Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Section 34 -- Offence by company - Simply because a person becomes Chairman or Director of company does not mean that he is fully responsible for day-to-day affairs of company - Vicarious liability can be inferred against a company or its directors only after satisfying the condition u/s 34 of the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by company - Vicarious liability - Director of company took loan for himself but issue a cheque drawn on the account of company - Director was authorised signatory of company - It is Director alone who is responsible and not the company...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC and Ss.3,4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Guidelines issued - Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh to issue necessary instructions to all the concerned in this regard...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 102, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 136 -- Petty cases - Filing of SLP - An amount of Rs.8,724/- is to be paid to respondent employee as reimbursement of his medical claim challenged by way of SLP - Held, petitioner Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited treating litigation as luxury must have spent amount already..........
East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, Section 21(3) -- Mutation - Correction of - Assistant Director passed an order whereby some part of land was excluded from area allotted to petitioner and some area was included in holding of petitioner - Said order was challenged by respondent No.3 before Additional Director - Impugned order..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Company - Directors - Vicarious liability - Allegations against petitioners are very vague - No specific role has been assigned to them - It is not disclosed how they are responsible for day to day affairs of company - Rules and regulations of Bank does not empower petitioners to take any loan from..........
Insecticides Act, 1968, Section 33, 3(k)(i), 29(1) -- Misbranding of insecticide - Offence by company - Petitioner admittedly not Director or Chairman of company - Merely because it has been stated in complaint that petitioner is responsible for misbranding of insecticide on behalf of manufacturing firm does not make him liable for criminal prosecution as there is no..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141, 142 -- Dishonour of cheque - Company - Vicarious liability of Directors - Mere bald averments in the complaint that accused persons were incharge and responsible for the conduct of day to day business of the company is not sufficient to hold them vicariously liable - It is incumbent upon complainant to specifically spell..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Plantations Labour Act, 1951, Section 36, 18, 2(e), Plantation (Welfare Officers) Assam Rules, 1977, Rule 3(2) - - Quashing of proceedings - Petitioner/accused is one of the director of tea estate - Proceedings initiated against petitioner for not appointing second welfare officer as per S.18 despite the fact that garden had more..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Company - Director - No averment in complaint that Director is in charge and responsible to the company for the conduct of its business - Proceedings against Director quashed...........
