Please provide your view... Whether Consultancy fees of Rs. 300000 per month paid to relative of Director comes under section 314 (1B) of Companies Act, 1956.
When a director, his partner or relative rendering services of professional nature is engaged on regular retainer ship basis in the company on a remuneration fixed in advance, provisions of section 314 is attract. However, if he is consulted not on retainer ship basis but only occasionally, the section is not attract. {Circular No. 14/75 dated 5th June 1975}.