https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279162 A statutory qualification for nomination as a workman director in nationalised banks was held mandatory, not directory, because it operates at the threshold of eligibility and is designed to secure continuity and effective representation on the board. The disqualification did not conflict with the provision fixing the director's term of office, since eligibility for nomination and tenure of office address different stages and can be read harmoniously. Different treatment of workman directors and officer directors was not hostile discrimination, as the two categories are appointed through distinct statutory processes. Past administrative deviations could not control interpretation or dilute the mandatory scheme. en-us Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:10:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279162 A statutory qualification for nomination as a workman director in nationalised banks was held mandatory, not directory, because it operates at the threshold of eligibility and is designed to secure continuity and effective representation on the board. The disqualification did not conflict with the provision fixing the director's term of office, since eligibility for nomination and tenure of office address different stages and can be read harmoniously. Different treatment of workman directors and officer directors was not hostile discrimination, as the two categories are appointed through distinct statutory processes. Past administrative deviations could not control interpretation or dilute the mandatory scheme. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279162