ROC cannot Deactivate DIN of Director for Disqualification in Any Company

Meethelaveetil Kaitheri Muralidharan Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) The issue under consideration is whether the ROC is correct and empowered to deactivate the Director Identification Number (DIN) of the director due to his disqualification in one company? High Court states that, Rules 9 and 10 deals with the application for allotment of DIN. Rule 10 (6) specifies that the DIN is valid for the life time of the applicant and shall not be allotted to any other person. Rule 11 provides for the cancellation or surrender or deactivation of the DIN. It is very clear upon examining Rule 11 tha...