Director Addition / Removal

Director addition or removal is the statutory process of changing who sits on a company's board. Under the Companies Act 2013, the appointment of a director follows Section 152 — the individual must obtain a Director Identification Number under Section 153, and the appointment is made by the board and, where required, confirmed by the members. Resignation is governed by Section 168, which requires the director to give notice to the company, and the company files the change with the Registrar — the appointment or cessation is reported in Form DIR-12, and the director's resignation notice in Form DIR-11 under the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014.

The board is the company's decision-making organ, and its composition is a matter of record. Lenders, investors and regulators read the director list as the company's governance reality: who approves, who signs, who is accountable. A company whose board record is stale — a resigned director still on the MCA record, a new director never filed — is a company whose governance does not match its paperwork, and that mismatch surfaces in every due-diligence.

The cost of delay is mechanical but real. The change filings carry their own timelines — Form DIR-12 within the period prescribed under the Rules — and a resigned director left on the record continues to attract the liabilities of office: filings, notices and the KYC obligations attach to the name on the register until the record is corrected.

This service is for companies appointing directors, managing resignations and removals, and correcting stale board records. We confirm the DIN and eligibility under Sections 149 and 152, prepare the board and member resolutions, file Form DIR-12 and the DIR-11 notices under the Directors Rules 2014, and update the MCA record so the board on paper is the board in fact.