Sri Vidyanatha Reddy Bommireddy v. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court disposed of five writ petitions at the admission stage, holding that the deactivation of Directors Identification Numbers (DINs) without notice or an opportunity of hearing was arbitrary and violative of natural justice, quashing the deactivation orders with directions to restore the DINs.
What did the court decide?
Set aside the orders deactivating the DINs of the petitioners in active companies and directed the Registrar of Companies to activate the DINs to enable functioning as directors.