Comment on the following statements : Central Government can cancel a Director Identification Number already issued, for any grounds which it deems fit.

Rule 11 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014 provides that the Central Government or Regional Director (Northern Region), Noida or any officer authorised by the Regional Director may, upon being satisfied on verification of particulars or documentary proof attached with the application received along with fee as specified in Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 from any person, cancel or deactivate the Director Identification Number (DIN) in case- (a) the DIN is found to be duplicated in respect of the same person provided the data related to both the DIN shall be merged with the validly retained number; (b) the DIN was obtained in a wrongful manner or by fraudulent means; (c) of the death of the concerned individual; (d) the concerned individual has been declared as a person of unsound mind by a competent Court; (e) if the concerned individual has been adjudicated an insolvent: However, before cancellation or deactivation of DIN pursuant to clause (b), an opportunity of being heard shall be given to the concerned individual; (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: Further, before deactivation of any DIN in such case, the Central Government shall verify e-records. The Central Government or Regional Director (Northern Region), or any officer authorized by the Central Government or Regional Director (Northern Region) shall, deactivate the Director Identification Number (DIN), of an individual who does not intimate his particulars in e-form DIR-3-KYC or the web service DIR-3-KYC-WEB as the case may be within stipulated time in accordance with Rule 12A.