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1. No section in companies act which exclusively states that income tax due if not paid will be payable by company directors.
2. However, it is known the fact that in case if the company is not liable to pay income tax it is the director's responsibility to pay such amount of tax.
3. Now if any director is dead then the onus is on the legal representative to pay such amount of tax as per sec 159 of the act.
4. It says where a person dies his legal representative shall be liable to pay the amount due under this act. By virtue of this section, the onus falls under the legal representative of the director.
Please correct me if the above solution has an alternative view.