Referring to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, examine the validity of the following appointments on the Board made by Star Ltd., incorporated on 3rd January 2015: Star Ltd. being an unlisted company having a tu

Section 165 of the Companies Act, 2013 regulates the appointment of directors in a company and the number of directorships an individual can hold. Accordingly, a maximum limit on total number of directorships has been fixed at 20 companies including a sub-limit of 10 for public companies, i.e. an individual cannot be a director of more than 10 public companies. Accordingly, Ms. Tanya may not be appointed as director as this would be her 11th public unlisted company.