Director Disqualification Check
Director
Disqualification Check
One non-filing shell company can permanently deactivate your DIN. Check your Section 164 risk across all your board seats.
Section 164(1)
Personal grounds
Insolvency, criminal conviction, court orders — these disqualify you as an individual regardless of your companies' health.
Section 164(2)
Company filing failure
If any company you're a director of fails to file annual returns/financials for 3 consecutive years — all its directors are disqualified for 5 years from all companies.
The contagion risk
All boards affected
Disqualification under 164(2) is automatic and applies company-wide. You're removed as director from every company — including ones that are fully compliant.
Instant DIN check
live MCA dataEnter a DIN. We check it against MCA's official disqualification lists in real time — no login, no guessing.
Part 1 — Personal disqualification grounds
Check any that apply to you
None checked — no personal disqualification grounds flagged
Part 2 — Your board portfolio
List every company you're a named director in — current and recently resigned (within last 3 years). Mark each company's filing status.
No disqualification risk detected
All companies in your portfolio are filing compliant and no personal disqualification grounds are flagged.
Staying in the clear
Monitor MCA filings for every company you're on — set a calendar reminder before 30 September (AGM deadline) each year. If any company you're on misses two consecutive filings, escalate immediately — you have one more year before disqualification triggers.
164(2) — the 5-year disqualification: key timelines
3 yrs
Consecutive missed filings → triggers disqualification
5 yrs
Disqualification period (from date of default company's final missed filing)
30 days
ROC can seek prosecution under Section 167 after this period
₹5K/day
Penalty for continuing to act as director while disqualified
This tool surfaces potential risk flags only — actual disqualification is determined by MCA records. If you believe your DIN has been incorrectly flagged, file a representation with the concerned ROC and seek legal counsel. NCLT has reversed incorrectly applied disqualifications in several cases.
Common questions
Director disqualification, statute-cited.
What triggers disqualification under s.164(1)?+
Section 164(1) of the Companies Act 2013 disqualifies a person from being a director for failing to pay calls or redeem debentures, being convicted of certain offences, or being disqualified by a court or tribunal — including a conviction under s.188 (related party transactions) where the penalty is at least six months' imprisonment. The checker flags each personal ground against your answers.
How does s.164(2) disqualify through non-filing?+
Under s.164(2) of the Companies Act 2013, if a company has not filed financial statements (AOC-4) or annual returns (MGT-7) for three consecutive financial years, all its directors are disqualified for up to five years — automatically, whether or not they were personally at fault. One non-filing shell company on your board portfolio can deactivate your DIN across every other board you sit on.
What happens if a disqualified person keeps acting as director?+
Acting as a director while disqualified carries a penalty of ₹5,000 per day of contravention and prosecution under s.167 of the Companies Act 2013, and any act done as director while disqualified is void. The checker warns on this before you sign anything, because the daily penalty compounds fast.
Can resigning from a defaulting company save me?+
Resignation doesn't remove past disqualification liability — s.164(2) disqualification can already be in effect before it appears on MCA records. But you should file Form DIR-11 (the director's intimation of resignation) and ensure the company files Form DIR-12, to create a record of your resignation date and stop the clock on further defaults.
Where does the checker get its data?+
The tool checks against MCA's published s.164 disqualification lists and can look up your DIN status, showing the data-as-of date so you know how fresh the check is. Because s.164(2) disqualification can precede its appearance in MCA records, the tool also runs a self-assessment of your board portfolio's filing health.