https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=101771 Order 14, Rule 2 CPC applies to company petitions under sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, 1956, because such special proceedings remain subject to the Companies (Court) Rules and, where applicable, the CPC. The rule's limited exception for pure questions of law concerning jurisdiction or a statutory bar does not extend to disputed maintainability objections. Where objections depend on matters such as shareholding percentage or validity of consent, they raise mixed questions of law and fact and require evidence. Such objections must be decided with the main petition on merits, not as preliminary issues. en-us Sat, 19 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:44:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=101771 Order 14, Rule 2 CPC applies to company petitions under sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, 1956, because such special proceedings remain subject to the Companies (Court) Rules and, where applicable, the CPC. The rule's limited exception for pure questions of law concerning jurisdiction or a statutory bar does not extend to disputed maintainability objections. Where objections depend on matters such as shareholding percentage or validity of consent, they raise mixed questions of law and fact and require evidence. Such objections must be decided with the main petition on merits, not as preliminary issues. Case-Laws Companies Law Sat, 19 Nov 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=101771