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Under section 203(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, a whole-time key managerial personnel may not hold office in more than one company at the same time, except in which company?

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Under section 203(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, a whole-time key managerial personnel may not hold office in more than one company at the same time, except in which company?

  1. Its associate company

  2. Its wholly owned subsidiary only

  3. Its holding company

  4. Its subsidiary company

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Correct answer: D - Its subsidiary company

Section 203(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 bars a whole-time key managerial personnel from holding office in more than one company at the same time, except in its subsidiary company. The exception covers any subsidiary, not only a wholly owned one, and does not extend to the holding or an associate company.

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