https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291958 Declaratory relief under Section 42 of the Specific Relief Act is confined to a plaintiff's legal character or property right. A suit seeking only a declaration that existing directors had ceased to hold office, without asserting a denied legal character or property right, falls outside that provision. Relief may also be refused where removing acting directors would leave the company without management. Articles requiring annual director elections do not automatically vacate existing offices if a fresh election is incomplete; incumbent directors continue until successors are validly elected at a general meeting. en-us Tue, 15 May 1928 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:02:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291958 Declaratory relief under Section 42 of the Specific Relief Act is confined to a plaintiff's legal character or property right. A suit seeking only a declaration that existing directors had ceased to hold office, without asserting a denied legal character or property right, falls outside that provision. Relief may also be refused where removing acting directors would leave the company without management. Articles requiring annual director elections do not automatically vacate existing offices if a fresh election is incomplete; incumbent directors continue until successors are validly elected at a general meeting. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 May 1928 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291958