https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100292 A representative petition under sections 398 and 399 of the Companies Act, 1956 does not abate on the death of the named applicant because the proceeding is brought for the benefit of all interested members, not as a purely personal claim. The Companies (Court) Rules and the CPC analogy support continuation of such proceedings, and the court may permit transposition of shareholders already represented in the matter to prosecute it further. The limitation objection also fails where the continuation is treated as part of the original representative proceeding rather than a fresh application. en-us Thu, 02 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 May 2026 11:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100292 A representative petition under sections 398 and 399 of the Companies Act, 1956 does not abate on the death of the named applicant because the proceeding is brought for the benefit of all interested members, not as a purely personal claim. The Companies (Court) Rules and the CPC analogy support continuation of such proceedings, and the court may permit transposition of shareholders already represented in the matter to prosecute it further. The limitation objection also fails where the continuation is treated as part of the original representative proceeding rather than a fresh application. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 02 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100292