https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275850 A dispute over the validity of a nominee's candidature in a co-operative society election was treated as falling within the expression "dispute touching the business" of the society because election of directors is part of that business and the nomination stage is inseparable from the election process. The Court also applied the settled mandatory-versus-directory test and held that the rule fixing a time-limit for receipt of delegates was directory, since it was aimed at orderly administration, carried no forfeiture consequence, and was supported by harmonious reading with the bye-laws. On that basis, late acceptance of the nomination was not invalid. en-us Tue, 19 Jan 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 10:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275850 A dispute over the validity of a nominee's candidature in a co-operative society election was treated as falling within the expression "dispute touching the business" of the society because election of directors is part of that business and the nomination stage is inseparable from the election process. The Court also applied the settled mandatory-versus-directory test and held that the rule fixing a time-limit for receipt of delegates was directory, since it was aimed at orderly administration, carried no forfeiture consequence, and was supported by harmonious reading with the bye-laws. On that basis, late acceptance of the nomination was not invalid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Jan 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275850