Companies Act · XI — APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS

Section 158. Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

158. Obligation to indicate Director Identification Number. —Every person or company, while furnishing any return, information or particulars as are required to be furnished under this Act, shall mention the Director Identification Number in such return, information or particulars in case such return, information or particulars relate to the director or contain any reference of any director. 1. The proviso ins. by Act 1 of 2018, s. 48 (w.e.f. 9-2-2018). 2. The words and figures "within the time specified under section 403" omitted by Act 1 of 2018, s. 49 (w.e.f. 7-5-2018). 3. Subs. by Act 22 of 2019, s. 24, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 2-11-2018). 1[159. Penalty for default of certain provisions.— If any individual or director of a company makes any default in complying with any of the provisions of section 152, section 155 and section 156, such individual or director of the company shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and where the default is a continuing one, with a further penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees for each day after the first during which such default continues . ]

Source: India Code