https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97564 Proceedings under section 235 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 were held to be personal to the director or officer proceeded against and confined to his lifetime. The provision permits inquiry into the conduct of the deceased person, but it does not extend liability to the deceased's estate or to legal representatives. On that construction, the right to continue the proceedings ends on death, and section 306 of the Indian Succession Act does not alter that result in this context. The application to set aside abatement and bring the legal representative on record was rejected. en-us Tue, 04 Mar 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:37:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97564 Proceedings under section 235 of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 were held to be personal to the director or officer proceeded against and confined to his lifetime. The provision permits inquiry into the conduct of the deceased person, but it does not extend liability to the deceased's estate or to legal representatives. On that construction, the right to continue the proceedings ends on death, and section 306 of the Indian Succession Act does not alter that result in this context. The application to set aside abatement and bring the legal representative on record was rejected. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 04 Mar 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97564