How to Check If a Director Is Disqualified
A director's disqualification status can be checked against their DIN on the MCA portal, and should be confirmed there before appointing or continuing anyone as a director rather than assumed from a company's apparent filing history alone.
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Why filing history alone isn't a reliable check
Estimating whether a director is disqualified by looking at one company's filing history is unreliable for two reasons: disqualification follows the company's default, not the individual, so a director's status depends on every company they've ever held a directorship in, not just the one currently being reviewed — and disqualification records on the MCA system may lag the underlying default by some time.
The reliable check is against the director's DIN directly on the MCA portal, which reflects their status across all directorships, not just the one company being reviewed for a specific engagement.
When to check
Check before accepting a new directorship, before advising a client to appoint someone as a director, and periodically for existing directors of clients with any history of filing delays — a director disqualified due to a completely unrelated company they hold a directorship in is still barred from every other company, including a client's, for the duration of the disqualification.
If a director's status is unclear or disputed, that is a question for a CS or company law professional to confirm directly against the MCA record rather than infer from indirect evidence — the consequences of getting this wrong (an invalid appointment) are significant enough to warrant a direct check every time.
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