https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275104 A company petition must be filed and verified by the company itself through proper corporate authorisation, or by a duly authorised person under Rule 21 of the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959. Where the record does not show valid authority for the deponent, and the filing is not supported by a proper board mandate or equivalent authorisation, the defect is substantive rather than technical. An affidavit from another person cannot cure the absence of authority. The petition was therefore not maintainable and was liable to be dismissed. en-us Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:45:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275104 A company petition must be filed and verified by the company itself through proper corporate authorisation, or by a duly authorised person under Rule 21 of the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959. Where the record does not show valid authority for the deponent, and the filing is not supported by a proper board mandate or equivalent authorisation, the defect is substantive rather than technical. An affidavit from another person cannot cure the absence of authority. The petition was therefore not maintainable and was liable to be dismissed. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275104