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Section 159 of the Companies Act, 2013 puts p prohibition to obtain more than one/duplicate Director Identification Number (DIN). The section is extracted as under:

155. No individual, who has already been allotted a Director Identification Number under section 154, shall apply for, obtain or possess another Director Identification Number

Section 159 of the Companies Act, 2013 further provides for the punishment for contravention of the same. The said section is extracted hereunder:

159. If any individual or director of a company, contravenes any of the provisions of section 152, section 155 and section 156, such individual or director of the company shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which the contravention continues.

The Central Government by Notification has authorised the officers who are authorised to file complaints. The notification dated 09-01-2015 is as under:

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

Notification

New Delhi, dated 9th January, 2015

S.O.......(E).- In pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 439 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby authorises the following officers in the office of Regional Director (Northern Region) at Noida for the purposes of filing complaint under section 159 of the said Act in respect of offences under section 155 of the said Act, namely:-

Sl No.	Name of officers
1	Dr. Raj Singh, Joint Director
2	Shri A.M.Singh, Joint Director
3	Ms. P. Sheela, Joint Director
4	Shri R.K.Tiwari, Joint Director
5	Shri Ch. Jaganadh Reddy, Assistant Director

[F. No.1/6/2014-CL-V]
(AMARDEEP SINGH BHATIA)
Joint Secretary

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