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Molpgu Venkataramana, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh HC3 Feb 2020WP/1454/2020

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This court disposed of a writ petition challenging the deactivation of a petitioner's DIN. Following a prior precedent, the court directed respondents to restore the DIN for active companies only, effective if registration is within Andhra Pradesh.

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Respondents to restore the DIN number of the petitioner for active companies registered in Andhra Pradesh so the petitioner may submit annual returns and financial statements.

Molpgu Venkataramana, Vs The State of Andhra… — Company and Corporate | Andhra Pradesh HC (2020)

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HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI WRIT PETITION No.1882 of 2020

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ORDER :

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The present Writ Petition is filed declaring the action of respondents, in deactivating the petitioner’s Director Identification Number (DIN), as illegal and arbitrary.

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This Court, while ordering notice before admission on 30.01.2020, directed respondent No.1 to restore the DIN number of the petitioner pending disposal of the Writ Petition, so as to enable him to submit annual returns and financial statements in which he was appointed as Director and it was made clear that the order holds good only for active companies.

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When the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri B. Krishna Mohan, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for the respondents, submitted that, in similar facts and circumstances, the High Court of Judicature for the State of Telangana and for the State of Andhra Pradesh disposed of batch of Writ Petitions in W.P.No.17409 of 2018 and batch making the interim orders passed in the said Writ Petitions as final orders and they both agreed for disposal of the present Writ Petition in terms of the interim orders.

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In view of the same, and following the order passed in W.P.No.17409 of 2018 and batch, dated 11.10.2018, this Writ Petition is also disposed of directing the respondents to

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restore the DIN number of the petitioner, if the companies in which he is disqualified are registered within the State of Andhra Pradesh, so as to enable him to submit annual returns and financial statements of the active companies in which he is director. It is also made clear that this order holds good only for active companies.

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The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in these Writ Petitions shall stand closed.

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________________________________ KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI, J.

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Date:07.02.2020 usd

Molpgu Venkataramana, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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