Cancellation or Deactivation of DIN

MINISTRY OF CORPORATEAFFAIRS NOTIFICATION [ F No 5/80/2012- CL V] dated 15/3/2013 has notified that  The Central Government or Regional Director (Northern Region), Noida or any officer authorised by the Regional Director, upon being satisfied on verification of particulars of proof attached with the application received from any person seeking cancellation or deactivation of DIN, in case -

(a) the DIN is found to be duplicate;

(b) the DIN was obtained by wrongful manner or fraudulent means;

(c) of the death of the concerned individual;

(d) the concerned individual has been declared as lunatic by the competent Court;

(e) if the concerned individual has been adjudicated an insolvent;

then the allotted DIN shall be cancelled or deactivated by the Central Government or Regional Director (NR), Noida or any other officer authorised by the Regional Director(NR):

Provided that before cancellation or deactivation of DIN under clause (b), an opportunity of being heard shall be given to the concerned individual.

Explanation.- For the purposes of clause (b), (i) the term “wrongful manner” means if the DIN obtained without legally established documents.

(ii) the term "fraudulent means" means if the DIN obtained unlavufully to deceive any other person or any authority including the central Government.