Proper affidavit and verification are essential for a valid company petition; defective verification renders it invalid in law.

A company petition must be supported by a properly sworn affidavit and lawful verification, because the supporting affidavit serves as substantive evidence. Where the affidavit leaves the truth-verification paragraph blank and both the affidavit and petition are improperly verified, the petition is not valid in law. The defect is not merely technical: absent proper verification, the petition cannot be treated as a valid company petition and is liable to dismissal.

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Issues: Whether a company petition supported by an affidavit with blank verification particulars and an improper verification could be treated as a valid petition in law.

Analysis: The petition was supported by an affidavit in which the relevant paragraph dealing with the truth of the accompanying petition was left blank. The verification in the affidavit, as well as the verification of the petition, was not in accordance with law. An affidavit supporting a company petition is substantive evidence, and where it is not properly sworn and verified, the petition cannot be regarded as a valid petition in the eye of law.

Conclusion: The petition was invalid for want of a proper supporting affidavit and verification, and was liable to be dismissed.

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