https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96753 A contractual right of members to inspect an association's minute book cannot be converted into a discretionary privilege by subordinate rules; a power to regulate inspection only permits orderly access and cannot destroy the substantive right or prohibit copies and notes where the underlying article preserves inspection. At the same time, a right to inspect does not automatically include a separate right to take copies: copying arises only if it is necessary to make inspection effective. The text treats the impugned rules as ultra vires and rejects any implied copying entitlement beyond any existing common law position. en-us Mon, 31 May 1937 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:46:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96753 A contractual right of members to inspect an association's minute book cannot be converted into a discretionary privilege by subordinate rules; a power to regulate inspection only permits orderly access and cannot destroy the substantive right or prohibit copies and notes where the underlying article preserves inspection. At the same time, a right to inspect does not automatically include a separate right to take copies: copying arises only if it is necessary to make inspection effective. The text treats the impugned rules as ultra vires and rejects any implied copying entitlement beyond any existing common law position. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 31 May 1937 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96753