https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798453 Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 prescribes disqualifications for appointment or reappointment as a director but does not authorise deactivation of a Director Identification Number (DIN). DIN deactivation is governed by Rule 11 of the Companies (Appointment of Directors) Rules, 2014, requiring compliance with that rule. Recording a DIN as disqualified under Section 164(2)(b) without establishing Rule 11 compliance or giving the affected director an opportunity of hearing breaches principles of natural justice. An uncommunicated and unpublished internal assertion of disqualification cannot support a contrary website status. The website notice showing the DIN as disqualified was therefore quashed. en-us Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:42:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798453 Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 prescribes disqualifications for appointment or reappointment as a director but does not authorise deactivation of a Director Identification Number (DIN). DIN deactivation is governed by Rule 11 of the Companies (Appointment of Directors) Rules, 2014, requiring compliance with that rule. Recording a DIN as disqualified under Section 164(2)(b) without establishing Rule 11 compliance or giving the affected director an opportunity of hearing breaches principles of natural justice. An uncommunicated and unpublished internal assertion of disqualification cannot support a contrary website status. The website notice showing the DIN as disqualified was therefore quashed. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798453