What is DIN?
DIN is a
unique Director identification number allotted by the Central Government to any
person intending to be a Director or an existing director of a company.
It is an
8-digit unique identification number which has a lifetime validity. Through
DIN, details of the directors are maintained in a database.
DIN is
specific to a person, which means even if he is a director in 2 or more
companies, he has to obtain only 1 DIN. And if he leaves a company and joins
some other, the same DIN would work in the other company as well.
Statutory Provisions:
Form
DIR-5 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 153 of the Companies Act,
2013 & Rule 11 (f) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
Directors) Rules, 2014 which are reproduced for your reference.
Section
153 of the Companies Act, 2013:
Every
individual intending to be appointed as director of a company shall make an application
for allotment of Director Identification Number to the Central Government in
such form and manner and along with such fees as may be prescribed.
Rule 11(f):
(f)
on an application made in Form DIR-5 by the DIN holder to surrender his or her
DIN along with declaration that he has never been appointed as director in any
company and the said DIN has never been used for filing of any document with
any authority, the Central Government may deactivate such DIN:
Provided
that before deactivation of any DIN in such case, the Central Government shall
verify e-records.
Application
for surrender of DIN in e-form DIR-5 can be filed with any reason such as DIN
is unused and not intended for future reference also or multiple DINs are
allotted to same person or DIN holder is no more/has become of unsound mind or
insolvent etc. This application will further be processed by RD-north region.
Procedure for Filing Form DIR-5:
Any person wishing to surrender a DIN is required
to file Form DIR-5 on the MCA portal.
In Form
DIR-5 the following information must be provided by the applicant:
- Details of the DIN held by the applicant
- Reason for surrender of DIN
- Whether DIN holder is retaining any DIN
- Number of DIN(s) being surrendered by the applicant
- Details of DIN to be surrendered
- Digital signature of the person surrendering the DIN.
- DIN Form may be certified by related person in the following cases:
Ø Death
of the concerned individual
Ø Concerned
individual is declared as a person
of unsound mind by a competent court or
Ø Concerned
individual has been adjudicated as insolvent
Documents Required for Surrender of DIN
The
following documents must be filed by the applicant along with Form DIR-5 for
surrender of DIN.
Proof of Identity
Identity
proofs like Voters Identity Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ Aadhaar Card/ PAN
Card must be submitted.
Proof of Address
- Address proofs like passport, election (voter identity) card, and ration card, driving license, electricity bill, telephone bill or aadhaar card in the name of applicant.
- In case of Indian applicant, documents should not be older than 2 months from the date of filing of the eForm.
- In case of foreign applicant, address proof should not be older than 1 year from the date of filing of the eForm.
Optional Attachments
1. Affidavit
including declaration that retained DIN will be updated with all associated CIN/LLPIN
• This is mandatory if user wants to retain any DIN
2. Copy of
court order declaring DIN holder as insolvent/unsound mind
• This is mandatory in case concerned
individual is declared as a person of unsound mind by a competent court or concerned individual has been
adjudicated as insolvent
3. Copy of
death certificate
• This is mandatory in case of Death
of the concerned individual
Digital Signature of Professional
Form
DIR-5 must finally be signed by any of the following professional:
- Chartered Accountant in whole time practice
- Company Secretary in whole time practice
- Cost Accountant in whole time practice.
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Ravi Garg
Company Secretary
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