Circular No. 19/2019 requires a Document Identification Number...

Circular No. 19/2019 requires a Document Identification Number (DIN) to ensure authenticity and an audit trail for departmental communications. Where manually prepared orders are uploaded for DIN generation, initially communicated electronically, and promptly followed by an intimation correctly stating the DIN assigned to the enclosed order, the procedure constitutes substantial compliance. The manual-communication exception requiring prior approval does not apply to such electronic communications. A typographical error entering the intimation letter's DIN instead of the order's DIN does not invalidate the order if the intimation correctly identifies the order and its DIN. The Tribunal's quashing of the DRP directions and revisional order was set aside, with remand for remaining issues.

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