https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96720 Contravention of a Companies Act provision imposing a daily fine on an unqualified person acting as director was treated as a penal breach, not a merely civil default, and was therefore an offence punishable with fine. The Full Bench further held that the Act did not confer original criminal jurisdiction on the High Court to take cognizance and try such offences directly on an application under Section 85. In the absence of an express special forum, offences under the Act were to be dealt with through the ordinary criminal procedure, with cognizance taken in the manner authorised by that procedure. en-us Mon, 07 Sep 1936 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:47:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96720 Contravention of a Companies Act provision imposing a daily fine on an unqualified person acting as director was treated as a penal breach, not a merely civil default, and was therefore an offence punishable with fine. The Full Bench further held that the Act did not confer original criminal jurisdiction on the High Court to take cognizance and try such offences directly on an application under Section 85. In the absence of an express special forum, offences under the Act were to be dealt with through the ordinary criminal procedure, with cognizance taken in the manner authorised by that procedure. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 07 Sep 1936 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96720