https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414286 Vicarious criminal liability under the Minimum Wages Act arises only on specific pleadings showing that the director or officer was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, or that the offence was committed with consent, connivance, or neglect. Mere status as a director is insufficient, and the complaint must lay the necessary factual foundation before prosecution can proceed. In prosecutions based on corporate wrongdoing, the company is ordinarily the principal offender, so its arraignment is generally required before liability can be extended to its officers; absent that basis, the complaint is legally unsustainable. en-us Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414286 Vicarious criminal liability under the Minimum Wages Act arises only on specific pleadings showing that the director or officer was in charge of and responsible for the company's business, or that the offence was committed with consent, connivance, or neglect. Mere status as a director is insufficient, and the complaint must lay the necessary factual foundation before prosecution can proceed. In prosecutions based on corporate wrongdoing, the company is ordinarily the principal offender, so its arraignment is generally required before liability can be extended to its officers; absent that basis, the complaint is legally unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=414286