Rohan is a well-known banker and holds directorship in 22 companies as on 30th September, 2020. The companies include 10 public companies, 11 private companies (including MNP Pvt. Ltd., a dormant company) and 1 company r

According to Section 165 of the Companies Act, 2013, no person shall hold office as a director, including any alternate directorship, in more than 20 companies at the same time. Whereas the maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director shall not exceed 10. For reckoning the limit of public companies in which a person can be appointed as director, directorship in private companies that are either holding or subsidiary company of a public company shall be included. Further, for reckoning the limit of directorships of 20 companies, the directorship in a dormant company and section 8 companies shall not be included. The members of a company may, by special resolution, specify any lesser number of companies in which a director of the company may act as directors. In the present case, holding of directorship of Rohan as on 30th September, 2020 is valid as he is holding directorship in 10 public companies and in 11 private companies out of which one company is dormant company and one company is registered under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. So, maximum directorship he is holding is in 20 companies.