Independent Directors — A Ready Referencer (2025 Edition)

About Independent Directors – A Ready Referencer

Chapter 1       Introduction

Chapter 2       Company Management

Chapter 3       Board of Directors

Chapter 4       Chairman

Chapter 5       Managing Director or Whole-time Director or Manager

Chapter 6       Independent Director

Chapter 7       Director and Related Party Transaction

Chapter 8       Committees of Board

Chapter 9       Concept of Fraud                                                                   

Chapter 10     Corporate Fraud – Meaning, Nature and Victims

Chapter 11     Types of Corporate Frauds

Compliance Referencer

CR-1         Offences Punishable with Fine or Imprisonment or Both (Compoundable Offences)

CR-2         Offences Punishable with Fine and Imprisonment (Non-Compoundable)

CR-3         Offences Liable to Penalty

CR-4         Offences Punishable for Fraud under Section 447 of the Act

CR-5         List of Compliances for Unlisted Public Company on the Basis of Paid-Up Capital, Turnover, Borrowings, etc.

CR-6         List of Compliances for Private Companies on the Basis of Paid-Up Capital, Turnover, Borrowings, etc.

CR-7         List of Registers, Documents, and Returns to be maintained under the Act

CR-8         Routine Compliances under the Companies Act, 2013 (For Private Companies)

CR-9         Routine Compliances under the Companies Act, 2013 (For Unlisted Government Companies)

CR-10       Routine Compliance under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 (For Public Companies)

CR-11       Major Compliances for Listed Entities Pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

CR-12       Prior Intimations of Board Meeting to Exchange by a Listed Company as per SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015

CR-13       Major DPE Guidelines for the Government Companies

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

FAQs on Independent Director

Annexure 1

Questionnaires

Questionnaire 1         Questions Related to Related Party Transaction by Audit Committee/Directors

Questionnaire 2         Questions Related to Financial Statements by Audit Committee

Questionnaire 3         Focus Areas & Questions by Directors including Independent Directors

References

References

Books

Acts, Regulations and Guidelines

Articles and notes