A penalty of Rs10,000 is liable to be imposed under section 272B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for having more than one PAN.Photo: MintNew Delhi: The government has deactivated over 11 lakh PAN cards, mostly because of duplication. According to the law, it is not legal to have more than one Permanent Account Number (PAN) card. Enter the following detail: name, gender, religion, date of birth, registered mobile number and click ‘Submit’. 4) You will receive a One Time Password on your registered mobile number. Enter the OTP5) In the end, you will see the results page showing the status of your PAN card under ‘remarks’ column: active or not active.

Source: Mint August 07, 2017 12:33 UTC