall create and maintain data of persons willing to act as independent director in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed - [Rule 6].

(4) The Central Government may prescribe the manner and procedure of selection of independent directors who fulfill the qualifications and requirements specified under section 149.


Section 150 shall not apply to Section 8 company- Notification F.No. 1 /2/2014-CL.I dated 05.06.2015.