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    Directors have important duties under Indian company law to properly manage companies and protect stakeholder interests. These duties include acting in good faith and the company's best interests, exercising due care and skill, avoiding conflicts of interest, maintaining confidentiality, and preventing insider trading. The Satyam Computer Services accounting scandal highlighted the importance of these duties, as directors failed to prevent fraud that cost shareholders billions and damaged India's IT industry reputation. Directors must fulfill their duties with sincerity and diligence for companies to operate transparently and efficiently.

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    Directors have important duties under Indian company law to properly manage companies and protect stakeholder interests. These duties include acting in good faith and the company's best interests, exercising due care and skill, avoiding conflicts of interest, maintaining confidentiality, and preventing insider trading. The Satyam Computer Services accounting scandal highlighted the importance of these duties, as directors failed to prevent fraud that cost shareholders billions and damaged India's IT industry reputation. Directors must fulfill their duties with sincerity and diligence for companies to operate transparently and efficiently.

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    Directors have important duties under Indian company law to properly manage companies and protect stakeholder interests. These duties include acting in good faith and the company's best interests, exercising due care and skill, avoiding conflicts of interest, maintaining confidentiality, and preventing insider trading. The Satyam Computer Services accounting scandal highlighted the importance of these duties, as directors failed to prevent fraud that cost shareholders billions and damaged India's IT industry reputation. Directors must fulfill their duties with sincerity and diligence for companies to operate transparently and efficiently.

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    DIRECTORS’ DUTIES UNDER COMPANY LAW

    AUTHOR :MADHUR GANDHI

    https://taxguru.in/company-law/directors-duties-company-law.html

    Directors are key decision-makers of a company and as such, they are entrusted with various responsibilities and
    duties under the company law. These duties are of utmost importance for the proper functioning of a company
    and to ensure that the interests of all stakeholders are protected. The following are the key duties of directors
    under the company law:

    1. Duty to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company: Section 166 of the Companies Act,
    2013, states that a director of a company shall act in good faith to promote the objects of the company for the
    benefit of its members as a whole and in the best interests of the company. This duty requires directors to
    exercise their powers and duties in the best interests of the company and not for their own personal gain or
    interests.

    2. Duty to exercise due care, skill, and diligence: Section 166 of the Companies Act, 2013, also mandates that
    a director of a company shall exercise due care, skill, and diligence while discharging his duties. This duty
    requires directors to apply their knowledge, expertise, and experience to make informed decisions that are in the
    best interests of the company.

    3. Duty to avoid conflicts of interest: Section 184 of the Companies Act, 2013, lays down the duty of directors
    to avoid situations that may result in a conflict of interest between their personal interests and the interests of the
    company. Directors must disclose their interests in any contract, arrangement, or transaction entered into or
    proposed to be entered into by the company to avoid any conflict of interest.

    4. Duty to maintain confidentiality: Directors have access to sensitive information regarding the company, its
    operations, and its stakeholders. As such, they have a duty to maintain confidentiality and not disclose any
    information that may harm the company’s interests.

    5. Duty to prevent insider trading: Directors have a duty to prevent insider trading in the company’s securities.
    They must ensure that no insider, including themselves, trades in the securities of the company on the basis of
    any unpublished price-sensitive information.

    Interesting case law:

    One interesting case that illustrates the importance of directors’ duties is the Satyam scandal. In 2009, Satyam
    Computer Services, one of India’s leading IT companies, was embroiled in a major accounting scandal. It was
    revealed that the company’s founder and chairman, Ramalinga Raju, had manipulated the company’s accounts
    and inflated its profits for several years.

    The scandal resulted in the loss of billions of dollars of shareholder value and severely impacted the reputation
    of the Indian IT industry. In this case, the directors of Satyam were found to have failed in their duties to prevent
    the fraud and protect the interests of the company and its stakeholders.
    The Satyam scandal highlights the importance of directors’ duties in ensuring the proper functioning of a
    company and the need for directors to act in the best interests of the company and its stakeholders. It also
    underscores the need for robust corporate governance practices and the role of independent directors in
    overseeing the company’s affairs.

    Conclusion:

    In conclusion, directors’ duties are of utmost importance for the proper functioning of a company and to ensure
    that the interests of all stakeholders are protected. The various duties of directors under the company law,
    including the duty to act in good faith, exercise due care and diligence, avoid conflicts of interest, maintain
    confidentiality, and prevent insider trading, are crucial for the success of a company. Directors must fulfill their
    duties with utmost sincerity and diligence to ensure that the company operates in a transparent and efficient
    manner.

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