https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97700 Distinct statutory duties in company administration were treated as separately enforceable: the obligations to hold a general meeting, prepare and send the annual list and summary, lay the balance-sheet and profit and loss account before the company, and file copies with the Registrar could each support independent conviction. The absence of an annual general meeting did not negate later defaults, and a person could not rely on his own earlier non-compliance to defeat liability for later breaches. Repeated non-compliance despite Registrar notices supported the inference that the directors and managing director acted knowingly and wilfully. Relief requiring honest and reasonable conduct was refused because the prolonged defaults showed disregard of legal obligations. en-us Mon, 22 Feb 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:07:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97700 Distinct statutory duties in company administration were treated as separately enforceable: the obligations to hold a general meeting, prepare and send the annual list and summary, lay the balance-sheet and profit and loss account before the company, and file copies with the Registrar could each support independent conviction. The absence of an annual general meeting did not negate later defaults, and a person could not rely on his own earlier non-compliance to defeat liability for later breaches. Repeated non-compliance despite Registrar notices supported the inference that the directors and managing director acted knowingly and wilfully. Relief requiring honest and reasonable conduct was refused because the prolonged defaults showed disregard of legal obligations. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 22 Feb 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97700