Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...
Company Law : Section 158 makes quoting Director Identification Number (DIN) mandatory in statutory filings. Non-compliance can lead to substant...
Company Law : The MCA has replaced annual DIR-3 KYC filings with a once-in-three-years framework. Most DIN holders who complied in FY 2025-26 ar...
Company Law : Registrar of Companies clarified that Section 155 absolutely prohibits holding more than one DIN. Penalties were imposed even thou...
Company Law : Holding more than one DIN is treated as a continuing default under law. Even genuine mistakes attract penalties, though early corr...
Company Law : The government clarified that shell companies are not defined in company law, but inactive entities are removed through statutory ...
Company Law : Applying for a Director Identification Number (DIN) is a crucial step for individuals aspiring to become directors in Indian compa...
Company Law : DINs eligible to be de-flagged on expiry of the period of disqualification are in the process of verification. Necessary action sh...
Company Law : BJP professional cell, Mumbai has requested FM that The KYC for DIN Of Director should be once in 5 years or linked to be Aadhar e...
Company Law : MCA Removed ‘present Residential Address’ of Directors, KMP and Designated Partners (DPs) Till 18.08.2020, With the he...
Goods and Services Tax : While noting the delay in filing the writ petition, the Court entertained the challenge because the assessment orders lacked a DIN...
Goods and Services Tax : The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a GST assessment order without a DIN number is invalid and non-est. The matter was remande...
Goods and Services Tax : The High Court upheld the GST assessment order, ruling that delay in filing the writ and presence of an auto-generated reference n...
Income Tax : The court examined whether assessment orders could survive when DRP directions lacked a DIN. It held that such directions were inv...
Corporate Law : The Court examined whether a sanction lacking a DIN could sustain income-tax proceedings. It held such sanction invalid and set as...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Pune held that possession of more than one Director Identification Number constitutes a violation of Section 155 of the Compan...
Company Law : The ROC Kolkata held that possessing more than one Director Identification Number violates Section 155 of the Companies Act, attra...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty under Section 159 after a director was found holding two DINs simultaneously in violation of Section ...
Company Law : The ROC Mumbai penalized an individual for possessing two Director Identification Numbers contrary to Section 155 of the Companies...
I. Introduction: What is DIN? -DIN (Director Identification Number) is a unique Identification Number allotted to an individual who is/proposed to be appointed as a Director of a Company. -It is allotted by the Central Government once the applicant applies for DIN through Form DIR-3 or Spice+ pursuant to Section 153 & 154 of the […]
Pursuant to section 153 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 11 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 Article explains Why to Surrender DIN, Occasions in Which Surrender of DIN is Required (Reasons of Surrender), Which DIN is to be retained & Surrender, Procedure of Surrender of DIN and Attachments with […]
Who needs to apply? ♦ As per Section 153 of the Companies Act read with Rule 9(1) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014: Every individual who intends to be appointed as director of an existing company shall make an application for allotment of DIN(Director Identity Number) in Form DIR-3. ♦ As per […]
Baalu Renukadevi Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) Rules 9 and 10 of Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014 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 […]
Sandeep Ahuja Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) The Petitioner is a Director in five companies. Due to non-filing of annual returns and balance sheets in one of the companies, the Petitioner was disqualified as a director in 2017 with effect from 1st November, 2017 to 31st October, 2022 under Section 164(2)(a) […]
Director Identification Number is abbreviated as DIN. It is a unique number allotted by the Central Government to any person intending to be a Director. It is a 8-digit unique identification number, having lifetime validity. The details of all of the directors are maintained in a database through DIN. DIN is specific to a person, […]
As per Section 153 of the companies Act 2013, everyone who intending to be appointed as director of a company shall make an Application electronically for allotment of a Director Identification Number (DIN). The DIN Form is available on MyMCA portal i.e. Form DIR-3. The form has to be filled online and submitted for DIN […]
Delhi HC sets aside director disqualification in Anjali Bhargava vs Union of India case. Reactivation of DIN and DSC ordered for CFSS-2020 benefit.
Explore the Delhi High Court’s decision in Anant Narain vs. Union of India, addressing the revival of DIN/DSC for directors under CFSS-2020. Learn about the scheme’s purpose, conditions, and implications for disqualified directors of struck-off companies.
In 2017, in order to eliminate the shell companies from the system, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs initiated a ‘striking-off’ drive whereby the Registrar of Companies had exercised its powers under Section 248 to strike off the name of the Companies “defunct” and thereby marking their Directors disqualified also cancelled their DINs. Since this move […]
