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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Date of Decision: 6^thJanuary, 2021

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W.P.(C) 7280/2020 & CM APPLs. 24543-44/2020

ANANT NARAIN & ANR.

..... Petitioners

Through:

Mr. Varun Jain, Advocate.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Manik Dogra, Adv. for ROC.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)

1.

This hearing has been done by video conferencing.

2.

The Petitioners were directors in M/s Innowin Info Solutions Private

Limited, which company was struck off due to non-filing of the company’s

financial statements or annual returns for a continuous period of three

financial years. The Petitioners were disqualified and their Director

Identification

Number

and

Digital

Signature

Certificate (hereinafter, “DSC”) were also deactivated. The Petitioners now

wish to start a new business and accordingly, pray for reactivation of their

DIN/DSC.

3.

The legal aspects arising out of disqualification of directors under

Section 164 and 167 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the deactivation of

their DIN and DSC numbers have been dealt with in the following

judgements:

i.

Mukut Pathak & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 265 (2019)

DLT 506,

ii.

Sandeep Aga