https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=69693 Liability of Independent Director who was retired before the date of offence - the petitioner as seen from the documents was an Additional Director on the date the board report was filed. To counter the same evidence is required to be adduced during trial so also to decide as to whether the petitioner at the relevant time of filing the report was a Director, Additional Director or an Independent Director. The responsibility of an Additional Director being the same as that of a director (but difficult from an independent director) they remain responsible, as the statute provides for the same - Thus to quash the proceedings by exercising this Courts inherent powers would amount to an abuse of the process of Court and would also amount to serious miscarriage of justice. - HC en-us Wed, 10 May 2023 14:29:03 +0530 Wed, 10 May 2023 14:29:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=69693 Liability of Independent Director who was retired before the date of offence - the petitioner as seen from the documents was an Additional Director on the date the board report was filed. To counter the same evidence is required to be adduced during trial so also to decide as to whether the petitioner at the relevant time of filing the report was a Director, Additional Director or an Independent Director. The responsibility of an Additional Director being the same as that of a director (but difficult from an independent director) they remain responsible, as the statute provides for the same - Thus to quash the proceedings by exercising this Courts inherent powers would amount to an abuse of the process of Court and would also amount to serious miscarriage of justice. - HC Highlights Companies Law Wed, 10 May 2023 14:29:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=69693