https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194898 A complaint seeking to prosecute a company director under Section 47(1) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is not maintainable unless it specifically pleads that the director was in charge of, and responsible for, the conduct of the company's business at the relevant time. Mere designation as a director is insufficient to fasten liability. In the absence of such foundational averments, the director cannot be proceeded against solely on the basis of office held, and the complaint with consequential proceedings was quashed as against him. en-us Thu, 11 Sep 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:13:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194898 A complaint seeking to prosecute a company director under Section 47(1) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is not maintainable unless it specifically pleads that the director was in charge of, and responsible for, the conduct of the company's business at the relevant time. Mere designation as a director is insufficient to fasten liability. In the absence of such foundational averments, the director cannot be proceeded against solely on the basis of office held, and the complaint with consequential proceedings was quashed as against him. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Sep 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194898