https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97732 The board's management powers under the articles could not be displaced by an ordinary shareholder resolution or by a general meeting convened for an indirect purpose. A challenge to the authority to institute a suit had to be raised at an early stage by appropriate motion, not by defence on the merits. The directors' management powers could be controlled only in the manner provided by the articles or through lawful removal under the Companies Act, and section 284 did not permit a meeting to be used as a device to override the board without following the prescribed procedure. The objection to the suit's institution therefore failed, and no general meeting could be ordered to decide whether the suit should continue. en-us Mon, 01 Aug 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97732 The board's management powers under the articles could not be displaced by an ordinary shareholder resolution or by a general meeting convened for an indirect purpose. A challenge to the authority to institute a suit had to be raised at an early stage by appropriate motion, not by defence on the merits. The directors' management powers could be controlled only in the manner provided by the articles or through lawful removal under the Companies Act, and section 284 did not permit a meeting to be used as a device to override the board without following the prescribed procedure. The objection to the suit's institution therefore failed, and no general meeting could be ordered to decide whether the suit should continue. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 01 Aug 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97732