CAN A DEACTIVATED DIN BE SURRENDERED WITHOUT FILING DIR 3 KYC (i.e. WITHOUT PAYNG ANY ADDITIONAL FEES

Reply— E-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.

Rule 11(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.

DIN cannot be surrendered if it has been used for filing of any document.