1. Every company shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation under section 156, furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar or any other officer or authority as may be specified by the Central Government with such fees as may be prescribed or with such additional fees as may be prescribed within the time specified under section 403 and every such intimation shall be furnished in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
2. If a company fails to furnish Director Identification Number under sub-section (1 ), before the expiry of the period specified under section 403 with additional fee, the company shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees and every officer of the company who is in default shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 157
Section 157 of the Companies Act, 2013 requires every company to furnish the Director Identification Number of all its directors to the Registrar within fifteen days of receiving intimation under Section 156, enforcing prompt public disclosure through civil monetary penalties.
Secretarial teams must establish automated compliance alerts triggered upon the receipt of Form DIR-3B from a director. Ensure that Form DIR-3C is filed on the MCA portal within 15 calendar days. In the event of inadvertent delay, file the form with additional fees and, upon receipt of any Section 454 notice, submit a written reply emphasizing absence of prejudice to public investors to obtain the minimum statutory fine.