https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166510 Section 80 of the Trade Marks Act, 1940 was read broadly to permit a duly authorised agent, including a registered trade marks agent, to do any act required under the Act other than making an affidavit. On that construction, pleading before the Registrar forms part of the authorised acts an agent may perform, because the statutory scheme and hearing rules contemplate argument on behalf of a party. Section 9 of the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920 did not bar such appearance, as it applies to civil proceedings in courts and the Registrar functions as a statutory tribunal rather than a court in the strict sense. The objection based on the phrase "court subordinate to the High Court" was rejected. en-us Wed, 13 Feb 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:18:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166510 Section 80 of the Trade Marks Act, 1940 was read broadly to permit a duly authorised agent, including a registered trade marks agent, to do any act required under the Act other than making an affidavit. On that construction, pleading before the Registrar forms part of the authorised acts an agent may perform, because the statutory scheme and hearing rules contemplate argument on behalf of a party. Section 9 of the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920 did not bar such appearance, as it applies to civil proceedings in courts and the Registrar functions as a statutory tribunal rather than a court in the strict sense. The objection based on the phrase "court subordinate to the High Court" was rejected. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 13 Feb 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166510