Section 164(2)- Disqualification of directors not deactivate or cancel DIN

Mukut Pathak & Ors. Vs. Union of India and Anr (Delhi High Court)

It is important to note that whereas a DIN is necessary for a person to act as a director; it is not necessary that a person who has a DIN be appointed as a director. Section 164(2) only provides for temporary disqualification for a period of five years for a person to be appointed/re-appointed as a director. Thus, it is not necessary that the DIN of such person to be deactivated.

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