applicbility of sction 309

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hi Friends!

can anybody tell me the applicability of sction 309 of the C A act 1956 on private company?

And is any form has to be filed for increase in remuneration of directors of a private company?

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If u satisfied then answer on following mail

Regards,

CA. Pradeep jain

jainpradeep2 @ gmail.com

 

 

Dear Suchita

The provisions of 309 section shall not apply to a private company unless it is a subsidiary of a public company.

Section 309

REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS.

(1) The remuneration payable to the directors of a company,including any managing or wholetime director, shall be determined, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of section 198 and this section, either by the articles of the company, or by a resolution or, if the articles so required, by a special resolution, passed by the company in general meeting and the remuneration payable to such director or services rendered to him in any other capacity :

Provided that any remuneration for services rendered by any such director in other capacity shall not be included if -

(a) the services rendered are of a professional nature, and

(b) in the opinion of the Central Government the director possesses the requisite qualification forthe practice of the profession.

(2) A director may receive remuneration by way of a fee for each meeting of the Board, or a committee thereof, attended by him :

Provided that where immediately before the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act,

1960, fees for meetings of the Board and any committee thereof, attended by a director are paid on a monthly basis, such fees may continue to be paid on that basis for a period of two years after such

commencement or for the remainder of the term of office of such director, whichever is less, but

no longer.

(3) A director who is either in the whole-time employment of the company or a managing director,

may be paid remuneration either by way of a monthly payment or at a specified percentage of the

net profits of the company or partly by one way and partly by the other :

Provided that except with the approval 643a of the Central Government such remuneration shall

not exceed five per cent of the net profits for one such director, and if there is one such director,

ten per cent for all of them together.

(4) A director who is neither in the whole-time employment of the company nor a managing

director may be paid remuneration - either

(a) by way of a monthly, quarterly or annual payment with the approval of the Central

Government; or

(b) by way of commission if the company by special resolution authorises such payment :

Provided that the remuneration paid to such director, or where there is more than one such

director, to all of them together, shall not exceed –

(i) one per cent of the net profits of the company, if the company has a managing or whole-time

director, [managing agent, secretaries and treasurers] or a manager;

(ii) three per cent of the net profits of the company, in any other case :

Provided further that the company in general meeting may, with the approval of the Central

Government, authorise the payment of such remuneration at a rate exceeding one per cent or, as

the case may be, three per cent of its net profits.

(5) The net profits referred to in sub-sections (3) and (4) shall be computed in the manner

referred to in section 198, sub-section (1).

(5A) If any director draws or receives, directly or indirectly, by way of remuneration any such

sums in excess of the limit prescribed by this section or without the prior sanction of the Central

Government, where it is required, he shall refund such sums to the company and until such sum

is refunded, hold it in trust for the company. (5B) The company shall not waive the recovery of

any sum refundable to it under sub-section (5A) unless permitted by the Central Government.

(6) No director of a company who is in receipt of any commission from the company and who is

either in the whole-time employment of the company or a managing director shall be entitled to

receive any commission or othe remuneration from any subsidiary of such company.

(7) The special resolution referred to in sub-section (4) shall not remain in force for a period of

more than five years; but may be renewed, from time to time, by special resolution for further

periods of not more than five years at a time :

Provided that no renewal shall be effected earlier than one year from the date on which it is to

come into force.

(8) The provisions of this section shall come into force immediately on the commencement of this

Act or, where such commencement does not coincide with the end of a financial year of the

company, with effect from the expiry of the financial year immediately succeeding suchcommencement.

(9) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a private company unless it is a subsidiary of a public company.


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