14 April 2012
Minor cannot be a director in a Company. When any person is appointed in the capacity of director not only Companies Act but the provisions of other Laws and Act must also be taken into consideration .When a minor himself cannot enter into a contract,the directorship of minor is of no use where he has to perform certain work personally. For this reason a minor cannot be a director.
Apart from this check out the help file of eform 32 where it is clearly mentioned that
"Age of the appointee cannot be less than eighteen years."
14 April 2012
Techincally, there is no bar on a minor to become a director of a company. However, as explained by Mr. Ajay, MCA will not allow u to file Form 32 with age of director less than 18 years. Also, now DIN is mandatory for all directors and minors are not eligible for applying DIN. Hence, guidance can be derived in indirect way that minor cannot be appointed as a director.
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