https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97843 The court rejected the request to implead the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased director in the proceedings under sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act. The deceased director's name was to be removed from the list of respondents, and the application to bring on record his heirs was dismissed with costs. The judgment emphasized that liability under the Companies Act could only be enforced against a living director and not against their heirs or legal representatives post-death, highlighting the limitations in enforcing past liability against deceased directors' heirs without following prescribed statutory provisions. en-us Mon, 10 Oct 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:55:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97843 The court rejected the request to implead the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased director in the proceedings under sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act. The deceased director's name was to be removed from the list of respondents, and the application to bring on record his heirs was dismissed with costs. The judgment emphasized that liability under the Companies Act could only be enforced against a living director and not against their heirs or legal representatives post-death, highlighting the limitations in enforcing past liability against deceased directors' heirs without following prescribed statutory provisions. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 10 Oct 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97843