Section 35:
Liability of manager of a company.
(1) Every person being a manager at any time during the
financial year shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of any amount due under this Act in
respect of the company for the financial year, if the amount cannot be recovered from the company.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply, if the manager proves that non-recovery cannot
be attributed to any neglect, misfeasance or breach of duty on his part in relation to the affairs of the
company.
(3) The provisions of this section shall prevail over anything to the contrary contained in the
Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).
(4) In this section, "manager" shall include a managing director and both shall have the meaning
respectively assigned to them in clause (53) and clause (54) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013
(18 of 2013).