https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=799987 Oral agreements between companies are not barred by the Companies Act, 2013 where no statutory provision requires writing. The repealed corporate-execution provision under the 1956 Act was not preserved, while section 21 governs authorisation to sign written documents rather than mandating written form for every corporate contract. General contract law may therefore govern concluded reciprocal promises. A specific pleading that a company representative was authorised cannot be rejected merely because no authority letter is produced; the validity of that authority requires evidentiary determination and cannot alone justify plaint rejection under Order VII Rule 11. en-us Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:41:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=799987 Oral agreements between companies are not barred by the Companies Act, 2013 where no statutory provision requires writing. The repealed corporate-execution provision under the 1956 Act was not preserved, while section 21 governs authorisation to sign written documents rather than mandating written form for every corporate contract. General contract law may therefore govern concluded reciprocal promises. A specific pleading that a company representative was authorised cannot be rejected merely because no authority letter is produced; the validity of that authority requires evidentiary determination and cannot alone justify plaint rejection under Order VII Rule 11. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=799987