https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96804 Depositions taken under Section 195 of the Indian Companies Act and obtained under Rule 174 of Chapter XXXI of the Original Side Rules were treated as private documents, not as material freely available for pleading adverse allegations such as conspiracy. Fairness also supported giving each examined defendant a copy of his own deposition, provided he undertook not to disclose it to co-defendants or their legal advisers. The approach preserved confidentiality while allowing an individual witness access to his own statement, in line with the course followed in comparable company proceedings. en-us Fri, 04 Aug 1939 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:31:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96804 Depositions taken under Section 195 of the Indian Companies Act and obtained under Rule 174 of Chapter XXXI of the Original Side Rules were treated as private documents, not as material freely available for pleading adverse allegations such as conspiracy. Fairness also supported giving each examined defendant a copy of his own deposition, provided he undertook not to disclose it to co-defendants or their legal advisers. The approach preserved confidentiality while allowing an individual witness access to his own statement, in line with the course followed in comparable company proceedings. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 04 Aug 1939 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96804