Instruction Kit for Form No. DIR-12

    

 1           PART I – LAW(S) GOVERNING THE WEBFORM

Pursuant to Sections 7(1)(c), 168 & 170(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 & Rule 17 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules 2014 and 8, 15 & 18 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.

1.1           Purpose of the webform

Form No. DIR-12 aims to simplify the process for filing application for particulars of appointment of directors and the key managerial personnel and the changes among them.

Every company shall file webform DIR-12 detailing particulars of the Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (‘KMP’) of the company with the Registrar, within 30 days from the date of appointment, cessation and changes taken place in their designations.

1.2           Important Check Points while filling up the webform

ü  Please read instructions and guidelines carefully before filling online application webforms. 

ü  Please attach the required mandatory supporting documents in the specified format only.

ü  Please ensure that the company is registered with MCA and has a valid and approved Corporate Identity Number (‘CIN’).

ü  Please ensure that the signatory of the webform has an approved DIN or valid PAN / Membership number, as applicable.

ü  Please note that the signing authority of the webform shall have valid and non-expired/non-revoked DSC.

ü  Please ensure that the DSC of the signatory is registered on MCA portal against the DIN / PAN / Membership number as provided in the webform, as applicable.

ü  If the space within any of the fields is not sufficient to provide all the information, then additional details can be provided as an optional attachment to the webform.

ü  Please ensure that the DIN entered in the signatory field is not flagged for disqualification of the director.

ü  Please ensure that the DIN/DPIN is approved and PAN/Membership number entered in the signatory field is valid.

ü  Please ensure that the membership number and/or certificate of practice number of the professional certifying the webform is a valid membership/certificate of practice number as existing in the database for that particular category of the professional and further they should not also be debarred.

ü  Please ensure that the webform has not been signed by a Director/ Manager/ Company Secretary/ CEO/ CFO of the company in respect of whom webform DIR-11 or webform DIR-12 or old Form No. 32 has been filed for cessation and the work item in respect of same has been approved/ has not been closed.

ü  Please ensure that webform is not signed by the same person in respect of whom change in designation/

cessation is being filed in the webform.

ü  Please ensure that the DIN/ PAN/ Membership number entered is associated with the CIN entered in field number 1(a) i.e.  “Corporate Identity Number (CIN)” . This shall not be applicable in case ‘Statutory Auditor’ or ‘Liquidator’ is selected in data field “Designation”.

ü  Please ensure that there is no other webform DIR-12 pending for payment/ processing against the CIN.

ü  Please ensure that, in case the webform is being signed by the statutory Auditor, then webform should be filed for 'Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors' and all the existing directors in the company are disqualified and no key managerial person is associated with the CIN entered in field number 1(a) i.e.  “Corporate Identity Number (CIN)”.

ü  Please note that the filing of webform for 'Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors' is allowed only once for a company.

ü  Please ensure in case of 'Appointment' or 'Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors' or 'Appointment by liquidator', the person being appointed is not associated with more than 20 companies as a director and if CIN entered is of public company then appointment of director shall not be allowed if he/she is already a director in more than 10 public companies.

ü  Please ensure in case of appointment of Company Secretary and ‘membership number’ is entered in field number 5(d) i.e.  “Membership number of the company secretary”, the details (name, associate or fellow and membership number) are same as the details existing in the database for ICSI and the person should not be having a certificate of practice as per the database.

ü  Please ensure that same appointee details (unique identifier,  designation and same appointment date) are not filled in case of appointment if the details corresponding to the same DIN or PAN already exist in the database against CIN.

ü  Please note in case of cessation, if the DIN has been disabled due to death, the date of cessation entered in the webform shall be same as the date of cessation entered while disabling the DIN due to death.

ü  Please note that the webform has to be filed event date wise. If any of the event date(s) are beyond 30 days for other than IFSC company / 60 days for IFSC company, then separate webform is to be filed for every such event date”. The only exception when multiple event dates are allowed only if it results in normal fee calculation.

ü  Please note when the user selects resignation/change in designation option, the person whose DIN or PAN is entered should be associated (active or resigned status) with the company and event date should be equal to or greater than the date of appointment saved.

ü  Please note in case of “change in designation” if the current designation of relationship is not amongst director, managing director, alternate director, additional director, director appointed in casual vacancy, nominee director, whole-time director, the user shall not be allowed to file the webform.

ü  Please note that the company is not flagged for filing INC-22A[ACTIVE] in case webform is being filed for

‘Appointment/change in designation’ of directors [other than Managing Director/Whole-time Director role]. 

However, filing for appointment shall be allowed in case existing Directors are less than the minimum requirement due to reason disqualification/ deactivation/no Directors are associated etc. The minimum requirement in case of private company (other than Producer Company) is 2 directors and for a private producer company is 5 and for a public company is 3 or for an OPC is 1.

ü  Please ensure that the PAN provided in each of the regenerated block of field number 5 i.e.  “Details of manager(s), secretary(s), Chief financial Officer or Chief Executive Officer of the company” is unique and not associated to any existing DIN.

ü  Please ensure that DSC affixed in each of the regenerated block of filed “Director's Consent and Declaration” is associated with the DIN entered in the respective block.

ü  Please ensure that the field “Declaration by practicing professional” is not mandatory in case CIN entered in field number 1(a) i.e.  “Corporate Identity Number (CIN)”  belongs to OPC or small company

ü  Please ensure that the date of appointment of the signatory(s) for which the webform is being filed for appointment is equal to or greater than the date of cessation of such person if he was associated with the CIN at earlier occasions.

ü  Please note SRN number of webform INC-28 maybe required in webform DIR-12.

ü  Please note in case DIN or PAN entered had earlier been updated through the screen ‘Update amalgamated or dissolved company’s details or signatory details’ or ‘Update signatory details’, then details in respect of such DIN or PAN shall be allowed to be filled. This shall be allowed if same DIN or PAN already exists in the database against CIN as an active association. In such cases following validations/ checks shall be there:

       Only ‘Appointment’ option can be selected.

       Corresponding details (designation and date of appointment) should be same as had been entered through the screen.

ü  Please provide Membership Number in the Case certification is done by CA/CWA & COP number in case certification is done by CS in the field Certification by Professional.

 

                 

2           PART II – ACCESSING FORM NO. DIR-12 APPLICATION

2.1           Application Process for Form No. DIR-12

                2.1.1      Initial Submission

                 2.1.1.1     Option 1

STEP 1: Access MCA homepage 

STEP 2: Login to MCA portal with valid credentials1

STEP 3: Select “MCA services” and further select “E-Filling”

STEP 4: Select “Company Forms Download” module

STEP 5: Navigate to the header “Appointment / Change related filings”

STEP 6: Access  “Particulars of appointment of directors and the key managerial personnel and the changes among them (Form No. DIR-12)” STEP 7: Enter CIN information2 

STEP 8: Search CIN using the search option (optional)3 

STEP 9: Select CIN from the dropdown option (optional)4

STEP 10: Fill up the application

STEP 11: Save the webform as a draft (optional)5

STEP 12: Submit the webform

STEP 13: SRN is generated upon submission of webform (The SRN can be used by the user for any future correspondence with MCA)

STEP 14: Affix the DSC

STEP 15: Upload the DSC affixed pdf document on MCA portal

STEP 16: Pay Fees (In case the user does not successfully upload the DSC affixed PDF within 15 days of SRN generation and complete the payment within 7 days of successful upload of DSC affixed document or due date of filing of the webform + 2 days, whichever is earlier, the SRN will be cancelled) 

STEP 17: Acknowledgement is generated

STEP 18: Once the webform is processed an intimation mail for approval/ rejection of the webform is sent to the registered Email ID of the user

 

                 2.1.1.2     Option 2

STEP 1: Access MCA homepage

STEP 2: Access ‘Form No. DIR-12’ through search bar on MCA homepage (website search)6

STEP 3: Login to MCA portal with valid credentials STEP 4: Enter CIN information2

STEP 5: Search CIN using the search option (optional)3

STEP 6: Select CIN from the dropdown option (optional)4

STEP 7: Fill up the application

STEP 8: Save the webform as a draft (optional)5 

STEP 9: Submit the webform

STEP 10: SRN is generated upon submission of webform (The SRN can be used by the user for any future correspondence with MCA)

STEP 11: Affix the DSC

STEP 12: Upload the DSC affixed pdf document on MCA portal

STEP 13:  Pay Fees (In case the user does not successfully upload the DSC affixed PDF within 15 days of SRN generation and complete the payment within 7 days of successful upload of DSC affixed document or due date of filing of the webform + 2 days, whichever is earlier, the SRN will be cancelled) 

STEP 14: Acknowledgement is generated

STEP 15: Once the webform is processed an intimation mail for approval/ rejection of the webform is sent to the registered Email ID of the user

 

                2.1.2     Resubmission

                 2.1.2.1     Option 1

STEP 1: Access MCA homepage

STEP 2: Login to MCA portal with valid credentials  

STEP 3: Access application history through user dashboard

STEP 4: Select Form No. DIR-12 application with status as ‘Resubmission required’

STEP 5: Fill up the application

STEP 6: Save the webform as a draft (optional)5 

STEP 7: Submit the webform

STEP 8: SRN is updated

STEP 9: Affix the DSC

STEP 10: Upload the DSC affixed pdf document on MCA portal[1]  

STEP 11: Resubmission of webform (In case the user does not complete re-submission of the webform and upload the DSC affixed pdf document within 24 hours of the SRN update, a SMS and email reminder will be sent to the user daily for 15 days OR till the time this is submitted, whichever is earlier)

STEP 12: Acknowledgement is generated

STEP 13: Once the webform is processed an intimation mail for approval/ rejection of the webform is sent to the registered Email ID of the user

 

 

                 2.1.2.2     Option 2

STEP 1: Click on the link provided in the notification email sent (received for resubmission)

 

STEP 2: Login to MCA portal with valid credentials  

STEP 3: Fill up the application

STEP 4: Save the webform as a draft (optional)5 

STEP 5: Submit the webform

STEP 6: SRN is updated

STEP 7: Affix the DSC

STEP 8: Upload the DSC affixed pdf document on MCA portal7

STEP 9: Resubmission of webform (In case the user does not complete re-submission of the webform and upload the DSC affixed pdf document within 24 hours of the SRN update, a SMS and email reminder will be sent to the user daily for 15 days OR till the time this is submitted, whichever is earlier)

STEP 10: Acknowledgement is generated

STEP 11: Once the webform is processed an intimation mail for approval/ rejection of the webform is sent to the registered Email ID of the user

 

 

3           PART III – INSTRUCTIONS TO FILL THE WEBFORM

3.1           Specific Instructions to fill ‘Form No. DIR-12’ at Field Level

Instructions to fill ‘Form No. DIR-12’ are tabulated below at field level. Only important fields that require detailed instructions are explained. Self-explanatory fields are not explained.

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

1 (a)

CIN

i.

In case of company users, CIN of company shall be prefilled based on the user id.

 

 

ii.

In case of professional users, a search option shall be provided to search the CIN basis the company name. Either full name of the company or partial name can be used to search the company.

 

Number of Managing director or director(s) for which the form is being filed

iii.

In case of other business users, a dropdown option is provided containing the list of CIN with which the user is associated.

2

i. ii.

Enter the total number of Managing Director, directors(s) for which this webform needs to be filed.

Details of 15 director(s), Managing Directors can be filed through this webform.

 

Details of the Managing Director or Director of the company

Purpose of filing the form

 

Director Identification Number

(DIN)

iii.

Based on the number entered by user, data fields from field number 3(a) i.e.  "Purpose of filing the form" to field number 3(r) i.e.  "Others (Specify)" shall be regenerated.

3 

 

 

3(a)

i. ii.

Kindly select the purpose of filing of webform.

In case the user selects ‘Cessation’ in this field, then the user shall provide comments in field number 3(q) i.e.  “due to”.

3 (b)

i.

This field shall be enabled after purpose of filing the webform is provided by user in field number 3(a) i.e. 

“Purpose of filing the form”.

 

 

ii.

Enter an approved DIN in case of 'Appointment' or 'Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors' or 'Appointment by liquidator' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

 

 

iii.

DIN entered by user shall be associated with the CIN entered in field number 1(a) i.e.  “Corporate Identity Number (CIN)”  in case where 'Cessation' or 'Change in designation' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”. 

 

 

iv.

DIN entered by user shall be ‘Approved’ / ‘Deactivated on account of Non-filing of DIR-3 KYC’ in case reason of cessation selected in field number 3(q) i.e.  “due to” is 'Death'.


 

 

 

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

 

Designation

v.

DIN entered by user in every block populated for director details in field number 3(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN)” shall be unique except the case where 'Designation' selected in field number 3(j) i.e.  “designation” is different.

3 (j)

i.

This field shall be non-editable and pre-filled in case ‘Cessation' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” based on DIN entered in field number 3(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN)”.

 

Category

ii.

In case where the user selected ‘Change in designation' in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” then designation entered shall be different from the designation associated with the user based on DIN entered in field number 3(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN)”.

3 (l)

i.

This field shall be displayed to user in case ‘Appointment’ or ‘Change in designation’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification    of            all           the          existing                 directors’               or ‘Appointment by liquidator’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”. 

 

Whether Chairman, Executive Director, Non-Executive

Director

ii.

User cannot select 'Independent' in case of ‘managing director’, ‘nominee director’ and ‘whole- time director’ is selected in field number  3(j) i.e.  “Designation”.

3 (m)

i.

This field shall be displayed to user in case ‘Appointment’ or ‘Change in designation’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification    of            all           the          existing                 directors’               or ‘Appointment by liquidator’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”. 

 

 

ii.

User shall not be able to select Executive director and nonexecutive director together in this field.

 

 

iii.

It shall be mandatory to select either ‘Executive director’ or ‘non-executive director’ if the option ‘chairman’ is selected in this field.

 

 

iv.

User shall not have an option to select ‘Non-Executive director’ if value selected in field number 3(j) i.e. “Designation” is 'Whole-time director' or 'Managing director'.

 

DIN of such director to whom appointee is alternate

v.

User shall not have an option to select ‘Executive director’ if ‘Independent’ is selected in field number 3(l) i.e.  “Category”.

3 (n)

i.

This field shall be displayed to user in case ‘Appointment’ or ‘Change in designation’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors’ or ‘Appointment by liquidator’ is selected in field number 3(a)

 

 

 

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

 

 

 

i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” and  ‘Alternate director’ is selected in field number 3(j) i.e.  “Designation”.

 

 

ii.

DIN entered in this field shall not be same as DIN entered in field number 3(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN)” of the same block.

 

 

iii.

DIN entered in this field shall be associated with the CIN entered in field number 1(a) i.e.  “Corporate Identity Number (CIN)”.

 

Name of the director to whom such appointee is alternate

 

iv.

Din entered shall be approved DIN.

3 (o)

i.

This field shall be displayed to user in case ‘Appointment’ or ‘Change in designation’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors’ or ‘Appointment by liquidator’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” and  ‘Alternate director’ is selected in field number 3(j) i.e.  “Designation”.

 

In case of cessation, hereby confirmed that the above mentioned

ii.

This field shall be prefilled based on DIN entered in field number 3(n) i.e.  “DIN of such director to whom appointee is alternate”.

3 (q)

i. ii.

This field shall be displayed in case  ‘Cessation’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

‘Managing director’ shall be prefilled and non-editable in case where 'Managing director' is selected in the field number 3(j) i.e.  “Designation”.

 

is not associated with the company             with        effect from…………...……

(DD/MM/YY)

iii.

‘Director’ shall be prefilled and non-editable in case where other than 'Managing director' is selected in the field number 3(j) i.e.  “Designation”.

3(q)

i. ii.

This field shall be displayed in case  ‘Cessation’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

Date entered shall be greater than or equal to 18 years from the date of birth of the director corresponding to the DIN entered in field number 3(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN)”.

 

  due                                             to

……………………………..

iii.

Date entered shall be greater than or equal to date of appointment.

3(q)

i.

This field shall be displayed in case  ‘Cessation’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

 

 

ii.

‘Not been re-appointed' can be selected only if the value entered in field number 3(j) i.e.  “Designation” is ‘alternate director’ or ‘additional director’.

 

 

iii.

‘Nomination withdrawn by appointing authority' can be selected only if the value entered in field number 3(j) i.e. 

“Designation” is ‘nominee director’.

 

 

 

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

3(r)

Interest in other entities

   CIN/          LLPIN/          FCRN/

Registration number

 

i.

This field shall be displayed to user in case ‘Appointment’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors’ or ‘Appointment by liquidator’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

 

Name

 

Address

 

Designation

 

Percentage of Shareholding

Number of manager(s), secretary(s), Chief financial Officer or Chief Executive Officer for which the form is being filed

Details of manager(s), secretary(s), Chief financial Officer or Chief Executive

Officer of the company

 

Director Identification Number

(DIN), if any

ii.

CIN/LLPIN/FCRN shall be a valid CIN/LLPIN/FCRN.

 

i. ii.

These fields shall be displayed to user in case ‘Appointment’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors’ or ‘Appointment by liquidator’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

These fields shall be prefilled based on CIN/ LLPIN/ FCRN entered in data field number 3(r) i.e.  “CIN/ LLPIN/ FCRN/ Registration number” or else this has to be manually entered.

 

 

 

4

i. ii.

Enter the total number of manager(s), secretary(s) for which this webform needs to be filed and details of only 4 persons can be filed through this webform.

Based on the number entered, data fields from field number 5(a) i.e.  "Purpose of filing the form" to field number 5(l) i.e.  "E-mail ID" shall be regenerated.

5

 

 

 

 

5 (b)

i.

ii. iii.

DIN entered shall be valid DIN.

DIN should be unique DIN.

DIN entered in every block populated for director details in field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any” should be unique with respect to the same designation entered in field number 5(i) i.e.  “Designation” and same purpose entered in field number 5(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

 

  Income        Tax        permanent

account number (PAN)

iv.

DIN entered in the field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any” with the designation in field number 5(i) i.e.  “Designation” as 'Manager' and purpose in field number 5(a) i.e.  "Purpose of filing the form"  as 'Appointment' shall not be same as DIN entered in field number 3(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN)” for designation in field number 3(j) i.e.  “Designation” as 'Managing director' and purpose in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” being ‘Appointment’ or ‘Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors’ or ‘Appointment by liquidator’.

5 (c)

i.

PAN entered by user in every block populated for this field shall be unique with respect to the same designation entered in field number 5(i) i.e.  “Designation” and same purpose

 

 

 

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

 

 

 

entered in field number 5(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

 

Verify Details

ii.

A 10-digit alphanumeric number shall be entered where first five characters are alphabet, the next four characters are numbers and the last character is also an alphabet.

5(c)

i.

This     button     shall     be    displayed     and     enabled     if 

‘Appointment’ is selected in field number 5(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” and DIN is not entered in field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any”.

 

 

ii.

This field shall be enabled after the applicant's name, Father's name and Date of birth details are entered in respective blocks.

 

 

iii.

In case of appointment where DIN is not entered in field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any” then it shall be mandatory to click this button in case where PAN is entered in field number 5(c) i.e.  “Income-tax permanent account number (PAN)”.

 

Membership number of the company secretary

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Father’s name 

 

First name

 

Middle name

 

Last name

 

iv.

Upon clicking this button, applicant's name, father's name and date of birth shall be verified from the PAN database.

5 (d)

This field shall be displayed in case ‘Appointment’ is selected in field number 5(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” and ‘Company Secretary’ is selected in field number 5(i) i.e.  “Designation”.

5 (e) (i)

i.

ii. iii.

iv.

v.

These fields shall be prefilled based on DIN entered in field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any”.

In other cases, the value shall be manually entered. 

The user shall not be allowed to enter single alphabet in his/her first name field.

User shall mandatory enter either of applicant’s First name or Surname.

Please note that the name shall be verified based on PAN in case details are not pre-filled based on DIN.

5 (e) (ii)

5 (e) (iii)

5 (f)

i.

ii. iii.

iv.

v.

These fields shall be prefilled based on DIN entered in field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any”.

In other cases, the value shall be manually entered. 

The user shall not be allowed to enter single alphabet in his/her first name field.

User shall mandatory enter either of Father’s First name or Surname.

Please note that the name shall be verified based on PAN in case details are not pre-filled based on DIN.

5 (f) (i)

5 (f) (ii)

5 (f) (iii)

 

 

 

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

5 (g)

Present residential address

Date of birth

Designation

   Date     of     appointment      or

cessation

Mobile Number (with Country code)

E-mail ID

SRN of form INC-28

Kindly ensure to provide details for present residential address.

5 (h)

i.

ii. iii.

iv.

v. vi.

These fields shall be prefilled based on DIN entered in field number 5(b) i.e.  “Director Identification Number (DIN), if any”.

In other cases, the value shall be manually entered. 

The difference between date of birth entered by user  and system date shall be greater than or equal to 18 years.

Date entered in field number 5(j) i.e.  “Date of appointment or cessation” shall be greater than or equal to 18 years from the date entered in field number 5(h) i.e.  “Date of birth”. Kindly enter valid e-mail ID.

These field shall be non-editable in case the field is prefilled based on DIN.

5 (i)

5 (j)

5 (k)

5 (l)

6

i.

This field shall be displayed and mandatory, where 'Appointment by liquidator' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”. 

 

Attachments

 

Order from court/NCLT

Notice of resignation

Evidence of cessation;

Optional attachments, if any

ii.

Kindly ensure to enter approved SRN of the webform INC28.

 

All the attachments shall be either in pdf or .jpg format. The size of each individual attachment can be up to 2MB.

7(a)

This attachment shall be displayed and mandatory where 'Appointment by liquidator' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e. 

“Purpose of filing the form”.

(b)

This attachment shall be displayed and mandatory where 'Cessation' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” and 'Resignation u/s 168' is selected in dropdown values of field number 3(s) i.e.  “Due to” in the respective block.

(c)

This attachment shall be displayed and mandatory where 'Cessation' is selected in field number 3(a) and field number 5(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

(d)

i.

This field can be used to provide any other information.

 

 

ii.

Please note that the user has an option to upload up to five

 

   Director's       Consent       and

Declaration

 

optional attachments.

 

i.

This entire block shall be displayed and mandatory where 'Appointment' or 'Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors' or 'Appointment by liquidator' is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”.

 

 

ii.

The fields in this block from "Director's Consent and

Declaration" to "To be digitally signed by the Director/

 

 

Field No.

Field Name 

Instructions

 

To be digitally signed by

 

Designation

Director identification number of the director; or DIN or PAN of the manager or CEO or CFO or liquidator; or Membership number of the secretary or statutory auditor

 

Certificate            by                 practicing professional

To be digitally signed by

Category

Whether Associate or fellow

Membership number

Certificate of Practice number

 

 

Managing Director" shall be regenerated based on number of appointment of ‘Managing Director’ or ‘Director’.

 

i.              Kindly ensure that the webform is digitally signed by Director / Manager / Company Secretary / CEO / CFO / Statutory auditor / liquidator of the company.

ii.             In case where 'Appointment by liquidator' is selected in field number 4(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” then it shall be prefilled and non-editable as 'Liquidator'.

iii.           In case the person digitally signing the webform is a Director - Enter the approved DIN. iv. In case the person digitally signing the webform is Manager, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Enter approved DIN or valid income-tax PAN.

        v.                   In case the person digitally signing the webform is

Company Secretary - Enter valid membership number

 

Please select all the checkboxes.

 

i.            The webform shall be certified by a chartered accountant (in whole-time practice) or cost accountant (in whole-time practice) or company secretary (in whole-time practice) by digitally signing the webform. 

ii.           Select the relevant category of the professional and whether he/ she is an associate or fellow.  iii. In case the professional is a chartered accountant (in wholetime practice) or cost accountant (in whole-time practice), enter the membership number.  iv. In case the practicing professional is a company secretary (in whole-time practice), enter the certificate of practice number.

 

3.2           Other instructions to fill ‘Form No. DIR-12’

 

Buttons

Particulars

 

i.              Click the “Choose File” button to browse and select a document that is required to be attached as a supporting to Form No. DIR-12. 

ii.            All attachments should be uploaded in pdf or .jpg format. The total size of

 

             

 

 

the document being submitted can be up to 10 MB. iii. The user has an option to attach multiple files as attachments within the webform. 

The user has an option to remove files from the attachment section using the “Remove” option provided against each attachment.

The user has an option to download the attached file(s) using the “Download” option provided against each attachment.

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ii. iii.

iv.

v.

Click on “Save” button for saving the application in a draft webform at any given point in time prior to submitting the webform. 

The “Save” option will be enabled only after entering the CIN. This is an optional field.

On saving the webform, all the information filled in the webform will be saved and can be edited/updated till the time webform is submitted.  The previously saved drafts can also be accessed (at a later point in time) using the application history functionality.

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ii. iii.

This is a mandatory field.

When the user clicks on the “submit” button the details filled in the webform are auto saved and the system verifies the webform. Incase errors are detected the user will be taken back to webform and all the relevant error messages shall be displayed. 

In case at the submission of webform no errors are detected by the system the submission will be successful.

 

 

4           PART IV – KEY POINTS FOR SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION 

4.1           Fee rules

S#

Purpose of webform

Normal Fee

Additional (Delay

Fee)

Logic for Additional Fees

Event Date

Time limit (days) for filing

1

Form No. DIR-12 -

Application for particulars of appointment of directors and the key managerial personnel and the changes among them

The Companies (Registration of Offices and

Fees) Rules, 2014

(Refer Table 1 and Table 2 below)

Date of appointment/ cessation/ change in designation

30 days for other than IFSC company / 60 days for IFSC company

 

Fee payable is subject to changes in pursuance of the Act, or any rule or regulation made, or notification issued thereunder.

        4.1.1      The Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014

 

Table 1

Normal fees

In case of company having share capital

S#

Nominal share capital (INR)

Fee applicable (INR)

1

Less than 1,00,000 

200

300

400

500

600

2

1,00,000 to 4,99,999

3

5,00,000 to 24,99,999

4

25,00,000 to 99,99,999

5

1,00,00,000 or more

 

In case of company not having share capital

Applicable fee (INR)

  200

 

 

Table 2

Additional filing fees

S#

Period of delay

Fee applicable (INR)

1

Up to 30 days

2 times of normal fees

4 times of normal fees

6 times of normal fees

10 times of normal fees

12 times of normal fees

2

More than 30 days and up to 60 days

3

More than 60 days and up to 90 days

4

More than 90 days and up to 180 days

5

More than 180 days

 

4.2           Processing Type

‘Form No. DIR-12’ shall be processed in non-STP mode for the following scenarios:

•‘Cessation’ is selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form” and value selected in data field number 3(q) i.e.  “due  to” is ‘Vacation of office u/s 167’ or ‘Removal u/s 169’ 

•Company is marked as ‘management dispute company’  

•Value selected in field number 3(a) i.e.  “Purpose of filing the form”  is ‘Appointment due to disqualification of all the existing directors’ or ‘Appointment by liquidator’

•In case the webform is being filed for multiple Directors, if the value for any of the Directors matches above.

 

In all other scenarios, ‘Form No. DIR-12’ shall be processed in STP mode and shall be taken on record through electronic mode without any further processing. Ensure that all particulars in the webform are correct. There is no provision for resubmission of this webform.”

 

4.3           Useful links 

 

1.       Link to access Form No. DIR-12: https://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/companyformsdownload.html

2.       FAQ’s related to e-filing: https://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/efiling.html

Payment and Fee related services: https://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/paymentservices.html

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