The Registrar of Companies, Pune, passed an adjudication order under Section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013, for violation of Section 155 relating to possession of more than one Director Identification Number (DIN). The noticee voluntarily filed an application disclosing that she had been allotted one DIN in April 2022 and another in December 2022, stating that the second DIN was obtained inadvertently due to oversight and lack of awareness of the earlier allotment. She also attempted to surrender the duplicate DIN through Form DIR-5 but encountered technical issues because her PAN was already linked to another approved DIN. The noticee admitted the default, asserted that there was no mala fide intention, and sought leniency on account of the voluntary disclosure. The ROC held that possession of two DINs from 06.12.2022 constituted a violation of Section 155. Considering the facts, admissions, and suo motu disclosure, the adjudicating officer imposed 25% of the maximum penalty prescribed under Section 159, amounting to ₹1,54,250, and directed rectification and payment within the stipulated period.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
ROC Pune
PCNTDA Green Building, BLOCK A, 1st & 2nd Floor , Near Akurdi Railway Station, Akurdi, Pune, Maharashtra, India,
411044
Phone: 020-27651375,020-27651378
E-mail: roc.pune@mca.gov.in
Order ID: PO/ADJ/06-2026/PU/02292 Dated: 04/06/2026
ORDER FOR ADJUDICATION OF PENALTY UNDER SECTION 454 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (‘THE ACT’) FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 159 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013.
A. Appointment of Adjudicating Officer:
Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its Gazette notification number S.O. 698(E) dated 10/02/2026 appointed undersigned as Adjudicating Officer in exercise of the powers conferred by section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013 [herein after known as Act] read with Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014 for adjudging penalties under the provisions of this Act.
B. Individual details:
In the matter relating to PRACHI JAISWAL ——–
C. Provisions of the Act:
If any individual or director of a company makes any default in complying with any of the provisions of section 152, section 155 and section 156, such individual or director of the company shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and where the default is a continuing one, with a further penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such default continues.
D. Facts about the case:
1. Default committed by the officers in default/noticee – The Applicant has suo-moto filed an application on 14.01.2026 wherein it is stated that the Applicant Ms. Prachi Manoj Jaiswal possesses DIN 10000212 from 08.04.2022 and DIN 09813819 from 06.12.2022. The applicant had inadvertently obtained second DIN without any malafide intention as the applicant had applied and was allotted another DIN 09813819. This was due to oversight and lack of awareness of the earlier DIN. Applicant has attempted to surrender DIN 09813819 but encountered a query during the filing of Form DIR-5 that the PAN is already associate with another approved DIN. Applicant had also filed DIR-5 vide SRN AB556256 on 22.07.2025.
Accordingly, you are hereby called upon to show cause as to why penal action under Section 159 of the Company Act, 2013 should not be initiated for the alleged violation of the provisions of the section 155 of the Companies Act, 2013 and you may submit objections/ reply, if any.
2. The noticee has not requested for e-hearing and the Adjudicating Officer is also of the view that the e-hearing is not required in the instant case.
E. Order:
1. a. Applicant has filed suo-moto application under Section 454 of the Companies Act, 2013 for violation of Section 155 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, a Show Cause notice bearing ID: SCN/ADJ/02-2026/PU/03680 dated 07.05.2026 was issued to PRACHI JAISWAL (hereinafter referred to as the Noticee) under Section 454 of the Act for default under Section 155 of the Act on account having more than one DINs. The noticee submitted reply through email, as the reply could not be submitted through the e-Adjudication portal.
b. The noticee, in the original application and the reply, has accepted the default and further submitted that the default occurred inadvertently and without any malafide. The Applicant has requested leniency in view of the unintentional nature of the default and her voluntary disclosure.
c. From the application and the record at hand, it is seen that there is a violation of section 155 of the Act as the applicant possessed two DINs with effect of 06.12.2022.
d. Therefore, having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made in the application, and in exercise of the powers vested under section 454(3)(a) of the Companies Act 2013, I do hereby impose 25% of the maximum penalty on the Noticee for violation of Section 155 of the Companies Act, 2013 punishable under Section 159 of the Act in following manner.
2. The details of penalty imposed on the company, officers in default and others are shown in the table below:
| (A) | Name of person on whom penalty imposed (B) | Rectification of Default required (C) | Penalty Amount (D) | Additional Penalty (E) (*Per day of continuing default i.e. date of rectification of default less order issue date) | Maximum limit for Penalty (F) |
| 1 | PRACHI JAISWAL having DIN as 09813819 | 154250 | 0 | 617500 |
3. The notified officers in default/noticee shall rectify the default mentioned above and pay the penalty, so applicable within 90 days of receipt of the order.
4. The notified officers in default/noticee shall pay the penalty amount via ‘e-Adjudication’ facility which can be accessed through the respective login IDs on the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs and upload the copy of paid challan / SRN of e-filing (if applicable) on the ‘e-Adjudication’ portal itself. It is also directed that the penalty so imposed upon the officers in default shall be paid from their personal sources/income.
5. Appeal against this order may be filed in writing with the Regional Director, RD Navi Mumbai within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of this order, in Form ADJ setting for the grounds of appeal and shall be accompanied by a certified copy of this order [Section 454 (5) & 454 (6) of the Act, read with Companies (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules, 2014].
6. For penal consequences of non-payment of penalty within the prescribed time limit, please refer Section 454(8) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Parvez Naikwadi,
Registrar of Companies
ROC Pune
